Kevorkian, Jack
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Name (Hebrew)
קבורקיאן, ג'ק
Name (Latin)
Kevorkian, Jack
Other forms of name
Dr. Death
Kevorkian, Jacob
Kevorkian, Murad
Date of birth
1928-05-28
Date of death
2011-06-03
Place of birth
Pontiac (Mich.)
Place of death
Royal Oak (Mich.)
Field of activity
Jazz musicians
Painters
Occupation
Pathologists
Activist
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- The story of dissection, c1959.
- Washington post WWW site, June 3, 2011(Jack Kevorkian; b. May 28, 1928, Pontiac, Mich.; d. Friday [June 3, 2011], Detroit area, at 83; former pathologist; known as "Dr. Death" for his lifelong crusade to legalize physician-assisted suicide)
- Wikipedia, June 6,2011(Jack Kevorkian; Jacob "Jack" Kevorkian; b. May 26, 1928 in Pontiac, Mich.; d. June 3, 2011 in Royal Oak, Mich.; an Armenian American pathologist, assisted suicide activist, painter, composer and instrumentalist. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via physician-assisted suicide)
- New York times, June 4, 2011(Jack Kevorkian; b. Murad Kevorkian, May 26, 1928, Pontiac, Mich.; d. Friday [June 3, 2011], Royal Oak, Mich, aged 83; the medical pathologist who willfully helped dozens of terminally ill people end their lives, becoming the central figure in a national drama surrounding assisted suicide)