Wallace Peters (April 1, 1924 – December 2018) was a British entomologist and parasitologist. He is noted for his work on

malaria Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death. S ...

and won the Joseph Augustin LePrince Medal for outstanding work in the field of malariology in 1994. He also won Germany's

Rudolf Leuckart Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolf Leuckart (7 October 1822 – 22 February 1898) was a German zoologist born in Helmstedt. He was a nephew to naturalist Friedrich Sigismund Leuckart (1794–1843). Academic career He earned his degree from the Uni ...

Medal in 1980 and Saudi Arabia's King Faisal International Prize for Medicine in 1983. In 2004 he was awarded the

Manson Medal The Manson Medal (full name Sir Patrick Manson Medal, originally the Manson Memorial Medal), named in honour of Sir Patrick Manson, is the highest accolade the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene awards. Started in 1923, it is awarded tri ...

. Among his doctoral students was

Wendy Gibson Wendy Gibson is Professor of Protozoology at University of Bristol, specialising in trypanosomes and molecular parasitology. Career Wendy C. Gibson studied B. Sc. Zoology at University College London, UK graduating in 1975 followed by a doctor ...

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British parasitologists 1924 births British entomologists 2018 deaths Malariologists Manson medal winners Presidents of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Academics of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine {{UK-entomologist-stub