Edward Jenner much less virulent) protected them from smallpox. On 14 May 1796, Jenner tested his hypothesis by inoculating James Phipps, an eight-year-old boy who was the son of Jenner's gardener. He scraped pus from cowpox blisters on the hands of Sarah Nelmes, a milkmaid who had caught cowpox from a cow called Blossom, whose hide now hangs on the wall of the St George's medical school library (now in Tooting). Phipps was the 17th case described in Jenner's first paper on vaccination. Jenner inoculated Phipps in both arms that day, subsequently producing in Phipps a fever and some uneasiness, but no
Greg Jenner the Steve Wright shows on BBC Radio 2. Jenner appeared as an expert on the "Inside Versailles" BBC 2 television programme, for the "Independent" newspaper discussing historical accuracy of television programmes. Jenner has spoken out against proposals for changes to the national curriculum proposed by then education secretary Michael Gove. Jenner is a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur. Greg Jenner Greg Jenner is a British historian and author. His appearances on British television and radio discussing history has led to him being termed a ‘celebrity historian’. Jenner studied a History & Archaeology BA and Medieval Studies MA at The University of