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Sir Ronald Ross
1857–1932
Best known for proving that malaria is spread by mosquitoes, this British doctor changed the course of tropical medicine. His breakthrough earned the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and helped open the way to more effective disease control.
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About the author
Born in Almora, India, in 1857, Ronald Ross trained as a doctor in London before serving in the Indian Medical Service. His career took shape around one of the great medical mysteries of his time: how malaria moved from person to person.
Ross is remembered for showing that malaria parasites develop inside mosquitoes, a discovery that transformed scientific understanding of the disease. The Nobel Prize later honored him in 1902 for work that laid the foundation for research on malaria transmission and methods of combating it.
He went on to become a major figure in public health and tropical medicine, and his name remains closely tied to one of the most important medical discoveries of the modern era. He died in London in 1932.