William Taliaferro Close
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1924 – 2009
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Who was William Taliaferro Close?
William Taliaferro Close was an American surgeon who played a major role in stemming a 1976 outbreak of the Ebola virus in Zaire, the first major outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic fever in Central Africa, and preventing its further spread. He was also the father of actress Glenn Close.
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- Born
- Jun 7, 1924
Greenwich - Also known as
- William Close
- Dr. William Close
- Dr. William Taliaferro Close
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Bettine Moore Close
(1943/02/06 - 2009/01/15)
- Bettine Moore Close
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- Harrow School
- Died
- Jan 15, 2009
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on July 23, 2013
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