John Clinch

Tags: Medician.

Rev. Dr. John Clinch (January 9 1749 – November 22 1819) was a clergyman-physician credited with being the first man to practise vaccination in North America.He was born in Cirencester England one of twin children of Thomas Clinch of Bere Regis. In 1798 he gave the first vaccinations against smallpox at Trinity Newfoundland. Clinch had attended school in Cirencester with Edward Jenner and both had then studied medicine under John Hunter.

birth date

1749-01-09

birth place

England, Cirencester

death date

1819-11-22

death place

Trinity Newfoundland and Labrador, British North America, Newfoundland

profession

Physician, Clergy, Poet