Description: (Scottish Physician Known for Founding the Discipline of Tropical Medicine)
Sir Patrick Manson was a Scottish physician celebrated for his pioneering contributions to parasitology and as a co-founder of tropical medicine. He obtained degrees in Surgery, Medicine, and Law from the University of Aberdeen. Manson's medical journey took him to various locations such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and London. He is renowned for his discovery that mosquitoes are carriers of filariasis in humans, a crucial breakthrough that laid the groundwork for modern tropical medicine. Manson's research also played a key role in the mosquito-malaria theory and the advancement of malariology.