JENNER, Edward (1749 – 1823)
1749 – 1823
3 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1798 CE
#2529.3
An inquiry into the causes and effects of the variolae vaccinae.
Jenner established the fact that a “vaccination” or inoculation with vaccinia (cowpox) lymph matter protects against smallpox. He performed his first vaccination on May 14, 1796. The above work, describing…
1889 CE
#12348
Jenner and vaccination: A strange chapter of medical history.
Creighton, one of the founders of epidemiology, disputed the germ theory of infectious disease, and became "one of the anti-vaccination movement's 'most ardent and distinguished spokesmen.' Creighton argued that vacci…
1985 CE
#11206
A bibliography of Edward Jenner, 1749-1823
Revised second edition of Lefanu's A bio-bibliography of Edward Jenner (1951). The annotations in this bibliography form a kind of biographical narrative of Jenner's life and achievements.