James Phipps James Phipps James Phipps (1788 – 25 April 1853) was the first person given the cowpox vaccine by Edward Jenner. Jenner knew of a local belief that dairy workers who had contracted a relatively mild infection called cowpox were immune to smallpox. Phipps was born in Berkeley parish in Gloucestershire to a poor, landless labourer working as Jenner's gardener. He was baptised in St Mary's parish church, Berkeley, when he was 4. On 14 May 1796 he was selected by Jenner, who took "a healthy boy, about eight years old for the purpose of inoculation for the Cow Pox". Jenner
Greg Jenner 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 York. Jenner has worked as a historical consultant on the anarchic "Horrible Histories" books and television shows. The success of "Horrible Histories" Jenner has accredited the fact to a non-patronising approach to children’s television. Jenner is the author of "A Million Years In A Day: A Curious History of Daily Life, From The Stone Age To The