Leonard Jan Bruce-Chwatt | |
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| Born | Leonard Jan Chwatt 9 June 1907 |
| Died | 18 May 1989 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation(s) | Medical doctor and professor |
| Awards | Officer of the British Empire 1953, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George 1976, Darling Foundation Prize 1971, George Macdonald Medal 1981. |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Medicine |
| Institutions | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
| Main interests | Malariology, medical entomology |
Leonard Jan Bruce-Chwatt (born Leonard Jan Chwatt on 9 June 1907 in Łódź and died 18 May 1989) was a Polish medical doctor, malariologist and medical entomologist who worked extensively on malarial research in Nigeria with the British colonial medical service, and later with the World Health Organization and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.[1][2]
- ^ Janssens, P. G. (1991). "[In memoriam Leonard Jan Bruce-Chwatt (6/9/1907 - 3/17/1989)]". Annales de la Société Belge de Médecine Tropicale. 71 (2): 163–166. ISSN 0772-4128. PMID 1929602.
- ^ Bray, R. S. (1990). "Obituary: Leonard Bruce-Chwatt 1907–1989". International Journal for Parasitology. 20 (8): 977–978. doi:10.1016/0020-7519(90)90040-t. ISSN 0020-7519.