Historedia
Person

Edward Jenner

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1796–1800

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Edward Jenner, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. First Smallpox Vaccination

    1796–1800

    Role: English physician who devised and administered the smallpox vaccine

    1. 14 May 1796 · Jenner's home town where he practiced as a doctorJenner Inoculates James Phipps with Cowpox

      On 14 May 1796 Jenner tested his cowpox-immunity hypothesis by inoculating James Phipps, his gardener's eight-year-old son, in Berkeley.

    2. 1 July 1796 · Site of the variolous challenge not specified in the sourcesChallenge with Variolous Material

      On 1 July 1796 Jenner injected Phipps with variolous material, the routine immunisation method of the time, and no disease followed.

    3. 1798 · Publication of Jenner's InquiryPublication of the Inquiry

      In 1798 Jenner published An Inquiry Into the Causes and Effects of the Variolæ Vaccinæ, describing cowpox's protective effect and creating widespread interest.

    4. 1800 · Coining of the term vaccinationThe Term Vaccination Is Coined

      In 1800 the surgeon Richard Dunning coined the term vaccination in his text Some observations on vaccination.

Sources

  1. Edward Jenner Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29
  2. Vaccination Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31