John Clinch
John Clinch (January 9, 1749 – November 22, 1819) was a clergyman-physician credited with being the first man to practice vaccination in North America.
John Clinch | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 9, 1749 |
| Died | November 22, 1819 (aged 70) |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | clergyman, physician, poet |
Biography
He was born in Cirencester, England, one of twin children of Thomas Clinch of Bere Regis in Dorset. In 1798 he administered the first smallpox vaccines at Trinity, Newfoundland. Clinch had attended school in Cirencester with the vaccine pioneer Edward Jenner, and both had then studied medicine under John Hunter.
Clinch also compiled a glossary of the Beothuk language containing over 100 words.
He died in 1819 in Trinity, Newfoundland.
References
External links
- "John Clinch". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Newfoundland Grand Banks Genealogy website
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