Sujet
Edward Jenner, English physician, 1837. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Edward Jenner, English physician, 1837. Edward Jenner (1749-1823) practiced as a country doctor in his native Gloucestershire. He noted immunity to smallpox was given by cow-pox. In 1796 he vaccinated James Phipps a number of times with pus from cow-pox pustules on a dairy maid. He then inoculated him with smallpox. The boy was ill for a few days, then recovered. From The Gallery of Portraits by Charles Knight. (London, 1837).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1837
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B66_044
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (3,8Mo) / 31,7cm x 39,5cm / 3746 x 4662 (300dpi)