J. Michael Lane

John Michael Lane (February 14, 1936October 21, 2020) was an American epidemiologist. He was a director of the Global Smallpox Eradication program between 1973 and 1981. He played a role in the eradication of smallpox in 1977. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Lane died of colon cancer on October 21, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 84.