Albert Sabin Albert Sabin Albert Bruce Sabin (born Abram Saperstein; August 26, 1906 – March 3, 1993) was a Polish American medical researcher, best known for developing the oral polio vaccine which has played a key role in nearly eradicating the disease. Sabin was born in Białystok, Poland, then part of the Russian Empire, to Polish-Jewish parents, Jacob Saperstein and Tillie Krugman. In 1921, he emigrated with his family as "Abram Saperstejn" on the S/S "Lapland" which sailed from Antwerp, Belgium, to the Port of New York. In 1930, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States and changed his name
His Name Is Legs (Ladies and Gentlemen) before undertaking a much-anticipated North American tour with Ravi Shankar. With Peter Sellers among his entourage, Harrison alternatively adopted comedy and his Hindu-aligned spiritual goals as a defence against expectations related to his Beatle past during the tour.<ref name="Fong-Torres/2001">Ben Fong-Torres, "George Harrison: Harrison in the Haight", "San Francisco Chronicle", 2 December 2001; available at Rock's Backpages (subscription required).</ref> When discussing "His Name Is Legs" with BBC Radio 1 DJ Paul Gambaccini in September 1975, Harrison said that after recording the basic track, he invited Smith to sing the first two lines of each of the bridges. Smith did these vocal