edward jenner

     

In 1798 he published "An Inquiry into...a Disease by the Name of Cow Pox"

Trivia about edward jenner

  • In 1778 this smallpox vaccine developer wrote a paper on the murderous habits of the young cuckoo bird
  • He proved being inoculated with cowpox matter would prevent people from catching smallpox
  • In a 1798 tract on cowpox he introduced the term "vaccine"
  • Every time you get a vaccination, you can thank this British physician who pioneered the process in the 1790s