John Morison
Bacteriophage expert
About John Morison
Lived 1879 – 1971 (aged 91). John Morison was a parasitologist.
Dr John Morison FRSE CIE (1879–1971) was a 20th-century British physician prominent in the field of bacteriophage.
Life
He was born in Rajshahi (now part of Bangladesh) on 6 November 1879 the son of Dr Donald Morison who had come to India as a medical missionary with his wife in 1878.
John returned to his parents home country of Scotland for education at Glasgow High School and then George Watson's School in Edinburgh. Then went to study medicine at Glasgow University, graduating MB ChB in 1902.
He retired from the Indian Medical Service in 1934 and returned to Scotland in 1935 where he then undertook research on behalf of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
He died in Edinburgh on 21 February 1971 aged 91.
Family
In 1907 he married Annie Macdonald McLean. They had no children.
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John Morison was born on 6 November 1879.
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John Morison died on 21 February 1971.
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John Morison was a parasitologist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Morison. https://biography.guide/john-morison-parasitologist/
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