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1749-1823, physician; surgeon; pioneer of smallpox vaccination, British; English

Jenner, Edward

1749 - 1823

goddess of Health; mythological daughter of Asclepius/Aesculapius, Greek

Hygeia

1800-1890, social reformer; civil servant, British

Chadwick, Sir Edwin

1800 - 1890

1836-1917, physician, British

Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett

1836 - 1917

1813-1858, anaesthetist; epidemiologist; physician, British; English

Snow, John

1813 - 1858

about 1510-1590, surgeon, French

Paré, Ambroise

1510 - 1590

1818-1865, physician, Hungarian

Semmelweis, Ignaz Philipp

1818 - 1865

1641-1707, natural philosopher; monk of the Premonstratensian order, German

Zahn, Johann

1641 - 1707

1843-1910, microbiologist and Nobel prize winner, German

Koch, Robert

1843 - 1910

1827-1912, surgeon; physician; developer of a system of antiseptic surgery, English; British

Lister, Joseph

1827 - 1912

1493-1541, alchemist; physician; astrologer; general occultist, Swiss

Paracelsus

1493 - 1541

1822-1911, biostatistician, human geneticist & eugenicist, English, British

Galton, Sir Francis

1822 - 1911

1514-1564, anatomist; physician, Belgian

Vesalius, Andreas

1514 - 1564

1716-1794, naval surgeon; physician, Scottish; British

Lind, James

1716 - 1794

1879-current (2020), manufacturer of surgical instruments, London, England

Downs Surgical Limited

1879

1935-1994, manufacturer of medical instruments, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

Grass Instrument Company

1935

1624-1689, physician, English

Sydenham, Thomas

1624 - 1689

active 1861-1900s, linear measure maker, Birmingham, England

John Rabone and Sons

1884-1991, button, badge and medal makers, Birmingham

J R Gaunt and Son Limited

1884 - 1991

1881-1955, bacteriologist; discoverer of penicillin, British

Fleming, Sir Alexander

1881 - 1955

active 1954-1999, science teaching apparatus manufacturer/ supplier, London, England

Griffin & George Limited

1845-c1955, optical instrument, lens and camera makers, Germany

Emil Busch AG

1845

active 1828-1947, marine & aeronautical navigational instrument maker, London, England, British

Henry Hughes and Son Limited

1828 - 1947

1901-1940, medical instrument manufacturer, London, England

S Maw Son & Sons Limited

1901 - 1940

American; birth control advocate; nurse

Sanger, Margaret

1878 - 1966

1824-1880, surgeon, pathologist; anthropologist, French

Broca, Paul

1824 - 1880

1880-1995, laboratory equipment manufacturer (chemistry, physics), London, England

A Gallenkamp and Company Limited

1880 - 1995

1642-1727, natural philosopher; mathematician, English

Newton, Sir Isaac

1642 - 1727

1845-1923, physicist; discoverer of X-rays, German

Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad

1845 - 1923

1960-1986, supplier of chemicals, Poole, England

BDH Chemicals Limited

active 1887 -1920s?, manufacturer of leather goods, picnic baskets and silver, London, ENgland

Drew and Sons

1887 - 1935

1875-1969, meteorological, aviation & surveying instrument manufacturer, London, England

Short and Mason Limited

1875 - 1969

active 1925-1998, manufacturer of pharmaceutical and medical supplies, Liverpool

Evans Medical Limited

1925 - 1998

active 1962, co-inventor of the felt tip pen, Japanese

Horie, Yukio

1819-1891, civil engineer, English; British

Bazalgette, Sir Joseph William

1819 - 1891

The Burden Neurological Institute

active c. 1894-1968, optical instrument maker, London, England

R and J Beck Limited

1867 - 1968

1829-1901, physiologist, German

Fick, Adolf Eugen

1829 - 1901

1660-1969, telecommunications company, Britain

General Post Office

1660 - 1969

first patient to receive insulin injections

Thompson, Leonard

1908 - 1935

active 1921-1947, publisher of psychological assessments, American

The Psychological Corporation

1921

active 1829-1895, microbiologist; chemist, French

Pasteur, Louis

1822 - 1895

J H Steward Limited

1853-1914, police officer, French

Bertillon, Alphonse

1853 - 1914

1882-1960, plastic surgeon, lecturer, Dunedin, New Zealander

Gillies, Sir Harold Delf

1882 - 1960

1904-1973, supplier of wholesale chemicals & drugs, England, British

British Drug Houses Limited

1904 - 1973

Patient of Edward Jenner; First person to received Vaccination

Phipps, James

1788 - 1853

1791-1871, mathematician; computer pioneer, England, English; British

Babbage, Charles

1791 - 1871

English Electric Company Limited

1896-1991, printer, London

Thomas De La Rue and Company Limited

1958 - 1991