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William LeFanu, A Bibliography of Edward Jenner, 2nd ed. (1985), is the definitive study of his writings. Sound and popularly written biographies include F. Dawtrey Drewitt, The Life of Edward Jenner, 2nd ed. (1933); Dorothy Fisk, Dr. Jenner of Berkeley (1959); Paul Saunders, Edward Jenner: The Cheltenham Years, 1795–1823 (1982); and Richard B. Fisher, Edward Jenner, 1749–1823 (1991). The general medical background of the 18th century is explored in Lester S. King, The Medical World of the Eighteenth Century (1958, reissued 1971). Derrick Baxby, Jenner’s Smallpox Vaccine: The Riddle of Vaccinia Virus and Its Origin (1981), explores the biology of the virus in a clearly written fashion.
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| Add new Web site: The Official Site of Jenner Institute. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Edward Jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination. | Sep 11, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | May 13, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital Commons at University of South Florida - Edward Jenner, Pioneer Student of Two Major Ornithological Problems (PDF). | Apr 11, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 24, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Edward Jenner and the Small Pox Vaccine. | May 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Indiana University Bloomington - History of the Smallpox Vaccine - England: The Edward Jenner Story. | Apr 27, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Immunology - Edward Jenner and the Small Pox Vaccine. | Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Smallpox vaccines: Past, present, and future. | Jan 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: History of Vaccines - Edward Jenner, FRS FRCPE. | Oct 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Gresham College - The life and legacy of Dr Edward Jenner FRS, pioneer of vaccination. | Sep 08, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Jul 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Official Site of Jenner Institute. | May 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Edward Jenner and the small pox vaccine. | Mar 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Historic UK - Biography of Edward Jenner. | Sep 07, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Edward Jenner. | May 16, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: ScienceHeroes.com - Biography of Edward Jenner. | Jan 24, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: h2g2 - Biography of Edward Jenner. | Jan 24, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science Museum - Biography of Edward Jenner. | Mar 25, 2014 | ||
| Added photographs. | Apr 25, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Wolfram Research - Biography of Edward Jenner. | Mar 12, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Edward Jenner. | Mar 12, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Edward Jenner. | Mar 12, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Smallpox vaccines: Past, present, and future. | Mar 12, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Learning Site - Biography of Edward Jenner. | Mar 12, 2012 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | May 15, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 25, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Oct 19, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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