Born Almora, India. Died London, Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1902 "for his work on malaria, by which he has shown how it enters the organism and thereby has laid the foundation for successful research on this disease and methods of combating it".
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Sir Ronald Ross
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Sir Ronald Ross
Greater London Council Sir Ronald Ross, 1857 - 1932, Nobel Laureate, discove...
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Erasmus Wilson F.R.S
Surgeon, dermatologist and philanthropist. Born Marylebone High Street. Died at home in Kent.
Kensington Wells
In 1696 a mineral spring was discovered on the site, and the Kensington Wells developed from it. The first building to be erected at the spring was the Wells spa, which operated until the mid 18th...
Sister Dorothy Louise Thomas, GC
Nurse. Born East London. From Stephen's Study Room: "At the time of her EGM award she was a Nursing Sister at the Middlesex Hospital {Foley Street}, London. On the 26 January 1934, Sister Thomas...
Order of St John of Jerusalem
The Priory was the English headquarters of the Order of St John of Jerusalem which combined religion, crusading military might and the care of the sick. The members of the order were also known as ...
Joseph Lister
Born in Upton, Essex. Died in Walmer, Kent. Pioneer in the use of antiseptics in surgery. The medical historian, Ruth Richardson, has an interesting piece in the Lancet reporting on how Agnes his w...