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John Snow

John Snow (15 March 1813 – 16 June 1858) was an English physician and a leader in the development of anaesthesia and medical hygiene. He is considered one of the founders of modern epidemiology and early germ theory, in part because of his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in London's Soho, which he identified as a particular public water…

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Known for
Anaesthesia Locating source of a cholera outbreak (thus establishing the disease as water-borne)
Education
University of London (MD)
Born
(1813-03-15)15 March 1813 York, England
Died
16 June 1858(1858-06-16) (aged 45) London, England
Fields
Anaesthesia Epidemiology

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related to Anaesthesia · 21
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related to Obstetric anaesthesia · 15
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John Snow → (1813-03-15)15 March 1813 York, England
Died · 1
John Snow → 16 June 1858(1858-06-16) (aged 45) London, England
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John Snow → University of London (MD)
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John Snow → Anaesthesia Epidemiology

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John SnowKnown forAnaesthesia Locating source of a cholera outbreak (thus establishing the disease as water-borne)1.00infobox
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