All posts tagged Patrick Manson

Origins of LSHTM on our 125th Birthday

125 years ago today, on 2nd October 1899, the School opened its doors to its first students. Here is a short history of how the School was established and what happened in our early years.

Seamen’s Hospital Society

The London School of Tropical Medicine, as it was called until…

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Anniversary of Sir Patrick Manson: 3 Oct 1844 – 9 April 1922

Sir Patrick Manson, founder of the London School of Tropical Medicine,  died 93 years ago today.

Manson, known as the father of modern tropical medicine, studied medicine at Aberdeen University, passing M.B. and C.M. in 1865.

In 1866 he became a  medical officer in Formosa (Taiwan) for the…

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