Spielman, Andrew

Spielman is recognized for his contributions to public health entomology. Born in 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, USA, he graduated from Colorado College in 1952 before enrolling at Johns Hopkins University where he received a Sc.D. in 1956 in pathobiology. While studying for his doctorate, Spielman worked with the Tennessee Valley Authority in Alabama as a malariologist, and after graduating worked for the U.S. Navy at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In 1959, he moved to Harvard University, eventually rising to become a professor of tropical public health in the department of immunology and infectious diseases. His areas of study included malaria, dengue, encephalitis, Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and babesiosis. He worked actively in both the USA and in Africa. Spielman made notable contributions by working in both the field and laboratory. He is probably best remembered for pioneering work on Lyme disease, and the role of deer ticks in transmitting this ailment to humans. He was a proponent of...