Edward Jenner (1749–1823)
Author of An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolæ Vaccinæ
About the Author
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University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Kansas Medical Center
Works by Edward Jenner
Associated Works
Scientific Papers: Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology (2003) — Contributor — 260 copies, 4 reviews
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- Legal name
- Jenner, Edward Anthony
- Birthdate
- 1749-05-17
- Date of death
- 1823-01-26
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- physician
scientist - Short biography
- Edward Jenner was a British physician who developed the world's first vaccine. He proved that individuals who had been infected by cowpox were immune to smallpox and popularized the intentional infection of people by cowpox as a means of providing immunity to the much more dangerous smallpox virus.
- Nationality
- England
UK - Birthplace
- Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
- Place of death
- Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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