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His discovery of the malarial parasite in the gastrointestinal tract of a mosquito in 1897 proved that malaria was transmitted by mosquitoes, and laid the foundation for the method of combating the disease.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"13 May 1857","date":"1857-05-13"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102034#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Almora","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q588817"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102034#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"16 September 1932","date":"1932-09-16"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102034#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"London","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102034#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United Kingdom","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q145"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102034#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"physician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39631"},{"text":"mathematician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170790"},{"text":"epidemiologist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12765408"},{"text":"poet","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49757"},{"text":"novelist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6625963"},{"text":"malariologist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17156912"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102034#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4120330"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102034#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Rosa Bessie Bloxam","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108761228"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102034#P26"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Fellow of the Royal Society","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15631401","date":"1901"},{"text":"Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80061","date":"1902"},{"text":"Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12177470","date":"1911"},{"text":"James Tait Black Memorial Prize","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q392586","date":"1923"},{"text":"Royal Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q746756","date":"1909"},{"text":"Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12177415","date":"1918"},{"text":"Manson Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17051446","date":"1929"},{"text":"Bisset Hawkins Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28403496","date":"1914"},{"text":"Albert Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4710826","date":"1923"},{"text":"Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29026864"},{"text":"Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125121451","start":"1929"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102034#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Ross","https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B8","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102034"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Ronald Ross born?","a":"Ronald Ross was born on 13 May 1857 in Almora."},{"q":"Where did Ronald Ross study?","a":"Ronald Ross was educated at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry."}],"related":[{"name":"Francis Crick","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/francis-crick"},{"name":"Robert Edwards (physiologist)","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/robert-edwards-physiologist"},{"name":"Alexis Carrel","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alexis-carrel"},{"name":"Barbara McClintock","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/barbara-mcclintock"},{"name":"Carol W. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ronald Ross.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Ronald Ross\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ronald-ross. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T08:29:22Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/ronald-ross","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/ronald-ross","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/ronald-ross?lang=ne"}}