Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.

James Harrison died at Peninsula Village Nursing Home in his native Australia on Feb. 17, the Australian Red Cross blood service Lifeblood announced on Saturday, March 1.

An Australian man whose blood donations are credited with saving the lives of more than 2 million babies has died at the age of 88. James Harrison, from the town of Junee in the state of New South Wales,

James Harrison, a prolific Australian blood donor famed for having saved the lives of more than two million babies, has died at age 88.

An Australian man credited with saving more than 2 million babies through decades of regular blood and plasma donations has died at age 88.

James Harrison, Australia's most prolific blood and plasma donor, who is credited with saving millions of babies, has passed away, the Oceanic country's Red Cross Lifeblood confirmed. He was 88.

James Harrison, who according to the Australian Red Cross was the world's most prolific blood and plasma donor, has died at age 88.