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Edward Jenner (1749-1823) English physician and naturalist; pioneer of vaccination. Vicar's son from Berkeley, Gloucestershire. After studying cowpox in countrypeople, Jenner conducted experiments that lead to the creation of the smallpox vaccine.

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Edward Jenner Exhibit marking his first experimental vaccination against the disease. www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/nathist/jenner.html

Dr Edward Jenner Museum Housed in his former home the museum fills in the biography of the man. Also included are opening times and prices, brief career description, and links to pages about his discovery of smallpox vaccination. www.jennermuseum.com

BBC History - Edward Jenner Brief biography of Jenner, and his pioneering anti-smallpox treatment which eventually led to global eradication of the disease. Links to more information about smallpox. www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/jenner_edward.shtml

BBC Education - Edward Jenner Brief article - Who was Edward Jenner, and what did he discover? Also general information about vaccines. www.bbc.co.uk/education/medicine/nonint/indust/dt/indtbi2.shtml

Founders of Science: Edward Jenner Brief biography, and a facsimile of 'Inquiry' - his landmark contribution to the science of medicine and biology. www.foundersofscience.net/jenner.htm

Modern History Sourcebook: Edward Jenner Three original publications on vaccination against smallpox, 1798. www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1798jenner-vacc.html

Who Named It?: Edward Jenner Detailed biography of his life and work. www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/1818.html

Edward Jenner Biography. Also statistics of smallpox casualties in London in 1844. www.historylearningsite.co.uk/edward_jenner.htm