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William Close
For the British-American businessman and founder of Close Brothers, see William Brooks Close.
American physician
William Taliaferro Close (June 7, 1924 – January 15, 2009) was an American surgeon who played a major role in stemming a 1976 outbreak of the Ebola virus in Zaire, the first major outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic fever in Central Africa, and preventing its further spread.
He was also the father of Oscar-nominated actress Glenn Close and husband of Bettine Moore Close.
Early life
William Close was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, on June 7, 1924, minutes after his twin brother Edward Jr.
His parents were Elizabeth (née Taliaferro) and Edward Bennett Close, an attorney;[1][2] his mother was a member of the Taliaferro family, one of the First Families of Virginia. William had two half-sisters, Adelaide Breevort (Close) Riggs and Eleanor Post Close (Eleanor Post Hutton), from his father's first marriage to Post Cereals heiress and