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Edward Jenner (17 May 1749 – 26 January 1823) was an English physician and scientist who pioneered the concept of vaccines and created the smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The terms vaccine and vaccination are derived from Variolae vaccinae ('pustules of the cow'), the term devised by Jenner to denote cowpox .
Jenner Meda (obverse)l Jenner Medal (reverse) The medal, a coin, was designed in bronze by Allan Wyon. [5] The date of the award and recipient's name is engraved on the rim. [2] A three-quarter face of Jenner is engraved on the obverse, and accompanied are the words: Edward Jenner, M.D., F.R.S, born 1749, died 1823 [2]
The following is a list of people who are considered a "father" or "mother" (or "founding father" or "founding mother") of a scientific field.Such people are generally regarded to have made the first significant contributions to and/or delineation of that field; they may also be seen as "a" rather than "the" father or mother of the field.
Edward Jenner was an English physician and scientist who was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine. He also lived during the Napoleonic Wars, and asked Napoleon to release some British prisoners of war. It is reported that Napoleon said "Ah, Jenner, je ne puis rien refuser a Jenner" (Ah, Jenner, I can refuse him nothing). [1]
Although Edward Jenner and Louis Pasteur developed the first vaccines to protect against viral infections, they did not know that viruses existed. The first evidence of the existence of viruses came from experiments with filters that had pores small enough to retain bacteria.
Although the central figure is often assumed to be Edward Jenner circumstantial evidence suggests this may not be so. Although the director of the Smallpox Hospital William Woodville had originally supported Jenner, he and his colleague George Pearson, were in dispute with Jenner by the time the caricature was published. It is unlikely they ...
It's Kendall Jenner's turn to partake in Vogue's 73 Questions video series! The 20-year-old model, whose debut cover for American Vogue hits newsstands nationwide on August 23, welcomed the ...
Edward Jenner bought the property, owned by the Weston family, [4] in 1785, and moved there before his marriage to Catherine Kingscote in 1788. [1] [5] Jenner planted ivy that in later years grew up the sides of the adjacent church tower, and a grapevine in a vinery built against the Chantry. He also had the Reverend Mr Ferryman build a rustic ...