Griffith Evans 1835-1935

Veterinarian, Pioneer Parasitologist and Adventurer

Gavin Gatehouse

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University of Wales Press
01 August 2024

Biography: science, technology & engineering; History of science

Series: Scientists of Wales

In 1880, Griffith Evans, an army veterinary surgeon in India, made the seminal discovery that blood parasites

then universally considered benign

were pathogenic. Spurned by peers and colleagues, his conclusions from experiments with diseased horses were acknowledged by Koch and Pasteur, but it took many years before his achievement received general recognition.

The son of a farmer near Tywyn, Meirionnydd, Evans was commissioned as a veterinary officer in the Royal Artillery. He was first posted to Canada where, in his spare time, he qualified in medicine. An irrepressible adventurer, he visited North America during the Civil War, meeting Abraham Lincoln and touring the Union front line.

Evans's talent for engagement with people and cultures characterised his life in Canada and in India. During a long and productive retirement in north Wales, he immersed himself in local and national affairs. At his centenary in 1935, Evans received the accolades of his profession, community and family, dying peacefully in his hundredth year. Since that time, his name has faded into obscurity.

By: Gavin Gatehouse
Imprint: University of Wales Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 13mm
ISBN: 9781837721238
ISBN 10: 1837721238
Series: Scientists of Wales
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 August 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product

Gavin Gatehouse is a retired lecturer of applied entomology and parasitology.

Reviews for Griffith Evans 1835-1935: Veterinarian, Pioneer Parasitologist and Adventurer

""Whether it was the ambition of Gavin Gatehouse or not, but this book is a wonderful reverent tribute to a man who, somewhat burdened by his 'hiraeth' for Wales and his family, lived large parts of his life in discomfort, pursing his passion for knowledge and indulging his fascination with science, a Welshman to truly admire.""-- ""Nation.Cymru""