Ronald Ross | |
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| Born | 13 May 1857 |
| Died | 16 September 1932 (aged 75) London, UK |
| Resting place | Putney Vale Cemetery 51°26′18″N 0°14′23″W / 51.438408°N 0.239821°W |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College |
| Known for | Discovering that the malaria parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes |
| Spouse |
Rosa Bessie Bloxam (m. 1889) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Institutions | Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine King's College Hospital British War Office Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Ross |
Sir Ronald Ross KCB KCMG FRS FRCS[1][2] (13 May 1857 – 16 September 1932) was a British medical doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria, becoming the first British Nobel laureate, and the first born outside Europe. His discovery of the malarial parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of a mosquito in 1897 proved that malaria was transmitted by mosquitoes, and laid the foundation for the method of combating the disease.
Ross was a polymath, writing a number of poems, publishing several novels, and composing songs. He was also an amateur artist and mathematician. He worked in the Indian Medical Service for 25 years. It was during his service that he made the groundbreaking medical discovery. After resigning from his service in India, he joined the faculty of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and continued as Professor and Chairman of Tropical Medicine of the institute for 10 years. In 1926, he became Director-in-Chief of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases, which was established in honour of his works. He remained there until his death.[3][4]
- ^ a b N., G. H. F. (1933). "Sir Ronald Ross. 1857–1932". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 1 (2): 108–115. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1933.0006.
- ^ Rajakumar, Kumaravel; Weisse, Martin (June 1999). "Centennial Year of Ronald Ross' Epic Discovery of Malaria Transmission". Southern Medical Journal. 92 (6): 567–571. doi:10.1097/00007611-199906000-00004. PMID 10372849. S2CID 10757525.
- ^ "Ross and the Discovery that Mosquitoes Transmit Malaria Parasites". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Sir Ronald Ross (1857–1932)". Dr. B.S. Kakkilaya's Malaria Web Site. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.