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John Snow, English epidemiologist and physician (born 1813)

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John Snow

English epidemiologist and physician (1813–1858)

John Snow 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,…
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June 16

Day of the year

June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 198 days remain until the end of the year.
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