Timothy Richards Lewis
Welsh pathologist and parasitologist (1841-1886) · Doctors · Died at 44
Timothy Richards Lewis was a Welsh surgeon and pathologist who worked in India on several aspects of tropical medicine. He worked during the early period when the role of pathogenic organisms in disease were beginning to triumph over the older miasma theory.
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He was one of the first to identify the role of nematode worms in filariasis. His studies include those on cholera, leprosy, trypanosoma, and fungal infections.
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1841 to 1886 · aged 44
