Theodore S. Drachman
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Theodore Solomon Drachman (1904 – July 13, 1988) was a public health official and an author.,
Drachman attended the University of Minnesota
, where he earned his M.D. in 1938, and then earned an M.S.P.H. at Columbia University
in 1941.
He was a specialist in preventive medicine
and epidemiology
. He was deputy health commissioner for Westchester County
in New York
, and health commissioner for Columbia
and Ulster
counties in New York between 1946 and 1979. He also worked as a consultant to various health organizations around the world.
As an author, Drachman's fiction publications included:
Cry Plague! was an early Ace Double, and is well-known to science fiction
bibliographers as the first Ace Double with a recognizably science-fictional plot. He also wrote one work of non-fiction: The Grande Lapu-Lapu (memoirs) (1972).
Drachman died on July 13, 1988, at the age of 83, at his home in Philmont
, New York
, of cardiac arrest.
Drachman attended the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
, where he earned his M.D. in 1938, and then earned an M.S.P.H. at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1941.
He was a specialist in preventive medicine
Preventive medicine
Preventive medicine or preventive care refers to measures taken to prevent diseases, rather than curing them or treating their symptoms...
and epidemiology
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
. He was deputy health commissioner for Westchester County
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and health commissioner for Columbia
Columbia County, New York
Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,096. The county seat is Hudson. The name comes from the Latin feminine form of the name of Christopher Columbus, which was at the time of the formation of the county a popular proposal...
and Ulster
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
counties in New York between 1946 and 1979. He also worked as a consultant to various health organizations around the world.
As an author, Drachman's fiction publications included:
- False Faces (1931)
- Cry Plague! (1953)
- Something for the Birds (1958)
- Addicted to Murder (1960)
- Reason for Madness (1970)
- The Deadly Dream (1982)
Cry Plague! was an early Ace Double, and is well-known to science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
bibliographers as the first Ace Double with a recognizably science-fictional plot. He also wrote one work of non-fiction: The Grande Lapu-Lapu (memoirs) (1972).
Drachman died on July 13, 1988, at the age of 83, at his home in Philmont
Philmont, New York
Philmont is a village in Columbia County, New York, USA. The population was 1,379 at the 2010 census.The Village of Philmont is located in the northeast corner of the Town of Claverack on Route 217.-History:...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, of cardiac arrest.