Immunizers in the Oxford DNB
Inoculation and immunization are key factors in the maintenance of global public health. The figures behind the development of these life-saving inoculations are paramount contributors to the medical field, as well as the global community.
In honour of World Health Day and World Immunization Week, we are highlighting the lives of medical scientists who have advanced the field of immunization forward. Join us in celebrating the lives of these medical professionals who have saved countless lives with their contributions to the medical field by clicking on the portraits and names below.
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Immunizers in the Oxford DNB
Adams, Joseph (1756–1818), physician
Aikin, Charles Rochemont (1775–1847), surgeon
Aldis, Sir Charles (1776–1863), surgeon
Almeida [née Hart], June Dalziel (1930–2007), virologist
Andrewes, Sir Christopher Howard (1896–1988), virologist
Boyd, Sir John Smith Knox (1891–1981), bacteriologist
Cantlie, Sir James (1851–1926), physician and medical administrator
Collier, Leslie Harold (1921–2011), virologist
Copeman, Sydney Arthur Monckton (1862–1947), medical scientist
Downie, Allan Watt (1901–1988), medical microbiologist
Gregory, George (1790–1853), physician and vaccinator
Jenner, Edward (1749–1823), surgeon and pioneer of smallpox vaccination
Leishman, Sir William Boog (1865–1926), bacteriologist and pathologist
Milstein, César (1927–2002), molecular biologist and immunologist
Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley [née Lady Mary Pierrepont] (bap.1689–1762), writer
Moore [later Carrick-Moore], James (1762–1860), surgeon and biographer
