# Edward Jenner (@edward-jenner)

Edward Jenner was a English physician associated with smallpox vaccination. After observing protection associated with cowpox exposure, Jenner tested and publicized vaccination as a way to prevent smallpox.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Edward Jenner's public record._

## Topics

- [Eradication Legacy](/@edward-jenner/eradication-legacy.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Principal Contribution](/@edward-jenner/principal-contribution.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [The 1796 Test](/@edward-jenner/the-1796-test.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://www.jenner.ac.uk/about/edward-jenner
- blog: https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/history-of-vaccination/history-of-smallpox-vaccination
- blog: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/edward-jenner-and-smallpox-vaccination

## Ask this twin

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```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "edward-jenner", "question": "…"}`.