William Alfred Stedwell Lamborn (in literature usually as W.A. Lamborn) OBE (1877 – 4 March 1959) was a British physician and medical entomologist who worked in Southeast Asia and Africa, conducting studies on malaria and trypanosoma while also collecting and studying insects. A number of insect species including Alaena lamborni,[1]Aslauga lamborni,[2]Sphecodemyia lamborni, Praestochrysis lamborni;[3] and the ciliate genus Lambornella[4] are named after him.
Lamborn was born in 1877 at Battle, Sussex and was educated at St Mungo's College, Glasgow, and trained at Middlesex Hospital receiving a medical degree in 1899. He worked at Islington Infirmary and the County Asylum, Oxford as a medical officer before going to British Guiana in 1905. In 1907 he moved to Pietermaritzburg in South Africa and later served in the Nigeria Bitumen Corporation at Lagos as a medical officer. He conducted a malaria survey in the Federated Malay States. In 1913 he was appointed as a medical entomologist in Nigeria but travelled around Africa working for the Imperial Bureau of Entomology. He was involved in studies of tsetse flies around 1917 and worked at Tanga Hospital. In 1918 he became a medical officer in Nyasaland and worked briefly in the Federated Malay States as a medical entomologist in 1920 before returning to Nyasaland. During World War II he served as a Major in Kenya in the R.A.M.C.[5]
^Bohart, R. M. (1987). "New Praestochrysis and Notes on Described Species From the Oriental Region (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 94 (1–2): 45–49. doi:10.1155/1987/93491. ISSN 0033-2615.
^Keilin, D. (1921). "On a New Ciliate: Lambornella stegomyiae n.g., n.sp., Parasitic in the Body-Cavity of the Larvae of Stegomyia scutellaris Walker (Diptera, Nematocera, Culicidae)". Parasitology. 13 (3): 216–224. doi:10.1017/S0031182000012488. ISSN 0031-1820. S2CID 84864942.
^ ab"Obituary". British Medical Journal. 2 (5147): 310–311. 1959. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.5147.307-c. S2CID 220222429.
^Kemp, John (2014). "Dr. W. A. Lamborn: (1877 - 1959) A Medical Entomologist in Nyasaland". The Society of Malawi Journal. 67 (1): 57–63. ISSN 0037-993X. JSTOR 24332666.
^Uvarov, Boris (1961). "The President's remarks". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London, Series C. Journal of Meetings. 25 (11): 49–51. doi:10.1111/j.1946-150X.1961.tb01515.x.
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lamborn, william, alfred, stedwell, lamborn, literature, usually, 1877, march, 1959, british, physician, medical, entomologist, worked, southeast, asia, africa, conducting, studies, malaria, trypanosoma, while, also, collecting, studying, insects, number, inse. William Alfred Stedwell Lamborn in literature usually as W A Lamborn OBE 1877 4 March 1959 was a British physician and medical entomologist who worked in Southeast Asia and Africa conducting studies on malaria and trypanosoma while also collecting and studying insects A number of insect species including Alaena lamborni 1 Aslauga lamborni 2 Sphecodemyia lamborni Praestochrysis lamborni 3 and the ciliate genus Lambornella 4 are named after him W A LambornBorn1877 Died4 March 1959 aged 81 82 OccupationMedical entomologist physician AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire George V 1930 New Year Honours 1930 Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians Lamborn was born in 1877 at Battle Sussex and was educated at St Mungo s College Glasgow and trained at Middlesex Hospital receiving a medical degree in 1899 He worked at Islington Infirmary and the County Asylum Oxford as a medical officer before going to British Guiana in 1905 In 1907 he moved to Pietermaritzburg in South Africa and later served in the Nigeria Bitumen Corporation at Lagos as a medical officer He conducted a malaria survey in the Federated Malay States In 1913 he was appointed as a medical entomologist in Nigeria but travelled around Africa working for the Imperial Bureau of Entomology He was involved in studies of tsetse flies around 1917 and worked at Tanga Hospital In 1918 he became a medical officer in Nyasaland and worked briefly in the Federated Malay States as a medical entomologist in 1920 before returning to Nyasaland During World War II he served as a Major in Kenya in the R A M C 5 Lamborn was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE in the 1930 New Year Honours and elected member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1937 5 He died at his home in Fort Johnston Malawi 6 His insect collections are deposited in the Hope Collection at Oxford University 7 References Edit Gifford D 1965 Butterflies of Malawi Blantyre Malawi The Society of Malawi a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Bethune Baker G T 1914 Notes on the Lycaenidae collected by W A Lamborn in the Lagos district of West Africa with descriptions of new species Appendix Trans Ent Soc Lond 499 503 Bohart R M 1987 New Praestochrysis and Notes on Described Species From the Oriental Region Hymenoptera Chrysididae Psyche A Journal of Entomology 94 1 2 45 49 doi 10 1155 1987 93491 ISSN 0033 2615 Keilin D 1921 On a New Ciliate Lambornella stegomyiae n g n sp Parasitic in the Body Cavity of the Larvae of Stegomyia scutellaris Walker Diptera Nematocera Culicidae Parasitology 13 3 216 224 doi 10 1017 S0031182000012488 ISSN 0031 1820 S2CID 84864942 a b Obituary British Medical Journal 2 5147 310 311 1959 doi 10 1136 bmj 2 5147 307 c S2CID 220222429 Kemp John 2014 Dr W A Lamborn 1877 1959 A Medical Entomologist in Nyasaland The Society of Malawi Journal 67 1 57 63 ISSN 0037 993X JSTOR 24332666 Uvarov Boris 1961 The President s remarks Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London Series C Journal of Meetings 25 11 49 51 doi 10 1111 j 1946 150X 1961 tb01515 x Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title W A Lamborn amp oldid 1169443063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
