| Sir Leonard Rogers | |
| Birth Date: | 18 January 1868 |
| Birth Place: | Hartley House, Helston, Cornwall, England |
| Death Date: | 16 September 1962 |
| Death Place: | Royal Cornwall Infirmary, Truro, Cornwall, England |
| Nationality: | English |
| Fields: | Tropical medicine |
| Known For: | Founding the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (1914) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1929) Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (1932) Manson Medal (1938) |
| Spouse: | Una Elsie North |
| Children: | 3 sons |
Sir Leonard Rogers [2] [3] (18 January 1868 – 16 September 1962) was a founder member of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and its President from 1933 to 1935.[4] [5]
Rogers studied at Plymouth College and worked at St Mary’s Hospital. He qualified M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (1891) F.R.C.S. (1892) in London.[1]
Rogers had a wide range of interests in tropical medicine, from the study of kala-azar epidemics to sea snake venoms, but is best known for pioneering the treatment of cholera with hypertonic saline, which has saved a multitude of lives. He also championed Indian chaulmoogra oil as a treatment for Hansen's disease (leprosy).[1]
Rogers was one of the pioneers in setting up the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine (CSTM) in Calcutta, India.[6] [7] In 1929, Rogers was awarded the Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh.
He was president of the 1919 session of the Indian Science Congress.[1]
Rogers defended vivisection and criticized the arguments of the anti-vivisection movement. He authored a book, The Truth about Vivisection in 1937.[8]
He was honorary treasurer of the Research Defence Society. Rogers played a leading part in obtaining a ruling from the High Court sustained by the Appeal Court and House of Lords that anti-vivisection organizations can not be regarded as charities.[1]