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Mervyn Wilfred Susser (26 September 1921 – 14 August 2014) was a South African activist, doctor and epidemiologist.〔 His career was closely interwoven with that of his wife, Zena Stein.〔Davey Smith G, Susser E. ("Zena Stein, Mervyn Susser and epidemiology: observation, causation and action" ), Int. J. Epidemiol 2002; 31(1): 34–37.〕 He is considered as one of the pioneers of epidemiology in the twentieth century.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Remembering Mervyn Susser )〕 ==Biography== Mervyn Wilfred Susser was born on 26 September 1921 in Johannesburg, South Africa to Solomon and Ida Rose (née Son) Susser. His family moved to Mokopane in Limpopo Province, where he learned to track game in the wild. His mother committed suicide when he was a young boy. His parents enrolled him in a Catholic girls' school because it was the best education available before later switching to an unspecified boys' school several hundred miles away.〔 Susser married Zena Stein in 1949.〔 Susser and Stein had at least three children, including Ezra Susser, Ruth Susser and Ida Susser.〔Susser I. (AIDS, Sex, and Culture: Global Politics and Survival in Southern Africa ). Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2011.〕 Susser, Stein and colleagues began their careers at a clinic in Alexandra Township,〔Susser M, Stein Z, Cormack M, Hathorn M. Medical care in a South African township. Lancet 1955; i: 912–15.〕 where they developed ties with members of the anti-Apartheid Movement including Joe Slovo, Ahmed Kathrada, Walter Sisulu and Nelson Mandela.〔 In this work they were influenced and mentored by Sidney Kark. In 1955, Susser and Stein left South Africa for political reasons, taking positions at Manchester University.〔 While there the couple published a paper on the epidemiology of peptic ulcers〔Susser M, Stein Z. (Civilization and peptic ulcer ). Reprinted Int J Epidemiol 2002; 31: 13–17.〕 and Susser coauthored an early textbook on Medical Sociology,〔Susser MW, Watson W, Hopper K. Sociology in Medicine. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985.〕 among other contributions.〔 In 1965, Susser and Stein moved to Columbia University to lead the Division of Epidemiology.〔(Dr. Mervyn Susser obituary ), ieaweb.org; accessed 27 August 2014.〕 Ideas from a series of lectures given at Columbia were published in the book ''Causal Thinking in the Health Sciences''.〔Susser M. ''Causal Thinking in the Health Sciences. Concepts and Strategies in Epidemiology''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1973. ISBN 0-19-264915-9〕〔Kaufman JS, Poole C., ''Looking back on Causal Thinking in the Health Sciences''. Annu Rev Public Health 2000; 21: 1–19. 〕 At Columbia, Susser founded the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, where he was named a chair.〔(Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center website ), cumc.columbia.edu; accessed 27 August 2014.〕 Towards the end of their careers, Susser and Stein became increasingly concerned about the HIV epidemic both in New York and in South Africa.〔 They helped to organise a conference in Maputo in April 1990, which aimed to alert the African National Congress about the HIV epidemic in South Africa,〔〔CAPRISA. ("A Tribute to Mervyn Susser from CAPRISA" ), caprisa.org; accessed 27 August 2014.〕 sadly with limited effect. Susser, Stein and colleagues, worked on building scientific capacity in Southern Africa to deal with the HIV epidemic〔 and Susser and Stein served as early directors at the (Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies ), a research centre in Northern KwaZulu-Natal. He died on 14 August 2014 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mervyn Susser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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