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La Fontain also helped develop national programs for public health preparedness and response to biological attacks and natural disasters. Posthumously, he participated in the 1988 [[Operation Jour Froid]] bioterrorist attack simulation between the [[Federal Ministry of Defense (Montesayette)|Federal Ministry of Defense]] and the Nerfoy School of Public Health. The simulation, along with several other publications, later helped develop the 1990 Presidential Decision Directive 62 and the 2001 [[Homeland Security Presidential Directive 11]], comprehensive policies for how the [[Cabinet of Montesayette|Montesayettean government]] would operate and structure itself during a catastrophic emergency. | La Fontain also helped develop national programs for public health preparedness and response to biological attacks and natural disasters. Posthumously, he participated in the 1988 [[Operation Jour Froid]] bioterrorist attack simulation between the [[Federal Ministry of Defense (Montesayette)|Federal Ministry of Defense]] and the Nerfoy School of Public Health. The simulation, along with several other publications, later helped develop the 1990 Presidential Decision Directive 62 and the 2001 [[Homeland Security Presidential Directive 11]], comprehensive policies for how the [[Cabinet of Montesayette|Montesayettean government]] would operate and structure itself during a catastrophic emergency. | ||
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La Fontaine was born on 7 September 1914 in Ambierle, Audrecelles. He was the third child born to Emmanuel de La Fontaine, a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] minister, and Anne de La Fontaine. He was inspired to pursue a career in medicine by his uncle, [[Claude Guillory]], who was a general practitioner and member of the [[National Assembly of Montesayette|Montesayettean National Assembly]]. | La Fontaine was born on 7 September 1914 in Ambierle, Audrecelles. He was the third child born to Emmanuel de La Fontaine, a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] minister, and Anne de La Fontaine. He was inspired to pursue a career in medicine by his uncle, [[Claude Guillory]], who was a general practitioner and member of the [[National Assembly of Montesayette|Montesayettean National Assembly]]. | ||
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Upon graduating from [[Audrecelles Medical Institute]] in 1936, La Fontaine spent the next decade working as an [[Montesayettean Army|army]] doctor, where he developed an interest in epidemiology. This work led directly to the authorship of his doctoral thesis on Hepatitis A. | Upon graduating from [[Audrecelles Medical Institute]] in 1936, La Fontaine spent the next decade working as an [[Montesayettean Army|army]] doctor, where he developed an interest in epidemiology. This work led directly to the authorship of his doctoral thesis on Hepatitis A. | ||
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| Born | September 7, 1914 |
| Died | August 19, 1987 (aged 72) Nerfoy, Montesayette |
| Resting place | Clamecy Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic Institute of Nerfoy |
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| Known for | Initiating the nationwide program to eradicate smallpox undertaken by the Disease Control and Prevention Agency |
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Mainfred de La Fontaine (Quebecshirite: /mɛ̃fʁɛd də la fɔ̃tɛn/; 7 September 1914 – 19 August 1987) was a Montesayettean physician and epidemiologist, academician at the Polytechnic Institute of Nerfoy, and founder of the Montesayettean school of social medicine. He is credited with devising the national strategy and multinational collaborations that led to smallpox eradication in the late 1970s.
La Fontaine played a central role in social medicine as one of the founding professors of the University Hospital of Audrecelles and the Nerfoy School of Public Health, as well as a leader in the nationwide campaign to depoliticize the scientific and academic communities in Montesayette at the time.
La Fontain also helped develop national programs for public health preparedness and response to biological attacks and natural disasters. Posthumously, he participated in the 1988 Operation Jour Froid bioterrorist attack simulation between the Federal Ministry of Defense and the Nerfoy School of Public Health. The simulation, along with several other publications, later helped develop the 1990 Presidential Decision Directive 62 and the 2001 Homeland Security Presidential Directive 11, comprehensive policies for how the Montesayettean government would operate and structure itself during a catastrophic emergency.
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Early life and education
La Fontaine was born on 7 September 1914 in Ambierle, Audrecelles. He was the third child born to Emmanuel de La Fontaine, a Catholic minister, and Anne de La Fontaine. He was inspired to pursue a career in medicine by his uncle, Claude Guillory, who was a general practitioner and member of the Montesayettean National Assembly.
Upon graduating from Audrecelles Medical Institute in 1936, La Fontaine spent the next decade working as an army doctor, where he developed an interest in epidemiology. This work led directly to the authorship of his doctoral thesis on Hepatitis A.
