Clifford Dobell

Clifford Dobell FRS^[1] (1886 – 23 December 1949) was a biologist, specifically a protozoologist. He studied intestinal amoebae.^{[2] [3][4]}

1910-1919: Assistant professor of protistology and cytology at the Imperial College London

1915: Involved in war work, helping the military medical staff improve prevention and treatment of ailments associated with intestinal protozoa.

"He was one of the first to demonstrate the existence and to appreciate the epidemiological significance of symptomless carriers of Entamoeba histolytica, whose number among the inhabitants of Great Britain he estimated at 10%." ^[5]

1918, age 32: Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.^[1]

1919: Published monograph: The Amoebae Living in Man

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Hoare, C. A.; MacKinnon, D. L. (1950). "Clifford Dobell. 1886-1949". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 7 (19): 35. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1950.0004.  edit
2. ^ MacKinnon, D. L.; Hoare, C. A. (2009). "Clifford Dobell (1886–1949) in Memoriam". Parasitology 42 (1–2): 1–15. doi:10.1017/S0031182000084213. PMID 14929555.  edit
3. ^ Ball, G. H. (1950). "Clifford Dobell, F.R.S.: 1886-1949". Science 112 (2907): 294–226. doi:10.1126/science.112.2907.294. PMID 14781729.  edit
4. ^ Van Seters, W. H. (1950). "In memoriam Dr. Clifford Dobell, F.R.S. (1886-1949)". Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde 94 (18): 1274–1276. PMID 15429900.  edit
5. ^ Crossfield, P. O. (1950). "Obituary: Clifford Dobell M.A., Sc.D., F.R.S". BMJ 1 (4645): 129. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.4645.129-b.  edit

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Name	Dobell, Clifford
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Date of birth	1886
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Date of death	23 December 1949
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