Meir Yoeli
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University of Basel
University of Padova, Italy
Meir Yoeli | |
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| Born | August 20, 1912 |
| Died | December 5, 1975 (aged 63) |
| Education | University of Kaunas University of Basel University of Padova, Italy |
| Spouse | Ketty Yoeli |
| Children | Gideon Michael Edith[1] |
Meir Yoeli (August 20, 1912 – December 5, 1975) was a biologist, researcher and educator.[1] He is best known for his expertise in the field of infectious and parasitic diseases, which led to advancements in malaria research in the 1960s and 70s.[2][3] His name inspired the term, "yoelii," the taxonomy of organisms with English names. Yoeli was also a professor at New York University, where he wrote scientific papers on the study of human malaria.
Yoeli was born on August 20, 1912, in Kaunas, Lithuania. He studied biology and medicine at the University of Kaunas and immigrated to Palestine in 1934. In 1937, Yoeli began studying medical and tropical medicine at the University of Padova in Italy. He received his M.D. in 1939 from the University of Basel.[4]
He was a medical officer in the British Royal Army Medical Corps during World War II stationed in North Africa. In 1948, Yoeli was the head of the department of preventive medicine for the Israel Defense Forces during Israel's war for independence. He became a member of the faculty at New York University in 1956.[1] Yoeli taught as a professor in the department of preventive medicine at the university's School of Medicine.[5] From 1974-1975, Yoeli was the president of the New York Society of Tropical Medicine.[6] He was also the author of numerous children's books in Hebrew under the pen name Meir Michaeli. He died in December 1975 at his home in New York.[1]
