Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr., MD, DrPH, ScD (b. October 21, 1922 - d. July 9, 2007, Santa Fe, New Mexico) was an epidemiologist, ultramarathoner, and professor at both Stanford University School of Medicine and Harvard University School of Public Health. Dr. Paffenbarger was internationally renowned for his classic study on the improvement in longevity though regular lifetime physical activity, … fridayletter.asph.org
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Dr. Ralph Paffenbarger , Jr. , HSPH Faculty Member, Passes Away Dr. Ralph Paffenbarger , Jr. , 84, a pioneering epidemiologist who taught at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in the 1960s-90s and remained an adjunct professor at the School unt consensus.nih.gov/1984/1984Osteoporosis043html.htm