Medical Scientist. Born as Sydney Arthur Monckton Copeman in the cathedral close, Norwich. He was a medical inspector in the Local Government Board (forerunner to the Ministry of Health), where Sir Joseph Lister helped to fund his researches. He transformed vaccination against smallpox into a sure and safe operation. Died at King's Gardens, Hove, Sussex.
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Sydney Monckton Copeman
English Heritage Sydney Monckton Copeman, 1862-1947, immunologist and develop...
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Born Canterbury. Studied at Oxford, Rome and Vicenza. Physician to Henry VIII. After 11 years as a doctor he became a priest, giving away his wealth to promote the study of medicine and establis...
Corps Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1887-1902. Honorary Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
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Founded in London. Instituted in November 1952, and granted its Royal Charter in 1972.
Assistant Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 (Prince of Wales's) District, 1924-1944. Commander in the Order of St John.
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