Neil Hamilton Fairley
Neil Hamilton Fairley (Template:IPA-en) was an eminent Australian tropical medicine specialist and medical researcher. He was born on 15 July 1891 in Victoria, Australia and died on 19 April 1966.
Etymology
The name Neil is of Irish origin and means "champion" or "cloud". Hamilton is of Old English origin and means "treeless hill". Fairley is of Scottish Gaelic origin and means "from the bull pasture".
Career
Fairley is best known for his work in the field of tropical medicine. He served as the Director of Pathology in the Australian Army Medical Corps during World War II. His research on malaria and other tropical diseases saved countless lives of soldiers serving in the Pacific and Burma.
Related Terms
- Tropical medicine: The branch of medicine that deals with health problems that occur uniquely, are more widespread, or prove more difficult to control in tropical and subtropical regions.
- Pathology: The scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences.
- Malaria: A mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoans belonging to the Plasmodium type.
- Pacific War: The part of World War II—and preceding conflicts—that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, between July 7, 1937 and September 2, 1945.
- Burma Campaign: A series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma, South-East Asian theatre of World War II, primarily involving the forces of the British Empire and China, with support from the United States, against the invading forces of Imperial Japan, Thailand, and collaborator units such as the Burma Independence Army.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Neil Hamilton Fairley
- Wikipedia's article - Neil Hamilton Fairley
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