 He was a public health pioneer who helped to establish principles for disease prevention and control.Named for statesman Edward Livingston, Trudeau was born in New York City to a family of physicians, the son of Cephise ("née" Berger) and James de Berty Trudeau, who was descended from Illinois Country Governor Zénon Trudeau.During his late teens, his older brother James contracted tuberculosis and Edward nursed him until his death three months later.