Person Stephens; John William Watson (1865 - 1946); parasitologist and expert on tropical diseases Stephens John William Watson parasitologist and expert on tropical diseases 1865 - 1946 British Male Holcwm, Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, Wales 02 March 1865 18650302 Holcwm, Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, Wales 17/05/1946 19460517

parasitologist and expert on tropical diseases Parasitic diseases Tropical diseases Parasitology Education: Preparatory school in Ferryside; Christ College, Brecon; MD (Camb); BA; DPH Career: Sir Trevor Lawrence research studentship in pathology and bacteriology at St Bartholomew’s Hospital (1895-1886); John Lucas Walker research studentship in pathology at Cambridge (1897); Assistant bacteriologist to the government of India (1897-8); Walter Myers Lecturer in Tropical Medicine at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (1903-1913); Alfred Jones Professor of Tropical Medicine, succeeding Sir Ronald Ross (FRS 1901) (1913-1928); malaria consultant with Royal Army Medical Corps (1914-1918); member of the Colonial Medical Research Committee (1927); retired to Holcwm, Ferryside. Memberships: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (President 1927–1928). Awards/Medals: Manson Medal 1935 Parents: John Stephens, barrister, and Martha, daughter of Captain David Davies RM, of Transmawr, Carmarthenshire. Spouse: Mary Sophie, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel E. C. C. Sandys (16 April 1901). Children: John and David. Described Plasmodium ovale; carried out pioneering work on sleeping sickness. Member of the Royal Society malaria commission in Africa and India (1898-192) Fellow 13/05/1920 55 George Henry Falkiner Nuttall; George Stuart Graham-Smith; Arthur Everett Shipley; John Stanley Gardiner; Frederick William Andrewes; Charles James Martin; Robert Newstead Benjamin Moore; John George Adami; John Smyth Macdonald; Charles Scott Sherrington; William Boog Leishman; James Lorrain Smith Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1945-1948 vol 5 pp 525-540, plate, by S R Christophers International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1947.0016 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Stephens%2C+John+William+Watson RCN 18603 RCN 18618 RCN 19311 RCN 18633 RCN 18626 RCN 18605 RCN 18598 RCN 18615 RCN 18628 RCN 18632 RCN 18602 RCN 18597 RCN 18616 RCN 18604 RCN 18629 RCN 18601 RCN 18606 RCN 18631 RCN 18614 RCN 18625 RCN 18623 RCN 18627 RCN 18607 RCN 18624 RCN 11586 RCN 18617 2 Mar 1865 - 17 May 1946 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 21/06/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1740 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 87451819-c978-481f-96fd-08cee09e965f