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Who was Edward Jenner?

Pioneer of Vaccination.

Date and Place of Birth:

17th May 1749, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.

Family Background:

Son of the Vicar of Berkeley who died when Jenner was five.

Education:

Local grammar school. Apprenticed to a surgeon at Sodbury, near Bristol at the age of 13.

Chronology/Biography of Edward Jenner:

1762: Apprenticed to a surgeon at Sodbury, near Bristol.

1770: Went to London to study under John Hunter.

1773: Returned to Berkeley where he established a large medical practice.

1775: Began to experiment with cowpox, particularly thinking it could be a protection against smallpox.

1796: Vaccinated the eight year old James Phipps with cowpox from the hands of the local milkmaid Sarah Nelmes. Then showed that the boy was protected from smallpox.

1798: His book "An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Various Vaccinae" had to be published privately after being rejected by the scientific periodicals of the day.

1800: Although vaccination met with opposition over 70 physicians and surgeons signed that they were confident with the process. Within another three years vaccination was being practiced in many other parts of the world. He was awarded two grants by parliament to continue his work.

Written Works:

• 1798: "An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Various Vaccinae".

Marriage:

1788 to Catherine Kingscote.

Places of Interest:

GLOUCESTERSHIRE:

Edward Jenner Museum, The Chantry, Church Lane, Berkeley.

SOMERSET:

Lytes Carey (National Trust).

Date and Place of Death:

26th June 1823, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.

Age at Death:

74.

Site of Grave:

St. Mary's Church, Berkeley, Gloucestershire.

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