Medical advancements

  • John Hunter

    John Hunter
    Born 13 February 1728 died16 October 1793
    known for -Surgeon
  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner
    Born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire
    Born May 17, 1749 died January 26, 1823
    Known for smallpox vaccine
  • Humphry Davy

    Humphry Davy
    Born in Britian December 17, 1778 and died May 29, 1829
    discovered several alkali and alkaline earth metals
  • James Simpson

    James Simpson
    Birn in scotland June 7, 1811
    known for anaesthetic properties of chloroform
  • Florence Nightingale

    Florence Nightingale
    Born in Italy May 12, 1820 and died August 13, 1910
    known forpioneer of nurses
  • Louis Pasteur

    Born Dole, France December 27, 1822 died September 28, 1895.
    Know for breakthroughs in the causes and prevention of disease
  • Rene Laennec

    Rene Laennec
    Born in fance February 17, 1781 died August 13, 1826
    Known for invented the stethoscope
  • Joseph Lister

    Joseph Lister
    Born in france 1827and died in 1912
    Known for Antiseptic Surgery
  • Robert Koch

    Robert Koch
    Born in germany December 11, 1843 and died May 27, 1910
    Known for modern bacteriology
  • Wihelm Roentgen

    Wihelm Roentgen
    Born in germany March 27, 1845-and diedFebruary 10, 1923
    Known for discovering xrays