Walter Dowdle
Walter Reid Dowdle (December 11, 1930 – November 17, 2025) was an American microbiologist. He was the principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1987 to 1994.[1][2]
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Dowdle was born on December 11, 1930, in Irvington, Alabama, and grew up in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. He received both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in bacteriology from the University of Alabama, and then obtained a doctorate in microbiology from the University of Maryland before joining the CDC in 1960.[1] By 1976, he directed the centers' virology division.[3] In 1993 he was recognized by the Watsonian Society as an Honorary PHA (public health advisor and analyst) for distinguished contributions to the practice of public health.[4] Dowdle retired from the CDC on April 1, 1994, as deputy director of the centers.[2]
Dowdle died in Hahira, Georgia, on November 17, 2025, at the age of 94. He was survived by his wife and three children.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  | This article about a biologist from the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |