Edward Jenner
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health
- Subcategories: Inventors, Doctors, Physicians, Nurses, Epidemics, Diseases
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History, 18th Century European History
Article abstract: By discovering the vaccination as a preventive measure against smallpox, Jenner pioneered the concept of using a modified form of a disease to produce immunity.
Early Life
Edward Jenner was born on May 17, 1749, into an upper-middle-class family in Berkeley, England. His mother was the daughter of a clergyman, Henry Head; his father was the Reverend Stephen Jenner, a graduate of Oxford and the Anglican rector of Berkeley. Edward was the third and youngest son. His two older brothers, Stephen and Henry, became clergymen. He had three...
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