Bruce Voeller

Dr. Bruce Voeller

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1934 - 1994

Occupation

Medicine

Description

Biologist, and researcher in the field of AIDS. Founder of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (1973), and former president of the Gay Activists Alliance. Coined the term Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Founder, the Mariposa Education and Research Foundation (1978-1995), which researched issues of sexuality and homosexuality - its material was gifted to Cornell University.

See Also

• LGBTQ Biologists and Chemists

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/24/obituaries/dr-bruce-voeller-is-dead-at-59-helped-lead-fight-against-aids.html
• http://www.bnl.gov/bera/activities/globe/bruce_voeller.htm
• http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-25/news/mn-26955_1_bruce-voeller

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