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Philanthropists in Science & Medicine

59 people, across 7 fields.

Mary Lasker 1900–1994Medicine & Public HealthTurned advertising method into a lobbying machine and built federal funding for medical research.James Smithson 1765–1829Science & MathematicsBritish scientist whose bequest founded the Smithsonian Institution, America's museum complex.