John Snow

These papers cover Ellis's research into Snow's life, from birth to death, particularly focussing on his work as an anaesthetist. Included are Ellis's research notes, articles, photographs and correspondence relating to John Snow and the world in which he lived.

1829-1995

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John Snow (1813-1858) was a prominent anaesthetist, as well as a pioneer of the epidemiological method, identifying the source of a cholera outbreak in London in 1854.