Joseph Sonnabend

Joseph A. Sonnabend
FRCP Ed
Born(1933-01-06)6 January 1933
Union of South Africa
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

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]

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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