Stanley George Browne | |
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Born | New Cross, London, England | 8 December 1907
Died | 20 January 1986 | (aged 78)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Surgeon |
Known for | Medical research and missionary |
Stanley George Browne CMG OBE FRCS FRCP (8 December 1907 – 20 January 1986), also called "Bonganga" by the community members with whom he worked, was a British medical missionary and leprologist known for his work and his many research achievements throughout the 20th century in the Belgian Congo, Nigeria, and India including his early use of Dapsone. He received numerous awards throughout his academic and professional career. He is also known as an academic for his early publications surrounding his findings of leprosy of which he published about 150 articles and five books.