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Ronald Ross (born May 13, 1857, in Almora, and died September 16, 1932, in London) was a mathematician, poet, novelist, microbiologist, physician, and British citizen. Ross was born in India, where his father, Campbell Claye Grant Ross, was stationed. He later returned to the United Kingdom, where he obtained his education at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Ross was best known for his work on malaria, by which he showed how the disease entered the organism and thereby laid the foundation for successful research on the disease and methods of combating it. In recognition of his contributions to the field, Ross was awarded the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His work remains influential in the academic discipline of physiology and medicine.
