| LC control no. | n 79006677 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kevorkian, Jack |
| Variant(s) | Kevorkian, Jacob Kevorkian, Murad Dr. Death |
| Other standard no. | 85736454 0000 0003 7392 7141 Q46636 |
| Birth date | 19280526 |
| Death date | 20110603 |
| Place of birth | Pontiac, Mich. |
| Place of death | Royal Oak, Mich. |
| Field of activity | Jazz musician Painter |
| Profession or occupation | Pathologist Activist |
| Found in | 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) |
| Associated language | eng |
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