Ronald Ross

Sir Ronald Ross was a renowned British physician, born in India, most famous for his scientific research on malaria, the parasite causing the disease, and the mosquito that acts as the carrier. Alumnus of 'St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College', 'Society of Apothecaries', and 'Royal College of Surgeons’, he was desperate to study the symptoms of malaria, when he first began working. Having met his mentor, Patrick Manson, he was convinced that the best place for this research would be India. He faced initial difficulties in his study, particularly because not every region in the country was affected by malaria. Moreover, human subjects having malaria was not that easy to find, and he had to base his conclusions on observations made from birds. Despite all obstacles, he managed to establish the causes of the disease, paving way for the 'Nobel Prize in Medicine', a few years later. This dedicated doctor has also written numerous reports and books based on the experiments he conducted, and the inferences he derived. His book, 'The Prevention of Malaria', in particular, is considered to be important in the history of medical literature. Today, his contribution to the field of medicine is deemed invaluable, and he has been honoured across the globe in many ways