Public Figure Profiles

William French Anderson

William French Anderson 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 University (England) 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"). In 2006, he was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor and in 2007 was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He was paroled on May 17, 2018, for good behavior.

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Some of their strengths

William French Anderson has many admirable traits.

Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Intelligent, Energetic, Intellectual, Loyal, Generous, Optimistic, and Extroverted.

Smart and Hardworking

According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, William French Anderson is someone who is a smart, hardworking, reliable, and loyal person, who is detail-oriented and orderly, but also generous and optimistic. A person who is a bit of a "lone wolf".

Warm and Caring

Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know William French Anderson well know them as someone who can be warm, caring, and compassionate, like a lamp or torch.

Altruistic and Innovative

According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe William French Anderson as someone who is altruistic, inventive, energetic, and socially-conscious.

Who is inventive, open-minded and inquisitive, optimistic and cooperative, and who loves working together with others.

Charismatic and Playful

Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, William French Anderson is someone who is used to being the center of attention, and who has a playful approach to dealing with life.

They are also someone who is creative, expressive, and insightful, and who has a pioneering spirit with self-determination and natural artistic expression.

Patient and Perseverent

According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, William French Anderson tends to be someone who is patient, faithful, hardworking and persistent, and who wants to achieve a lot in life. Who tends to be rather private when it comes to expressing feelings, enjoys being independent and self-sufficient, and who is not afraid of any obstacle.

Some of William French Anderson's challenges

While William French Anderson has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.

For example, William French Anderson can be Status-seeking, Suspicious, Stubborn, Arrogant, Rebellious, Emotionally Distant, and Anxious.

Suspicious and Stubborn

One of William French Anderson's key challenges is that they are someone who can be suspicious and stubborn.

Anxious and Inflexible

William French Anderson is someone who can be high-strung, impatient, and inflexible, who can be "penny wise and pound foolish", have poor listening skills, and who can be intolerant of people who share a different world view.

Callous and Stubborn

Finally, William French Anderson also can come across as cold and unemotional, be too dismissive of others' opinions, and be overly suspicious, selfish and crafty.

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