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John William Scott Macfie
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John William Scott Macfie DSc (Edin.) (16 September 1879 – 11 October 1948) was an English entomologist, parasitologist and protozoologist.[1]
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Born | (1879-09-16)16 September 1879 |
Died | 11 October 1948(1948-10-11) (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] |
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