John Hunter, Edward Jenner and James Simpson
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- John Hunter, Edward Jenner and James Simpson
- John Hunter
- 1728-1793
- Scottish surgeon who was famed for his scientific and experimental approach. He operated on himself and trained hundreds of surgeons
- He collected over 3000 medical specimens and wrote important books about gunshot wounds
- Edward Jenner
- 1749-1823
- A country doctor who made vaccination famous by proving that cowpox could protect against smallpox
- He did not fully understand how his discovery worked he had used scientific experimentation inspired by Vesalius, Pare etc. to make medical progress
- James Simpson
- 1811-1870
- A Scottish scientist and doctor famous for his work with anaesthetics during operations
- He discovered that chloroform was effective, after accidently trying it out on himself and friends.
- John Hunter
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