W. H. Harsant, who died on 10th February, at his Clifton residence, in his eighty-third year, was born at Epsom, a?d educated at the City of London School. Entering Guys Hospital, he qualified as L.S.A. in 1873, the year following he took the M.R.C.S., and was appointed House Surged1 and afterwards Resident Obstetric Officer at Guy's. Leaving London, he was appointed House Surgeon at the Bristo...

Sergio Guerra Vilaboy (1949, La Habana) as director of the American History Department University Havana and honorary president Association Historians Latin America Caribbean has developed a prolific career focused on study framework in comparative perspective according to teachings German historian Manfred Kossok. Author numerous publications, his knowledge about Latin-American Cuban historiog...

Our colleagues at the Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical have been informed of the demise of Professor Pierre Ambroise-Thomas (1937-2014). However, considering that the tribute we paid to him in 2015 - at the 20th anniversary of the Seminário Laveran & Deane sobre Malária - is equally true today, it is worth sharing it with the readers of the RSBMT, in recognition of his many virtues. Pi...