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Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
Discovering the parasite responsible for malaria.
Malaria parasite · Trypanosome research
- Born
- 18 June 1845
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 18 May 1922
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Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
Alphonse Laveran was a French military doctor whose microscopy helped show that single-celled parasites could cause human disease.
Early life
Medical family
His father was an army doctor.
Education
Studied medicine at Strasbourg.
Career
- 1867
Medical degree
Qualified as a doctor.
- 1878
Algerian posting
Began the military service during which he studied malaria.
- 1896
Pasteur Institute
Moved into dedicated research in Paris.
Contributions
Malaria parasite
Observed parasites in the blood of malaria patients.
Trypanosome research
Co-authored a major study with Félix Mesnil.
Nobel Prize
Was honoured for work on protozoa as causes of disease.
Beyond the lab
Research funding
Donated half his Nobel money to support tropical-disease research.
Scientific community
Founded the Société de Pathologie Exotique in 1908.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Further source ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Laveran.jpg : Eugène Pirou (1841–1909) derivative work: Materialscientist ( talk ). Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
