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Katharina Werner

1799 – 1852

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A life in time

  1. 1799

    Born

  2. 1817–1826

    3 children are born

  3. 1852

    Dies

During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1790s · Katharina is born

The first vaccine. Edward Jenner showed that cowpox protects against smallpox: the first vaccine, against a disease that killed millions.Around the world · 1796–1798

The first vaccine. Edward Jenner showed that cowpox protects against smallpox: the first vaccine, against a disease that killed millions.

John Raphael Smith · public domain