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Peter Buxtun

Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower

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born
1937
died
2024
age at death
86
known for
social worker, lawyer

1937 – 2024

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Peter Buxtun (September 29, 1937 – May 18, 2024) was an American epidemiologist. He was an employee of the United States Public Health Service who became known as the whistleblower responsible for ending the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.

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