Dr Edward Jenner (1749–1823)

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Thomas Lawrence (b.1769, d.1830) Production date
1809
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Oil on canvas, held by the Royal College of Physicians, London
Copyright: Royal College of Physicians, London
History
Edward Jenner, an English physician and scientist, is known as the founder of vaccination. He developed the first vaccine to prevent smallpox infections in 1796, and this success led to the global eradication of smallpox and the development of many more life-saving vaccines.
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150.30
Subject Person and Role
Edward Jenner (b.1749, d.1823)

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Thomas Lawrence (b.1769, d.1830)
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Edward Jenner (b.1749, d.1823)

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Vaccination. A history of saving lives

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