David Douglas Cunningham

Carte de visite of David Douglas Cunningham FRS, photo by Maull & Fox

David Douglas Cunningham CIE FRS FZS FLS (29 September 1843 – 31 December 1914) was a Scottish medical doctor and researcher who worked extensively in India on various aspects of public health and medicine. He studied the spread of bacteria and the spores of fungi through the air and conducted research on cholera. In his spare time he also studied the local plants and animals.[1][2]

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  2. ^ Isaacs, J.D. (1998). "D D Cunningham and the Aetiology of Cholera in British India, 1869-1897". Medical History. 42 (3): 279–305. doi:10.1017/s0025727300063997. PMC 1044036. PMID 9796575.