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Edward Jenner

Berleley, Gloucestershire 1749 - Berkeley 1823
English physician and scientist, who was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine
(Wikipedia)

Robert William Sievier
1825

Description

Marble statue of Dr Jenner in the gown of an Oxford degree.

Inscription(s)

JENNER

Signed: r.w. sievier. Sculp^r. london. 1825.

Information Sign

Edward Jenner
1749-1823

The pioneer of vaccination
who was born and practised
at Berkeley

Sculptor

Robert William Sievier (1794 - 1865), English sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

The Examiner - Sunday 27 November 1825 (British Newspaper Archive)..

Locatie (N 51°52'2" - W 2°14'50") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbsw014; Photograph: 23 July 2012
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