Sir Leonard Rogers (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. Biography 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). Rogers was one of the pioneers in setting up the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine (CSTM) in Calcutta, India. 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. Works . . . . . , with Ernest Muir. References 1868 births 1962 deaths 19th-century English medical doctors Fellows of the Royal Society Indian Medical Service officers People educated at Plymouth College Founders of Indian schools and colleges 20th-century English medical doctors British parasitologists Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Presidents of The Asiatic Society Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India Manson medal winners People from Helston Presidents of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene