Born in India, Sir Ronald Ross in one of the greatest physician and a “First British Nobel Laureate” who led the discovery of malarial parasite. To honor his work, the World Mosquito Day is celebrated each year in the month of August. This brief article highlights an attempt to memorize his great contribution to the medical science. Sir Ronald Ross was born in the Uttarakhand state of India on 13 May 1857. His father, Sir CCG Ross, was a General in the Indian Army.
He worked in the Indian Medical Service for about 25 years. Entered Medicine to His Father’s Wish: Sir, Ronald Ross was spent most of his childhood with his aunts in England. He didn’t have any predisposition for medicine. In fact, in his early years, he has developed an interest in poetry, literature, music, and mathematics, all of which he continued to engage in for the rest of his life. At the age of 17, to his father’s…
