# John Franklin Enders

_American medical researcher (1897-1985)_

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> John Franklin Enders was an American biomedical scientist and Nobel Laureate. Enders has been called "The Father of Modern Vaccines."

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 10 February 1897 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312961#P569))
- **Place of birth:** West Hartford ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312961#P19))
- **Died:** 8 September 1985 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312961#P570))
- **Place of death:** Waterford ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312961#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312961#P27))
- **Occupation:** virologist; chemist; entrepreneur; physician; biochemist; bacteriologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312961#P106))
- **Education:** Harvard University; Yale University; St. Paul's School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312961#P69))
- **Awards:** Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille; AMA Scientific Achievement Award; Howard Taylor Ricketts Prize; Presidential Medal of Freedom; Robert Koch Prize; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh; honorary doctor of Toulouse-III University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312961#P166))

## Questions

**When was John Franklin Enders born?**  
John Franklin Enders was born on 10 February 1897 in West Hartford.

**Where did John Franklin Enders study?**  
John Franklin Enders was educated at Harvard University, Yale University, St. Paul's School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): John Franklin Enders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Franklin_Enders) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q312961](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312961) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Enders2.jpg by Henry Lytton Cobbold (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Enders2.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"John Franklin Enders". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/john-franklin-enders. Retrieved 6 November 2026.