Georges Peter (FAC)

Georges Peter, of Brookline, Mass.; Jan. 11. He joined the Brown faculty in 1972 and retired after 34 years with the title of emeritus professor. During his career at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital, he established the board-certified division of pediatric diseases. He authored or coauthored more than 150 publications. His focus was committed to the prevention of pediatric infectious diseases through immunizations. He was an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), serving on the Committee on Infectious Diseases for 13 years. He edited five editions of the AAP’s Red Book (Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases). He served on three federal committees: the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee, and the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. He was a member of the World Health Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization and he was a president of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. An elected member of the Society of Pediatric Research, the American Pediatric Society, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America, he was also a member of the board of directors of the American Committee for the American Memorial Hospital in Reims, France. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Distinguished Physician Award of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, the AAP Award for Lifetime Contribution to Infectious Diseases Education, and a special recognition award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Devoted to Harvard athletics, he managed the Harvard Stadium scoreboard for 29 years. In 2022 he received the President’s Special Award from the Harvard Club of Boston. He was a lifetime fan of the Boston Red Sox and he enjoyed sailing in the Lightning Class, in which he competed for more than 60 years, winning numerous regattas and sailing in national and international championships. He was a member of the Annisquam Yacht Club, Boston Harvard Club, Rhode Island Harvard Club, University Club, Niantic Bay Yacht Club, and Longwood Cricket Club. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn McClintock Peter ’76 MAT; a daughter; a son; and two grandchildren.