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Patient of Edward Jenner; First person to received Vaccination

Phipps, James

1788 - 1853

Parkes, Alexander

1813 - 1890
1827-1912, surgeon; physician; developer of a system of antiseptic surgery, English; British

Lister, Joseph

1827 - 1912
1851-1926, physician; medical administrator; surgeon; writer, British

Cantlie, Sir James

1851 - 1926
1883-c.1944, manufacturer, Middlesbrough

Cargo Fleet Iron Co.

1883 - 1944
1884-1991, button, badge and medal makers, Birmingham

J R Gaunt and Son Limited

1884 - 1991

Wheatstone, Charles

1802 - 1875

Stephenson, George

1781 - 1848
1883-1991, telecommunications manufacturer, London

Standard Telephones and Cables PLC

1883 - 1991
1875-1969, meteorological, aviation & surveying instrument manufacturer, London, England

Short and Mason Limited

1875 - 1969
active 1828-1947, marine & aeronautical navigational instrument maker, London, England, British

Henry Hughes and Son Limited

1828 - 1947
active 1879-1986, pharmacist and surgical instrument makers, English

Brady and Martin Limited

1886 - 1986
1891-1987, physiological instrument maker, London, England, British

C F Palmer (London) Limited

1891 - 1987
1853-1941, photographer, British; English

Sutcliffe, Frank Meadow

1853 - 1941
1898-1931, recording company; gramophone and radio manufacturer, British

Gramophone Company Limited

1898 - 1931
1774-1850, active 1805-1839, silversmith, English; British

Bateman, William

1774 - 1850
1693-1776, horologist and clock-maker, English

Harrison, John

1693 - 1776

Swan, Joseph Wilson

1828 - 1914
active 1851-1899(?), optician, meteorological, mathematical & philosophical instrument maker, London

Pastorelli and Company

1851 - 1899
active 1859 -1948, psychiatric hospital, Sussex, England

Brighton Mental Asylum

1859 - 1948
1892-1974, manufacturer of radios, televisions, batteries, white goods and computers, Philadelphia, America

Philco Corporation

1892 - 1974
1635-1703, natural philosopher, Isle of Wight, England, English

Hooke, Robert

1635 - 1703
c.1890s-1926, electrical part and telephone manufacturer, Britain

Sterling Telephone and Electric Company Limited

1899 - 1926
active 1749-1806, sundial maker; optical, mathematical, philosophical inst. maker & natural philosopher, British

Nairne, Edward

1726 - 1806
1896-1947, scientific instrument and radio manufacturer, Cambridge

W G Pye and Company Limited

1896 - 1947
1879-current (2020), manufacturer of surgical instruments, London, England

Downs Surgical Limited

1879
1845-c1955, optical instrument, lens and camera makers, Germany

Emil Busch AG

1845
1821-1895, optician, philosophical & photographic instrument maker, London, England

Ackland, William

1821 - 1895
1878-1969, mathematical & scientific instrument maker, Manchester & London, England

J Halden and Company Limited

1878 - 1969
1830-1872, anthropologist, British

Breeks, James Wilkinson

1830 - 1872
1819-1894, photographer, Scottish; British

Moffat, John

1819 - 1894
inventor, filmmaker

Waller, Fred

1886 - 1954
1805-1894, artist and photographer, German

Stelzner, Carl Ferdinand

1805 - 1894
1878-1931, photographer, active Sweden from 1904, German; Swedish

Goodwin, Henry Buergel

1878 - 1931
dedupe to Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

1847 - 1923
1859-1890, manufacturer of photographic brass mats, Worcester, MA

Dean & Emerson

1859 - 1890
1817-1899, microscopist, opthalmic surgeon, author and dageurreotypist, England

Hogg, Jabez

1817 - 1899
chemist, scientist, inventor

Eichengrun, Arthur

1867 - 1949
engineer; 1887-1971; Denmak

Petersen, Axel

1887 - 1971
1869-1950, photographer, American

Brigman, Anne Wardrope

1869 - 1950
1810-2005, manufacturer of tobacco and cigarettes, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Murray, Sons and Company Limited

1810 - 2005
1851-1940, physicist, English; British

Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph

1851 - 1940
1814-1890, mathematician, phonetician, pioneer photographer, British

Ellis, Alexander John

1814 - 1890
active 1818-1856, optician, optical, mathematical & philosophical instrument maker, London, England

Watkins & Hill

1818 - 1856
1869-1949, scientific instrument and radio manufacturer, British

Pye, William George

1869 - 1949
1754-1814, wax modeller, Italian

Susini, Clemente

1754 - 1814
1561-1626, philosopher; politician, English

Bacon, Francis

1561 - 1626
1875-1951, automotive engineer, Austrian

Porsche, Ferdinand

1875 - 1951
1845-1860, railway company, United Kingdom

Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway

1845 - 1860
1881-1963, marine engineer, Scottish; British

Wallace, Sir William

1881 - 1963