Charles Donovan | |
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| Born | 19 September 1863 |
| Died | 29 October 1951 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin (BA) Queen's College, Cork (MB BCh BAO) |
| Known for | Discovery of Leishmania donovani Donovanosis |
| Spouse |
Mary Wren Donovan
(m. 1891; died 1940) |
| Children | 3 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine Parasitology Entomology |
| Institutions | Government General Hospital, Chennai Madras Medical College Government Royapettah Hospital |
| Notable students | A.L. Mudaliar |
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Donovan (19 September 1863 – 29 October 1951) was an Irish physician, parasitologist and entomologist who served as a medical officer in the Indian Medical Service. He is best remembered for his discoveries of Leishmania donovani as the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis, and Klebsiella granulomatis as that of donovanosis. The son of a judge in India, he was born in Calcutta and completed his primary education in India, and continued secondary school in Cork, Ireland. He graduated in medicine from Queen's College, Cork and joined the Indian Medical Service. He participated in British expeditions to Mandalay in Burma, Royapuram and Mangalore in India, Afghanistan, and finally Madras (now Chennai), where he spent the rest of his service. He was professor at Madras Medical College from 1898 until his retirement in 1919.[1][2]
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- ^ Cook, G.C. (2007). Tropical Medicine: an Illustrated History of The Pioneers. Burlington: Elsevier. pp. 179–182. ISBN 9780080559391.