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– Edward Jenner
Jenner went on to test in theory on a further 23 subjects – all of whom gave the same results. After some delay, his research was published by the Royal Society to a mixture of scepticism and interest. After this, Jenner gave up his medical practice and devoted himself full time to immunisation work. He was given a grant from Parliament to support him in his work. This involved setting up the Jennerian Institution – a society concerned with promoting vaccination to eradicate smallpox.
Jenner’s work would eventually be proved successful; in 1840, 17 years after Jenner’s death, the British government in an act of Parliament, banned the use of variolation and provided the cowpox inoculation free of charge. By 1979, the World Health Organisation (WHO) had declared smallpox extinct – a remarkable achievement of which Jenner’s ground-breaking work on immunisation played a key role.
His reputation led to his appointment as a physician extraordinary to King George IV and was made a Justice of the Peace.
He died on 25 January 1823, after a stroke from which he never recovered.
It is said, through his work on vaccinations, Jenner saved the lives of more people than anyone else.
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