Photo: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁷

Donald A. B. Lindberg

Director of the US National Library of Medicine

Donald Allen Bror Lindberg (September 21, 1933 – August 17, 2019) was the Director of the United States National Library of Medicine from 1984 until his retirement in 2015. He was known for his work in medical computing, especially the development of PubMed.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Donald A. B. Lindberg (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 21, 1933, died Aug 17, 2019.¹

About

He won the 1997 Morris F. Collen Award from the American College of Medical Informatics.

From Wikipedia’s article on Donald A. B. Lindberg, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

American Medical Informatics AssociationFounder¹⁶

Early life and education

1954Amherst College applied mathematics^{3 5}
1958Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Doctor of Medicine^{3 4}
Date not recordedPoly Prep Country Day School³

Career

Occupation: medical administrator.⁸

1984 to 2015Director, United States National Library of Medicine⁶
Date not recordedFounded American Medical Informatics Association⁷

Personal life

BornSep 21, 1933, New York City⁹
DiedAug 17, 2019, Bethesda¹⁰
CitizenshipUnited States¹¹
ResidenceBrooklyn^{5 12}

Awards

2014Paul Evan Peters Award^{13 15}
2007Miles Conrad Award^{13 14}
1989Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Members of the Executive Branch in Career Public Service¹³

Sources

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WikidataDonald A. B. Lindberg: Director, United States National Library of Medicine, on Wikidata
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WikidataDonald A. B. Lindberg: Founded American Medical Informatics Association, on Wikidata
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WikidataDonald A. B. Lindberg: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataDonald A. B. Lindberg: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataDonald A. B. Lindberg: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataDonald A. B. Lindberg: residence, on Wikidata
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WikidataDonald A. B. Lindberg: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataAmerican Medical Informatics Association, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsDonald A. B. Lindberg photo by Unknown photographer, Public domain