Edward Jenner, English physician, 1837. Artist: Unknown.

Edward Jenner, English physician, 1837.  Artist: Unknown.

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Edward Jenner, English physician, 1837. Edward Jenner (1749-1823) practiced as a country doctor in his native Gloucestershire. He noted immunity to smallpox was given by cow-pox. In 1796 he vaccinated James Phipps a number of times with pus from cow-pox pustules on a dairy maid. He then inoculated him with smallpox. The boy was ill for a few days, then recovered. From The Gallery of Portraits by Charles Knight. (London, 1837). (Colorised black and white print).


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Edward Jenner: British: Medical pioneer, scientist
People Related
  1. Charles Knight: British: Author, publisher, printer, poet, editor, writer

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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Science & Nature Medicine

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Portraits

Science & Nature Discovery & Exploration


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3746x4662
File Size : 51,164kb


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  1. 0580053306
  1. 2-673-739
  1. 2673739

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