Dr. Edward Jenner
Dr. Edward Jenner, FRS FRCPE (17 May 1749 – 26 January 1823) was an English physician and scientist who pioneered the world's first vaccine, that against smallpox. The terms vaccine and vaccination are derived from Variolae vaccinae (smallpox of the cow), the term devised by Jenner to denote cowpox. He used it in 1798 in the long title of his Inquiry into the Variolae vaccinae known as the Cow Pox, in which he described the protective effect of cowpox against smallpox
Jenner is often called "the father of immunology", and his work is said to have "saved more lives than the work of any other human". In Jenner's time, smallpox killed around 5% of the population in rural England, with the number as high as 10-20% in larger urban areas
In 1821, he was appointed physician extraordinary to King George IV, and was also made Mayor of Berkeley and justice of the peace
A member of the Royal Society, in the field of zoology he was the first person to describe the brood parasitism of the cuckoo. In 2002, Jenner was named in the BBC's list of the 100 Greatest Britons
2023 will mark the bicentenary of Dr. Jenner's passing in 1823. It is the aspiration of this project to celebrate Dr Jenner's incredible achievements and contribution to humanity through the realisation of a community opera and accompanying heritage trail
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Jenner is often called "the father of immunology", and his work is said to have "saved more lives than the work of any other human". In Jenner's time, smallpox killed around 5% of the population in rural England, with the number as high as 10-20% in larger urban areas
In 1821, he was appointed physician extraordinary to King George IV, and was also made Mayor of Berkeley and justice of the peace
A member of the Royal Society, in the field of zoology he was the first person to describe the brood parasitism of the cuckoo. In 2002, Jenner was named in the BBC's list of the 100 Greatest Britons
2023 will mark the bicentenary of Dr. Jenner's passing in 1823. It is the aspiration of this project to celebrate Dr Jenner's incredible achievements and contribution to humanity through the realisation of a community opera and accompanying heritage trail
For further information, click here