What is Michael A. Epstein?
{{Infobox person | name = Michael A. Epstein | birth_name = Michael Anthony Epstein | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|5|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[London]], [[England]], UK | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2024|2|6|1921|5|18}} | death_place = | nationality = [[United Kingdom]] | other_names = | known_for = [[Epstein-Barr virus]] | occupation = [[Virology]] | awards = [[Royal Medal]] {{small|(1992)}} }} [[Knight Bachelor|Sir]] '''Michael Anthony Epstein''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] [[FMedSci]] (18 May 1921 &ndash; 6 February 2024) was a [[British people|British]] [[virology|virologist]] of [[Jew]]ish descent.<ref>''The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History''. W. Rubinstein, Michael A. Jolles. 2001. page 258.</ref> He was one of the discoverers of the [[Epstein-Barr virus]]. Epstein was Professor of [[Pathology]], 1968-85, and Head of Department, 1968-82 at the [[University of Bristol]]. In 1979 he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of London]] and was its Vice-President from 1986 to 1991. In 1989 he was elected a member of the [[Academia Europaea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Epstein_Anthony |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328104806/https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Epstein_Anthony |title=Anthony Epstein |publisher=Academia Europaea |archive-date=28 March 2019}}</ref> He died on 6 February 2024, at the age of 102.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 February 2024 |title=Professor Sir Anthony Epstein |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/professor-sir-anthony-epstein-zgpcfj5wk |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 February 2024 |work=The Times}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://royalsociety.org/library/moments/epstein-barr-virus/ Epstein-Barr virus, Sir Anthony Epstein FRS] {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTS