Person Ross; Sir; Ronald (1857 - 1932); malariologist Ross Ronald Sir malariologist 1857 - 1932 British Male Almora, Kumaon Hills, North-Western provinces, India, Asia 13 May 1857 18570513 Putney, London, England 16/09/1932 19320916

malariologist Medicine Education: Primary schools at Ryde, Isle of Wight; boarding school at Springhill, near Southampton (1869); DPH (United Colleges, London); St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School, London (1874) Career: Ships' Surgeon (for one year); embarked for India on the troopship Jumma (1881); posted in Madras, Moulmein (in Burma/Myanmar), Baluchistan, Andaman Islands, Bangalore and Secunderabad (1881-189); posted as the Acting Garrison Surgeon at Bangalore (1883); on home leave in London with his family (1894) during which time he met Sir Patick Manson (FRS 1900) who became his mentor, introducing him to the problems in malaria research; returned to India on P&O ship Ballaarat, landing in Secunderabad, went to Bombay Civil Hospital seeking malarial patients, making blood films (1895); observed the early stages of malarial parasite inside a mosquito stomach and deported to Bangalore to investigate an outbreak of cholera (1895); left India and began intense correspondence with Manson on (1895-1899) where he recorded his increasing skill at hatching mosquito larvae, dissecting the insects at different stages of development, and identifying parasites which infect them; tested Manson's hypotheses that the malaria parasite developed in the mosquito's larva, and that human beings contracted the disease via contaminated water and infected air, with ambiguous results; he began major research of his own, involving brown and 'dapple-winged' mosquitoes, routinely hatching larvae, dissecting, and working with malaria patients, to investigate the method of transmission (1897), for which he won the Nobel Prize (1902); worked at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (1899); settled in London (1912). Medals and prizes: Nobel Prize (Physiology or Medicine) 1902 Honours: CB 1902; KCB 1911; KCMG 1918 Memberships: MRCS Parents: General Sir Campbell Claye Grant Ross (1824–1892), then a captain in the 66th regiment of Gurkhas, and Matilda Charlotte (d. 1906), daughter of Edward Merrick Elderton, a London solicitor. Spouse: Rosa Bessie (1861×3–1931), daughter of Alfred Bradley Bloxam, a man of independent means. Children: Dorothy (1891–1947) and Sylvia (1893–1925) Received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria: the discovery of the malarial parasite found in the gastrointestinal tract of a mosquito. The Ross family was Scottish, of clan Ross, but Ross's great-great-grandfather was a director of the East India Company, and his grandfather, father, and an uncle were soldiers in the Bengal army. Royal Society roles: VP 1911-1913 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1909 Fellow 06/06/1901 44 Patrick Manson; James Crichton Browne; Thomas Lauder Brunton; James Dewar; David Ferrier; Henry Charlton Bastian Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1932-1935 vol l pp 108-114, plate, by George Henry Falkiner Nuttall References: R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332 Ross R, IM003890.jpg 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.1933.0006 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Ross%2C+Ronald RCN R61382 RCN 52371 RCN R61379 RCN R61380 RCN R61381 RCN R61383 RCN R61384 RCN R61386 RCN R61385 13 May 1857 - 16 Sep 1932 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 07/02/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA2281 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 8b15f97d-0502-455b-9232-ff1222e48081