Historedia
Person

John Snow

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1854–1855

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Snow, 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. 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak and John Snow's investigation

    1854–1855

    Role: Physician and Epidemiologist

    1. 1854 · Broad Street PumpPump Identification

      Snow identified the Broad Street pump as the source of infection through interviews with residents and mapping of death patterns.

    2. 31 August 1854 · Golden SquareOutbreak Occurrence

      A major cholera outbreak struck Soho on 31 August 1854, killing 420 people. Snow described it as the most terrible outbreak in the kingdom.

    3. 1855 · PublicationPublication and Legacy

      Snow published his findings in 1855, including a detailed investigation of the Soho outbreak, influencing modern epidemiology.

Sources

  1. 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
  2. John Snow Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04