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John Hunter
Born February 13, 1728
Died October 16, 1793
From East Kilbride, Scotland
Died in London, England
Army surgeon, worked on the scientific method in medicine. -
Edward Jenner
Born May 17, 1749
Died January 26, 1823
From Berkeley, England
Died in Berkeley, England
Created the Smallpox vaccine. -
Humphry Davy
Born December 17, 1778
Died May 29, 1829
From Penzance, England
Died in Switzerland
Discovered the medical properties of nitrous oxide or laughing gas and Invented the first electric light. Invented the miner's safety lamp. -
Rene Laennec
Born February 17, 1781
Died August 13, 1826
From Quimper, France
Died in Kerlouan, France
Known for discovering the Stethoscope. -
James Simpson
Born June 7, 1811
Died May 6, 1870
From Bathgate, Scotland
Died in Edinburgh, Scotland
Known for inventing the Chloroform. -
Florence Nightingale
Born May 12, 1820
Died August 13, 1910
From Villa La Columbia, Florence
Died in Park Lane, London
Played an important part in making nursing a serious profession. She advocated having a systematic method of assessing clients, individualizing care on the basis of the client's needs and preferences and maintaining confidentiality. -
Louis Pasteur
Born December 27, 1822
Died September 28, 1895
From Dole, France
Died near Paris
He created the idea of Pasteurization and the vaccine for rabies. -
Joseph Lister
Born April 5, 1827
Died February 10, 1912
From West Ham, London
Died in Walmer, Kent
He invented the achromatic microscope and he developed a technique where he sprayed phenol or carbolic acid to disinfect wounds and medical instruments. His contribution to sanitation in the medical field caused a decline in infection and death in his patients. -
Robert Koch
Born December 11, 1843
Died May 27, 1910
From Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
Died in Baden-Baden, Germany
Known for inventing the petri dish which helped his study of microbiology and isolated bacteria types. -
Wilhelm Roentgen
Born March 27, 1845
Died February 10, 1923
From Remscheid, Germany
Died in Munich, Germany
Invented the X-Ray using electromagnetic radiation. -
