The Life of Edward Jenner M.D.: With Illustrations of his Doctrines, and Selections from his Correspondence

Author:   John Baron
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Volume:   Volume 1
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9781108071130


Pages:   656
Publication Date:   20 March 2014
Format:   Paperback
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The Life of Edward Jenner M.D.: With Illustrations of his Doctrines, and Selections from his Correspondence


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Written by his friend, the physician John Baron (1786–1851), this laudatory biography of the 'father of immunology' did much to enhance the reputation of Edward Jenner (1749–1823) upon its publication in two volumes between 1827 and 1838. The work covers Jenner's personal and professional life both before and after his development of the vaccine for smallpox, as well as touching on the vaccine's reception and use around the world. Thoroughly explaining the history and facts of vaccination, Baron established himself as an authority on the subject. Although criticised by some for its unquestioning praise of Jenner's genius, the work is valuable for its use of primary sources, drawing heavily on correspondence and personal notes, excerpts of which appear throughout the text. Volume 1, published in 1827, focuses on Jenner's early life and the history and science of vaccination.

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Author:   John Baron
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Volume:   Volume 1
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.820kg
ISBN:  

9781108071130


ISBN 10:   1108071139
Pages:   656
Publication Date:   20 March 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Dedication; 1. History of his early life; 2. 1773–83, including letters from John Hunter; 3. Life from 1783 to the publication of the 'Inquiry'; 4. Early history of vaccination; 5. Opinions of Dr Jenner respecting the variola, and variolae vaccinae; 6. Sketch of the history of variola, and of variolous inoculation; 7. Dr Jenner's opinion respecting the origins of small-pox and cow-pox; 8. Difference between variola and variolae vaccinae; 9. Life after the publication of the 'Inquiry' to July 1800; 10. Introduction of vaccination into America, etc.; 11. Publication of the account of the origin of vaccine inoculation; 12. Presentation of plate by his friends in Gloucestershire; 13. Adverse claims, French and Hindoo; 14. Formation of the Royal Jennerian Society; Index.

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