Ronald Ross
Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine 1902
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Ronald Ross, born on May 13, 1857, in Almora, India, was a British physician and entomologist. He is best known for his research on malaria, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1902. Ross demonstrated the role of mosquitoes in the transmission of the disease, thereby laying the foundation for methods to combat malaria. He passed away on September 16, 1932.
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- Who is Ronald Ross?
- Ronald Ross, born on May 13, 1857, in Almora, India, was a British physician and entomologist. He is best known for his research on malaria, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1902. Ross demonstrated the role of mosquitoes in the transmission of the disease, thereby laying the foundation for methods to combat malaria. He passed away on September 16, 1932.
- In what year did Ronald Ross win the Nobel Prize?
- 1902 — Medicine