the beginnings of change - KEY PEOPLE 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryMedicine through time (OCR History A)GCSEAQA Created by: miagracelongCreated on: 05-09-19 18:47 Andreas Versalius Dissected humans. Proved Galen wrong about many anatomical conclusions - illustrated in book, helped by improved art e.g. Da Vinci 1 of 6 Ambroise Pare War surgeon, ran out of oil for cauterisation of gunshot wound so used a cream instead. Promoted use of ligatures and false limbs. 2 of 6 William Harvey Doctor of Charles I. Studied hearts and published theory of blood circulation. Faced much opposition for challenging Galen. 3 of 6 John Hunter Dissected bodies, experimented with dentistry, venereal diseases + aneurysms. Trained 100s of surgeons. Had museum of 3000 specimens. 4 of 6 Edward Jenner Experimented - used cowpox as a vaccination against smallpox. Faced much opposition but support of royalty/government (£10,000 grant) 5 of 6 William Woodville Gave patients cowpox - they died. Opposed Jenner - said he was wrong. But Woodville's equipment was contaminated so he was wrong. 6 of 6
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