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Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1998;55:659-660.

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Markku Linnoila, MD, PhD, was born Veli Markku Ilari Linnoila in Helsinki, Finland, on June 10, 1947. On February 25, 1998, he died in Bethesda, Md, following a brief but courageous struggle with cancer, thus cutting short a lifetime of outstanding achievement in biological psychiatry. He is survived by his wife, Ilona Linnoila, PhD, his 4 children, Juuso, Jenny, William, and Robert, and his mother, Hilkka-Liisa Linnoila of Helsinki.

Markku Linnoila, MD, PhD

Dr Linnoila was educated at the University of Helsinki, receiving degrees in biochemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry, a PhD in pharmacology, and a doctor of medicine. He came to the United States after working for a brief period in the Finnish Academy, Helsinki, and the University of Helsinki in the areas of clinical psychopharmacology and forensic toxicology, joining Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, in 1974. Although he never returned to his homeland on any continuous basis, he . . . [Full Text of this Article]