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Nationality

As noted earlier, Ross is sometimes claimed as "Scottish", but this is inaccurate as he seems to have spent hardly anytime there at all, was born in India, educated in England and of an English mother and a Scottish father.

This is NOT the MP for Londonderry. Sir Ronald Ross died in 1932 whereas the MP for Londonderry sat in parliament until sometime in the 1950's.

I'm bemused by the references to "Sir Ross" in the article. It is customary in the UK to refer to knights of the realm either by their full name, as in "Sir Ronald Ross" or by their first name as in "Sir Ronald". The usage "Sir Ross" is unusual to say the least and, I'd venture to suggest, deserves editing. Al 23:08, 9 July 2006 (UTC) ^^ Probably some Indian fella did that.[reply]

If this is the MP for Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency) then it should say so, if then then a disambiguation is needed. --Henrygb 13:53, 20 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Ross was British rather than Scottish. The only Scottish connection seems to be his name. He was not born in Scotland, was educated in London and worked for the Liverpool Tropical Medicine Institute (both in England). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nicol Watt (talk • contribs) 17:53, 28 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sir Ronald Ross, MP for Londonderry, was alive and well in September 1939 when he was given command of the North Irish Horse. He had to relinquish command due to illness in January 1940 but he was writing letters to The Times in 1946 so he did not die at this time. A letter from Ross, using his House of Commons address, appears in The Times on 8 April 1946. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.155.205.60 (talk) 20:53, 1 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Sir Ronald Ross KCB KCMG FRS FRCS[1][2] (13 May 1857 – 16 September 1932) was a British medical doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria, becoming the first British Nobel laureate, and the first born outside Europe. 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. He

Sir Ronald Ross KCB KCMG FRS FRCS[1][2] (13 May 1857 – 16 September 1932) was a British medical doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on the transmission of malaria, becoming the first British Nobel laureate, and the first born outside Europe. 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. He was a polymath, writing a number of poems, published several novels, and composed songs. He was also an amateur artist and natural mathematician. He worked in the Indian Medical Service for 25 years. It was during his service that he made the groundbreaking medical discovery. After resigning from his service in India, he joined the faculty of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and continued as Professor and Chairman of Tropical Medicine of the institute for 10 years. In 1926 he became Director-in-Chief of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases, which was established in honour of his works. He remained there until his death — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2409:4062:9F:F5D5:0:0:924:18A1 (talk) 13:32, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]