Edward Jenner vs Meriwether Lewis
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Compare the life timelines of Edward Jenner (1749–1823) and Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 35 years, from 1774 to 1809.
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Edward Jenner (1749–1823)
- — Born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire Verified
- — Apprenticed to the surgeon Daniel Ludlow and later George Hardwicke Verified
- — Studied under John Hunter at St George's Hospital, London Verified
- — Returned to Berkeley to practise medicine Verified
- — Married Catherine Kingscote Verified
- — Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for his study of the cuckoo Verified
- — Performed the first vaccination on James Phipps Verified
- — Published his Inquiry into the causes and effects of the cow-pox Verified
- — Awarded parliamentary grants for the discovery of vaccination Verified
- — Died at Berkeley Verified
Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809)
- — Born near Charlottesville, Virginia Verified
- — Joined the Virginia militia during the Whiskey Rebellion Verified
- — Commissioned in the United States Army Verified
- — Became private secretary to President Thomas Jefferson Verified
- — Departed with the Corps of Discovery up the Missouri River Verified
- — Reached the Pacific Ocean Verified
- — Returned safely to St. Louis, completing the expedition Verified
- — Appointed governor of the Louisiana Territory Verified
- — Died at Grinder's Stand on the Natchez Trace, Tennessee Verified