Benjamin Waterhouse
American physician · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1754 to 1846 · aged 92
Benjamin Waterhouse was a medical doctor, co-founder and professor of Harvard Medical School. He is most well known for being the first doctor to test the smallpox vaccine in the United States, which he carried out on his own family.
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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1754 to 1846 · aged 92
