Charles Wilberforce Daniels, FRCP (1862–1927): underrated pioneer of tropical medicine

Charles Wilberforce Daniels was a major pioneer in the early days of the newly-formed medical specialism—tropical medicine. At the London School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) of which he was a leading stalwart, he took an active part in research, teaching and administration. But like others in the new discipline he spent a great deal of time at various tropical locations: Fiji, British Guiana—where he made important observations on various forms of filariasis, east Africa, and Malaya. However, his most important research contribution was arguably confirmation of Ronald Ross’ 1898 discovery of the complete life-cycle of avian malaria, in Calcutta.