Albert Sabin

Albert Sabin
Born	Abram Saperstejn (1906-08-26)August 26, 1906 Białystok, Russian Empire (now Poland)
Died	March 3, 1993(1993-03-03) (aged 86) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Citizenship	Poland (until 1930), United States (since 1930)
Alma mater	New York University
Known for	Oral polio vaccine
Spouses	Sylvia Tregillus ​ ​ (m. 1935; died 1966)​ Jane Warner ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1971)​ Heloisa Dunshee de Abranches ​ ​ (m. 1972)​
Awards	E. Mead Johnson Award (1941) National Medal of Science (1970) John Howland Award (1974) Presidential Medal of Freedom (1986)
Scientific career
Fields	Immunology, virology

Albert Bruce Sabin (/ˈseɪbɪn/ SAY-bin; born Abram Saperstejn; August 26, 1906 – March 3, 1993) was a Polish-American medical researcher, best known for developing the oral polio vaccine, which has played a key role in nearly eradicating the disease. In 1969–72, he served as the president of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.