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Jack Kevorkian

Also known as Dr. Death, Jacob "Jack" Kevorkian, Jacob Kevorkian, Doctor Death

American pathologist, euthanasia activist (1928-2011)

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Pontiac, Michigan, USA

Murad Jacob 'Jack' Kevorkian (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011), also known by the nickname "Dr. Death", was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. He publicly championed a terminal patient's right to die by physician-assisted suicide, embodied in his quote, "Dying is not a crime". He said that he assisted at least 130 patients to that end. In the November 22, 1998, broadcast of CBS News'…

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Murder by Medic — Self (archive footage)2024
Kevorkian — Self2010
Right to Exit: Kevorkian2004

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Key facts

Born: Murad Jacob Kevorkian , ( 1928-05-26 ) May 26, 1928, Pontiac, Michigan , U.S.
Died: June 3, 2011 (2011-06-03) (aged 83), Royal Oak, Michigan , U.S.
Education: University of Michigan ( MD )
Occupation: Pathologist
Years active: 1952–2011
Institutions: Henry Ford Hospital Michigan Medicine
Sub specialties: Euthanasia medicine
Date: September 17, 1998
Killed: 1 (convicted)

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Pontiac
Place of death: Royal Oak
Occupation: polyglot
Languages spoken: Turkish
Religion: atheism
Instrument: flute
Image: Jack Kevorkian National Press Club.jpg
Convicted of: murder

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Commons category: Jack Kevorkian
date of birth: 1928-05-26
date of death: 2011-06-03
Commons gallery: Jack Kevorkian
birth name: Jack Kevorkian
manner of death: natural causes
place of burial: Troy
name in native language: Մուրատ Յակոբ Գէորգեան
cause of death: pulmonary embolism
different from: Dr. Death
start of work period: 1952-00-00
end of work period: 2011-00-00

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Murad Jacob Kevorkian (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011), also known by the nickname "Dr. Death", was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. He publicly championed a terminal patient's right to die by physician-assisted suicide, embodied in his quote, "Dying is not a crime". Kevorkian said that he assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He was convicted of murder in 1999.

Kevorkian was tried four times for assisting suicides between 1994 and 1997, being acquitted the first three times and the fourth ending in a mistrial. In 1998, Kevorkian was arrested and tried for murder after broadcasting the voluntary euthanasia of a man named Thomas Youk who had Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS. He was convicted of second-degree murder and served eight years of a 10-to-25-year prison sentence. He was released on parole on June 1, 2007, on condition he would not offer advice about, participate in, or be present at the act of any type of euthanasia to any other person, nor that he promote or talk about the procedure of assisted suicide.

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