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Ronald Ross
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Born 13 May 1857
Almora, British India
Died 16 September 1932.
London, England
Alma mater St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
Known for Malaria
Awards Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1902)
Scientific career
Fields Tropical diseases
Institutions University College Liverpool

Ronald Ross (13 May 1857 – 16 September 1932) was an English doctor. He won the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for work on malaria.

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  • Sir R. Ross on steps of laboratory in Calcutta, 1898 Wellcome L0011943

    Ross, Mrs Ross, Mahomed Bux, and two other assistants at Cunningham's laboratory of Presidency Hospital in Calcutta

  • Ronald Ross 18 Cavendish Square blue plaque

    Blue plaque, 18 Cavendish Square, London

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    Ronald Ross

  • Ronald Ross grave Putney Vale 2014

    Ross's grave at Putney Vale Cemetery, London in 2014

  • Ronald Ross Memorial

    Ronald Ross Memorial, SSKM Hospital, Kolkata

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    Ronald Ross Plaque at PG Hospital

  • Sir Ronald Ross

    Sir Ronald Ross' name on LSHTM

  • Ronald Ross plaque, Johnston Building, Liverpool

    Plaque at Liverpool University – on the Johnston Building, formerly the Johnston Laboratories, near Ashton Street, Liverpool

  • Ross's name remembered on the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

    Ross's name remembered on the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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