Cyril Garnham
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Cyril Garnham | |
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| Born | Percy Cyril Claude Garnham 15 January 1901 London |
| Died | 25 December 1994 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St Bartholomew's Hospital, London |
| Known for | Malaria |
| Spouse(s) | Esther Long Price |
| Children | Two sons and four daughters |
| Awards | Manson Medal (1965) Linnean Medal (1986) |
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| Fields | Malarial parasitology |
| Institutions | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
Percy Cyril Claude Garnham CMG FRS (15 January 1901 – 25 December 1994),[1] was a British biologist and parasitologist. On his 90th birthday, he was called the "greatest living parasitologist".[2]
Early life and education[]
He was born in London, the son of Percy Claude Garnham (1875–1915), and Edith née Masham (1878–1951), an accomplished violinist. In World War I, his father served as a lieutenant in the Royal Navy and died at Gallipoli in 1915. He was educated at Paradise School and St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, and graduated in medicine in 1925.[3]
Career[]
Garnham created the subgenus Vinckeia of Plasmodium to accommodate the mammalian parasites other than those infecting primates, i.e. Plasmodium species infecting mammals other than primates.[citation needed]
Awards and honours[]
In 1965, Garnham was awarded the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's Manson Medal, named in honour of Sir Patrick Manson. It is the RSTMH's highest honour and awarded triennially.[4]
Personal life[]
In 1924, he married Esther Long Price; they had two sons and four daughters.[2]
References[]
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- ^ "GARNHAM, Percy Cyril Claude (1901–1994)". AIM25. February 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "OBITUARIES : Professor P. C. C. Garnham". The Independent. 12 January 1995. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Percy Cyril Claude Garnham". Royal College of Physicians of London. RCP. 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Manson Medal". Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. RSTMH. 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
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- 1901 births
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- British parasitologists
- British public health doctors
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Malariologists
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Academics of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- 20th-century British medical doctors
- Manson medal winners