What is recorded here
The public map records this plaque for Sir Ronald Ross. Its recorded inscription reads: Sir Ronald Ross, 1857 - 1932, Nobel Laureate, discoverer of the mosquito transmission of malaria, lived here.
Sir Ronald Ross was a British medical doctor and researcher who discovered that mosquitoes transmit malaria, a breakthrough that significantly advanced efforts to combat the disease. In recognition of his work, he became the first Briton to win a Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1902.
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