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HEALTH > physician > Edward Jenner
An Inquiry into...
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An Inquiry into Cause and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae, a Disease Discovered in Some of the Western Countries of England, Particularly Gloucestershire, and Known by the Name of CowPox
Source: Title of Jenner's self-published paper which was considered too revolutionary to be accepted by the Royal Society.
-- Edward Jenner, (May 17 1749-1823), English physician; He discovered and named the process of vaccination against smallpox, 1796; paved the way for the science of immunology.