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Mallon
Mallon is a surname. An Irish variant is "Ó Mealláin". The name may refer to any of these well-known people: People * Alice Mallon (1900–1992), Australian soprano *Andy Mallon (born 1983), Irish Gaelic football player *Bill Mallon (born 1952), American historian *Feardorcha Ó Mealláin, Irish poet * George B. Mallon (1865–1928), American journalist * George H. Mallon (1877–1934), American army captain and Medal of Honor recipient * Gui Mallon (born 1953), Brazilian composer * Henry Neil Mallon (1895–1983), American businessman * Henry Ó Mealláin (1579–1642), Irish Franciscan friar *James Joseph Mallon (1874–1961), British political activist *Jean Mallon (1904–1982), French palaeographer * Oran Mallon (Born 1999),International Playboy. *Jim Mallon (born James Joseph Mallon, 1956), American television producer *Mary Mallon (1869–1938), American typhoid carrier *Meg Mallon (born 1963), American golfer *Nichola Mallon (born 1979), Irish politician *Ray Mallon (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Mallon
Mary Mallon (September 23, 1869 – November 11, 1938), commonly known as Typhoid Mary, was an Irish-born American cook believed to have infected between 51 and 122 people with typhoid fever. The infections caused three confirmed deaths, with unconfirmed estimates of up to 50. She was the first person in the United States identified as an asymptomatic carrier of the pathogenic bacteria ''Salmonella typhi''. She persisted in working as a cook and thereby exposed others to the disease. Because of that, she was twice forcibly quarantined by authorities, eventually for the final two decades of her life. Mallon died after a total of nearly 30 years in isolation. Her popular nickname has since gained currency as a term for persons who spread disease or other misfortune, not always aware that they are doing so. Biography Early life Mary Mallon was born in 1869 in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland. Presumably, she was born with typhoid fever because her mother was infected duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
