Robert Thomson Leiper He then entered the University of Glasgow to study medicine, at which he excelled, winning awards such as the John Hunter Medal and the Senior Arnott Prize in the field; graduating in 1904. From an early age Leiper was devoted to helminthology, the study of parasitic flatworms; while still an undergraduate, at the age of 21, he discovered an undocumented turbellarian worm in the Spatangoida sea urchin. This discovery lead to the publication of his first paper in "Nature" magazine. He later, in 1923, he founded the "Journal of Helminthology". In that same year on 3 May he was made
Philippine mythical creatures Philippine mythical creatures Philippine folklore, unlike Greek, Norse or Egyptian mythologies, has not been organized into a formal pantheon, has not been relegated to history, nor does not generally contain long epics, though epics have been recorded, many of which are only partly recorded as majority have been abolished, slimmed, or altered under Spanish colonial rule. To this day, Philippine myths still have an active role in the lives of rural Filipinos. The countless myths circulating throughout the Filipino countryside contain a large variety of mythical creatures. Although there is no scientific evidence for any of these creatures, there is