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John Hunter
Born in 1728.
John Hunter's hometown is Long Calderwood, Scotland. He is considered one of the greatest anatomists of all time and the founder of experimental pathology in England.
He died on October 16, 1793. -
Edward Jenner
Born in 1749.
Edward Jenner's hometown was Berkeley, England. His great gift to the world was his vaccination for smallpox.
He died on January 26, 1823. -
Humphry Davy
Born in 1778.
Humphry Davy's hometown is Penzance, Cornwall, England.
He is best kinown for his contributions to the discoveries of chlorine and iodine.
He died on May 29, 1829. -
René Laennec
Born in 1781.
René Laennec's hometown is Quimper, France. He was a French physician who invented the stethoscope in 1816.
He died on August 13, 1826 -
James Young Simpson
Born in 1811.
James Simpson's hometown is Bathgate, Scotland. He discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform and successfully introduced it for general medical use.
He died on May 6, 1870. -
Florence Nightingale
Born in 1820.
Florence Nightingale's hometown is Florence, Italy. She improved the unsanitary conditions at a British base hospital, reducing the death count by two-thirds. In 1860 she established St. Thomas’ Hospital and the Nightingale Training School for Nurses.
She died August 13, 1910. -
Louis Pasteur
Born in 1822.
Dr. Louis Pasteur's hometown is Dole, France. He came up with the process of pasteurization, where bacteria is destroyed by heating beverages and then allowing them to cool. His work in germ theory also led him and his team to create vaccinations for anthrax and rabies.
He died September 28, 1859. -
Joseph Lister
Born in 1827.
Dr. Joesph Lister's hometown is Upton, England. He is regarded as the founder of antiseptic medicine.
He died on February 10, 1912. -
Robert Koch
Born in 1843.
Robert Koch's hometown is Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany. He is considered to be the founder of modern bacteriology and is known for his role in identifying the specific causative agents of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax.
He died on May 20, 1910. -
Wilhelm Roentgen
Born in 1845
Wilhelm Roentgen's hometown is Rensheid, Germany. He won the Nobel Priz for discovering X-rays.
He died on February 10, 1923 -
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