School of Tropical Medicine

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The School of Tropical Medicine was established in 1921 in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India.

Its establishment, was due to the results of a government initiative as well as private efforts, and was an important landmark in the development and research in tropical medicine in India.

The person who took a leading role in its creation was Leonard Rogers (1868-1962) of the Indian Medical Service, professor of pathology at the Calcutta Medical College.

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