EncyclopediaRoss, Sir Ronald
Ross, Sir Ronald, 1857–1932, English physician, b. Almora, India. He studied malaria in India as a member (1881–99) of the Indian Medical Service, was professor of tropical medicine at University College, Liverpool, from 1902, and directed the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, from 1926. In 1898 he demonstrated the malarial parasite (Plasmodium) in the stomach of the Anopheles mosquito; in W Africa he discovered the mosquito that transmits African fever. He received the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on malaria and was knighted in 1911. He also published poems, novels, and mathematical studies.
See his memoirs (1923); J. Rowland, The Mosquito Man (1958).
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
More on Sir Ronald Ross from Infoplease:
- Fritz Schaudinn - Schaudinn, Fritz Schaudinn, Fritz , 1871–1906, German zoologist. He confirmed the work of Sir ...
- Information Please: 1902 - 1902 Previous Year | Next Year World | U.S. | Economics | Sports | Entertainment | Science Year by ...
- Malaria—Introduction - Malaria Introduction Malaria Introduction A Nasty Parasite Fever and Ague: Malaria's Symptoms A ...
- Malaria—A Nasty Parasite - Malaria A Nasty Parasite Malaria Introduction A Nasty Parasite Fever and Ague: Malaria's ...
- Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine - Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine For years not listed, no award was made. 1901 Emil A. von ...
