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John Hunter
Died Oct. 16, 1793
From Britain
founder of pathological anatomy
early advocate of investigation and experimentation -
Edward Jenner
Died Jan. 26, 1823
From England
discovered a vaccine for smallpox -
Humphry Davy
Died May 29, 1829
From England
discovered several chemical elements and compounds
invented miner’s safety lamp -
Rene Laennec
Died Aug. 13, 1826
From France
invented the stethoscope
perfected the art of auditory examination of the chest cavity -
James Simpson
Died May 6, 1870
From Scotland
first to use chloroform in obstetrics -
Florence Nightingale
Died Aug. 13, 1910
From England
first woman awarded the Order of Merit
worked to formalize nursing education
founded modern nursing -
Louis Pasteur
Died Sept. 28, 1895
From France
medical microbiology
discovered that microorganisms cause fermentation and disease
originated the process of pasteurization
developed vaccines against rabies and anthrax -
Joseph Lister
Died 1912
From Britain
founder of antiseptic medicine and a pioneer in preventive medicine -
Robert Koch
Died May 27, 1910
From Germany
founder of bacteriology
discovered the anthrax disease cycle
discovered the bacteria responsible for TB and cholera
Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine -
Wilhelm Roentgen
Died Febuary 10, 1923
From Germany
discovered x-rays
first nobel prize in physics -
Bibiography
