Ernest Hanbury Hankin
British scientist
Born on: February 4, 1865Died on: March 29, 1939
Aged: 74 years 53 days (889 months)
Birth Sign: Aquarius
Ernest Hanbury Hankin was an English bacteriologist, aeronautical theorist and naturalist. Working mainly in India, he studied malaria, cholera and other diseases.
He is often considered as among the first to detect bacteriophage activity and suggested that their presence in the waters of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers may have had a role in restricting the outbreaks of cholera.
Apart from his professional studies, he took considerable interest in the Islamic geometric patterns in Mughal architecture as well as the soaring flight of birds, culture and its impact on education.
He was sometimes criticised for being overzealous in his research methods.
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