Edward Jenner ( 1749 - 1823 )

Birth: Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England (17 May 1749) Death: Berkeley, Gloucestershire (26 January 1823) Burial: The chancel of Berkeley parish church, Gloucestershire Research Field: Natural history, immunology, medicine Education: Pupil of John Hunter (FRS 1767), St George's Hospital, London (1770) Career: Settled in medical practice in Berkeley (1773); his discovery of vaccination against small pox, practised on James Phipps (1796) was included in his publication "Inquiry into the causes and effects of variolae vaccinae" (1798); petitioned Parliament and received a grant of £10,000 for his discovery (1802) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 26/02/1789.