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Michael Thomas Gillies

British entomologist (1920-1999) · United Kingdom · Died at 79

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Michael Thomas Gillies was an English medical entomologist. He spent most of his working life in the tropics, particularly Tanzania and later The Gambia, studying the transfer of malaria between mosquitos and humans.

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Awards

Sir Rickard Christophers Medal1982
Chalmers Medal1965

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Father: Harold Gillies

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Michael Thomas Gillies was an English medical entomologist. He spent most of his working life in the tropics, particularly Tanzania and later The Gambia, studying the transfer of malaria between mosquitos and humans. He was awarded the Chalmers and Sir Rickard Christophers Medals for his seminal contribution to the understanding of the role of mosquito behaviour in the transfer of malaria. He was also a world authority on the mayfly.

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Country
United Kingdom
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1999 · aged 79

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