Joseph Sonnabend

Joseph Adolph Sonnabend (6 January 1933 – 24 January 2021) was a South African physician, scientist and HIV/AIDS researcher. He was known for his research and awareness campaign about safe sex to prevent STDs and AIDS.[1]

Joseph A. Sonnabend

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Born(1933-01-06)6 January 1933
Died24 January 2021(2021-01-24) (aged 88)
London, England
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand (MBBCh)
Occupation(s)Physician and clinical researcher
Known for
  • Pioneering HIV/AIDS researcher
  • Co-author of How to Have Sex in an Epidemic
  • Controversial views on early AIDS treatment
Websiteaidsperspective.net

Sonnabend had a heart attack on 3 January 2021. He died on 24 January at a London hospital at the age of 88.[2]

References

  1. "2000 Honoring with Pride: Joseph Sonnabend, M.D". amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. Levesque, Brody (25 January 2021). "Pioneering South African AIDS researcher Joseph Sonnabend dies at 88". Los Angeles Blade. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

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