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Edward Jenner 1749-1823 1822-1895 1822-1895 Key Discovery: Created the smallpox Key Discovery: Made the link between Gers Key Discovery: Proved the link between vaccine and Disease, created many HUMAN disease and germs. Discovered Before: Smallpox killed thousands of people Before: Belief in Miasma and Spontaneous specific germs such as , Cholera a year. There was some INNOCULATION but Generation was rife. and . this was quite dangerous. After: His ideas accepted an still used today. Before: Belief in Miasma and Spontaneous After: His vaccine became the first Began changing and led to cures for Generation was rife. compulsory vaccine in 1853. Was used to germs. After: His ideas accepted an still used today. wipe out smallpox from the world by 1980 During: Took 20 years for his work to be Led to cures for germs. During: His work was recognised but there recognised with Germ Theory. Most accepted During: His ideas were well accepted and was opposition due to religion, his lack of it. were widely used. Had a great used throughout the period. Had a great position and the fact he couldn’t explain why rivalry with Robert Koch rivalry with Pasteur. it worked.