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Edward Jenner (1749-1823) English physician and naturalist; pioneer of vaccination. Vicar's son from Berkeley, Gloucestershire. After studying cowpox in countrypeople, Jenner conducted experiments that lead to the creation of the smallpox vaccine.

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• BBC History - Edward Jenner

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/jenner_edward.shtml
  Brief biography of Jenner, and his pioneering anti-smallpox treatment which eventually led to global eradication of the disease. Links to more information about smallpox.

• Dr Edward Jenner Museum

  http://www.jennermuseum.com/
  Housed in his former home the museum fills in the biography of the man. Also included are opening times and prices, brief career description, and links to pages about his discovery of smallpox vaccination.

• Edward Jenner

  http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/nathist/jenner.html
  Exhibit marking his first experimental vaccination against the disease.

• Edward Jenner

  http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/edward_jenner.htm
  Biography. Also statistics of smallpox casualties in London in 1844.

• Founders of Science: Edward Jenner

  http://pyramid.spd.louisville.edu/~eri/fos/jenner.html
  Brief biography and a facsimile of 'Inquiry' - his landmark contribution to the science of medicine and biology.

• Who Named It?: Edward Jenner

  http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/1818.html
  Detailed biography of his life and work.

 

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