Allan Downie
Appointed Professor of Bacteriology at the University of Liverpool in 1943, he headed a laboratory that became the world centre for the study of smallpox. Allan’s research, undertaken with his team, spanned two decades, and resulted in the World Health Organisation recognising that an effective smallpox eradication plan was possible. With Allan’s guidance a successful vaccination programme was launched in 1966, when the disease was killing ten million people per year. In May 1980 the World Health Assembly officially certified the global elimination of smallpox – the first ever eradication of a disease in human history.
Morayshire, Scotland, 1912 - 1971
Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1844 - 1922
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1844 - 1929
Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland, 1880 - 1971
Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 1855 - 1932
Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1846 - 1910
Aberdeen, Scotland, born 1929
Greenock, Scotland, 1899 - 1986
Cromdale, Moray, Scotland, 1771 - 1858
Kingsthorpe, Northampton, England, 1927 - 2021
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, active 1980
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1891 - 1984
Eastbourne, England, 1877 - 1956
Glasgow, Scotland, 1868 - 1968
Blairgowrie and Rattray, Scotland, born 1960
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1752 - 1799
Aberdeen, Scotland, 1905 - 1969
1886 - 1970
Edinburgh, Scotland, 1782 - 1850
