"EDWARD JENNER AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS"

GSE level: 42 - 46 CEFR level: B1 Word count: 247 Sentence count: 12

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Edward Jenner, a famous doctor, was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire on 17th May 1749. He was the eighth of
the nine children born to the vicar of Berkeley, the Reverend Stephen Jenner, and his wife Sarah. Jenner did a few
experiments on Cowpox. In 1798 he published all his research into smallpox in a book entitled 'An Inquiry into
the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae; a Disease Discovered in some of the Western Counties of
England, Particularly Gloucestershire, and Known by the Name of The Cow Pox'. In each of the next two years he
published the results of further experiments, which confirmed his original theory that cowpox did indeed protect
against smallpox. Jenner is very enthusiastic with his works and focusing on many people to get vaccinated for
the cowpox. He faced many challenges during that era but managed to reduce the cases of smallpox and
cowpox. . He received the freedom of many cities, including London, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin. Societies
and universities around the world gave him honorary degrees and membership. Perhaps the most significant
tributes were the minting of a special medal by Napoleon in 1804, the gift of a ring by the Empress of Russia and
a string and belt of Wampum beads and a certificate of gratitude from the North American Indian Chiefs. Statues
to his honour were erected as far afield as Tokyo and London. The latter is now in Kensington Gardens, but was
originally sited in Trafalgar Square

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