John William Scott Macfie | |
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| Born | 16 September 1879 |
| Died | 11 October 1948 (aged 69) Buchanan Hospital,
St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge [1] |
| Known for | Researches on tropical diseases, especially on
malaria and
trypanosomiasis
[1] Contributions to entomology, particularly descriptive reports of new species, on ceratopogonidae (biting midges), mosquitoes and tse-tse fly [1] |
| Awards | Mary Kingsley Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | zoology / medicine |
| Institutions |
University of Edinburgh
[1] Radcliffe Infirmary and County Hospital, Oxford [1] |
John William Scott Macfie DSc (Edin.) (16 September 1879 – 11 October 1948) was an English entomologist, parasitologist and protozoologist. [1]
Macfie was born in Eastham, Cheshire, England. He died in Hastings, Sussex, England.
Macfie was educated at Oundle School and Caius College, Cambridge. [2] In 1915 he received a DSc from the University of Edinburgh. [3] He was director of the Medical Research Institute in Accra between 1914 and 1923, having undertaken the same responsibilities in an acting capacity at Lagos in 1913. [1]
He was awarded the Mary Kingsley medal by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in 1919 [1] and lectured at that institution on protozoology between 1923 and 1925. [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Who's Who 1938. London: A & C Black. 1938. I.
- ^ "Macfie, John William Scott (MFY898JW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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^ Macfie, John William Scott (1915).
"Published papers".
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John William Scott Macfie | |
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| Born | 16 September 1879 |
| Died | 11 October 1948 (aged 69) Buchanan Hospital,
St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge [1] |
| Known for | Researches on tropical diseases, especially on
malaria and
trypanosomiasis
[1] Contributions to entomology, particularly descriptive reports of new species, on ceratopogonidae (biting midges), mosquitoes and tse-tse fly [1] |
| Awards | Mary Kingsley Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | zoology / medicine |
| Institutions |
University of Edinburgh
[1] Radcliffe Infirmary and County Hospital, Oxford [1] |
John William Scott Macfie DSc (Edin.) (16 September 1879 – 11 October 1948) was an English entomologist, parasitologist and protozoologist. [1]
Macfie was born in Eastham, Cheshire, England. He died in Hastings, Sussex, England.
Macfie was educated at Oundle School and Caius College, Cambridge. [2] In 1915 he received a DSc from the University of Edinburgh. [3] He was director of the Medical Research Institute in Accra between 1914 and 1923, having undertaken the same responsibilities in an acting capacity at Lagos in 1913. [1]
He was awarded the Mary Kingsley medal by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in 1919 [1] and lectured at that institution on protozoology between 1923 and 1925. [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Who's Who 1938. London: A & C Black. 1938. I.
- ^ "Macfie, John William Scott (MFY898JW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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^ Macfie, John William Scott (1915).
"Published papers".
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