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[Medicine] COLON (François). History of the Introduction and…
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[Medicine] COLON (François). History of the Introduction and…
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
[Medicine] COLON (François). History of the Introduction and Progress of Vaccination in France. Paris, Le Normant, 1801. One in-8 volume, full post-cowhide. (3) ff., X, 272 pp. Endpapers.
First edition of this important work devoted to the early days of smallpox vaccination in France, published just three years after Edward Jenner’s pioneering research.
François Colon (1764–1812), a doctor and surgeon, was one of the first to promote Jennerian vaccination in France. As a member of the Vaccination Committee, he played a direct part in the first French experiments and carried out one of the first vaccination campaigns in Vaugirard in 1800.
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11/14/2026 at 10:30 AM
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