Sir Patrick Manson
Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1844 - 1922
About MeFounder of the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The ‘father of tropical medicine’, Patrick Manson was born in Oldmeldrum, north of Aberdeen, and was educated at the University of Aberdeen. In 1866 he moved to China where he made vital contributions to tropical medicine through his observations that many tropical infectious diseases require a vector or carrier, such as a parasite, to spread from person-to-person.
His work led to the ground-breaking discovery that mosquitoes are carriers of plasmodium, a parasite that causes malaria. His life-saving work led to vector control, which remains the cornerstone for the World Health Organisation’s programme for the elimination and control of malaria. He was later instrumental in persuading the British government that tropical medicine was an important field of medical research. In 1899 Patrick founded the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. His influential Manual of Tropical Diseases, became a bestseller in the field of tropical medicine, laying the groundwork for many clinical practices still followed today.
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