Early Life
When is his birthday?
December 3 1833
What disease did he correctly theorize the cause of?
Yellow Fever
What day did he die?
August 20, 1915
Who taught him until he was eleven years old?
His aunt
What did he theorize was the cause of the spread this disease?
He theorized that mosquitoes carried yellow fever.
How did he die?
Stroke
What school did he graduate from?
Jeferson Medical College
How many experiments did he perform to prove his theory?
103
How many times was he nominated for a Nobel Prize?
Seven
Why did he return to Cuba?
He got contracted with chorea
What did Finlay spend a lot of his time doing?
Traveling and studying at hospitals and clinics
Name one of the two examples of organizations that are named after him?
Carlos J. Finlay Military School/The Finlay Institute of Vaccines
Name at least 3 languages that he spoke.
English, Spanish, German, French
What did he propose about the cholera outbreak of 1867?
He proposed that it was caused by sewer contamination.
What state is Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elementary School located in?
Florida