James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
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Edition 5 (1923) Winner
Ronald Ross
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Ronald Ross
Aliases:
Sir Ronald Ross
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1857-05-13 （Almora, North-Western Provinces, British India）
- Died
- 1932-09-16 （London, UK） age 75
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Almora, India → Isle of Wight, England → Near Southampton, England → India (Madras, Moulmein, Baluchistan, Andaman Islands, Bangalore, Secunderabad etc.) → Liverpool, England → London, England
Career
- Occupations
- Medical doctor, Malariologist, Polymath, Mathematician, Poet, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1881-1932
- Affiliations
- Indian Medical Service, 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
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)
- Influenced By
- Patrick Manson
- Influenced
- Robert Koch, Giovanni Battista Grassi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College | — | Medicine | — | 1874-1881 | United Kingdom |
St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College
Medicine
Period:
1874-1881
Year of Graduation:
1881
Country:
United Kingdom
Passed exams for Royal College of Surgeons of England, Licenciate of Society of Apothecaries
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh | — | — | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
| 1901 | Fellow of the Royal Society | — | — | Royal Society | 選出 |
| 1902 | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | Discovery of malaria transmission by mosquitoes | — | Nobel Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1923 | Albert Medal | — | — | Royal Society of Arts | 受賞 |
| 1929 | Manson Medal | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh
1901
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the Royal Society
1901
Organization:
Royal Society
Result:
選出
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1902
Work:
Discovery of malaria transmission by mosquitoes
Organization:
Nobel Foundation
Result:
受賞
Albert Medal
1923
Organization:
Royal Society of Arts
Result:
受賞
Manson Medal
1929
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Prevention of Malaria
1910 Scientific bookBook on prevention of malaria
Malaria
Memoirs, with a Full Account of the Great Malaria Problem and Its Solution
1923 AutobiographyAutobiography detailing malaria research
MalariaHistory of science
Bibliography
- Report on Cholera, General Sanitation, and the Sanitary Department and Regulations, in the C. & M. Station of Bangalore (1896)
- Report on the Cultivation of Proteosoma Labbé, in Grey Mosquitoes (1898)
- Malarial Fever: Its Cause, Prevention and Treatment (1902)
- Researches on Malaria (1905)
- The Prevention of Malaria (1910)
- Memoirs, with a Full Account of the Great Malaria Problem and Its Solution (1923)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- PoeticScientificMathematical
- Recurring Motifs
- MalariaMosquitoesScientific discovery
Health
-
Asthma晩年Led to long illness and death
Legacy
Discovered mosquito transmission of malaria, awarded 1902 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Father of tropical medicine. Many institutes and memorials named after him.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society
Archives
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
In Popular Culture
- Featured in Amitav Ghosh's novel The Calcutta Chromosome
Quotes
-
This day relenting God Hath placed within my hand A wondrous thing; and God Be praised.
Source: Poem on malaria discovery (1897)
Trivia
- First British Nobel laureate born outside Europe
- Polymath
- Founder of World Mosquito Day (August 20)
- Son killed in WWI