University City in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hilary Koprowski, M.D.

1916 - 2013

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2024

1. Hilary Koprowski, M.D. Marker

Inscription. Distinguished Polish-born virologist, immunologist, and director of Wistar Institute, 1957-91, which he transformed into a leading biomedical research facility. He had earlier developed the first successful live oral polio vaccine. Led Wistar in development of vaccines for rubella, rabies, and rotavirus. Pioneered the use of monoclonal antibodies in cancer diagnosis and treatment. National Institutes of Health grantee for over 50 years.

Erected 2023 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 39° 57.053′ N, 75° 11.724′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in University City. It is at the intersection of Spruce Street and 36th Street Walk, on the right when traveling west on Spruce Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology (within shouting distance of this marker); The Class of 1956 Trolley (about 400 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); 1946 (about 600 feet away); 1896 (about 600 feet away); 1749 (about 600 feet away); Benjamin Franklin (about 600 feet away); Philadelphia General Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2024

2. Hilary Koprowski, M.D. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.