Gideon Mer

Gideon Mer
גדעון מר
Gideon Mer with assistant, 1955
Born1894
DiedMarch 22, 1961(1961-03-22) (aged 67)
CitizenshipIsraeli
EducationStudied medicine in France
Occupation(s)Scientist, malariologist
Employer(s)Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ministry of Health (Israel)
Known forEradication of malaria
TitleChief Malaria Adviser to the Ministry of Health (Israel)
ChildrenArna Mer-Khamis
RelativesJuliano Mer-Khamis (grandson)

Gideon Mer (Hebrew: גדעון מר; 1894, Panevėžys - 22 March 1961 Rosh Pinna) was an Israeli scientist whose work was mostly concerned with the eradication of malaria. He was the father of Arna Mer-Khamis and the grandfather of Juliano Mer-Khamis.