William French Anderson

For other people of a similar name, see William Anderson.
William French Anderson
Dr. Anderson in 1990
Born (1936-12-31) December 31, 1936
Tulsa, Oklahoma
EducationHarvard College
Trinity College, Cambridge
Harvard Medical School
Known forContributions to gene therapy
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics
molecular biology
Criminal information
ConvictionsLewd acts upon a child under the age of 14 (three counts)
Continuous sexual abuse (one count)
Criminal penalty14 years imprisonment

William French Anderson (born December 31, 1936) is an American physician, geneticist and molecular biologist. He is known as the "father of gene therapy". He graduated from Harvard College in 1958, Trinity College, Cambridge in 1960, and from Harvard Medical School in 1963. In 1990 he was the first person to succeed in carrying out gene therapy by treating a 4-year-old girl suffering from severe combined immunodeficiency (a disorder called "bubble boy disease").

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