Give Edward Jenner the Recognition he Deserves - Reinstate his Statue to Trafalgar Square
We, the undersigned, petition the UK Prime Minister to restore Edward Jenner's Statue to Trafalgar Square to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Eradication of Smallpox in 2010. Edward Jenner (1749-1823), the man who changed the world, saved more lives than anyone else in history by pioneering vaccination (against Smallpox) in 1796.
His statue, currently in Kensington Gardens, used to be in Trafalgar Square and should be returned there to mark the 30th Anniversary of the worldwide eradication of smallpox. It is time for one of our great national (and international) heroes to finally be celebrated.
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Reached 250 supporters
January 13, 2011
January 12, 2011
We are gaining momentum but we need a final surge to reach our target. Email your local representative today and demand they support the return of Jenner to the square.
August 22, 2010
I am currently coordinating with historians to finalize a formal request to the Prime Minister. Post this link on Facebook and email your local MP to demand that Jenner returns to his rightful place in Trafalgar Square.
Reached 100 supporters
May 31, 2010
8 Comments
Please restore Leicester square to its former story. Medicine is not neon light but darkness and enlightenment xx
About time we honoured the man who actually saved the world. Get him back to the square.
Ridiculous he is tucked away in a park when he saved millions of lives! put him back where people can see him.
jenner is a legend and belongs in the centre of london. enough said.
Hard to believe he was moved in the first place. Such a massive oversight for British history.
Moving this statue back to where it belongs is well overdue.
If anyone deserves the fourth plinth, surely it's Edward Jenner.
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Give Edward Jenner the Recognition he Deserves - Reinstate his Statue to Trafalgar Square
We, the undersigned, petition the UK Prime Minister to restore Edward Jenner's Statue to Trafalgar Square to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Eradication of Smallpox in 2010. Edward Jenner (1749-1823), the man who changed the world, saved more lives than anyone else in history by pioneering vaccination (against Smallpox) in 1796.
His statue, currently in Kensington Gardens, used to be in Trafalgar Square and should be returned there to mark the 30th Anniversary of the worldwide eradication of smallpox. It is time for one of our great national (and international) heroes to finally be celebrated.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
January 13, 2011
January 12, 2011
We are gaining momentum but we need a final surge to reach our target. Email your local representative today and demand they support the return of Jenner to the square.
August 22, 2010
I am currently coordinating with historians to finalize a formal request to the Prime Minister. Post this link on Facebook and email your local MP to demand that Jenner returns to his rightful place in Trafalgar Square.
Reached 100 supporters
May 31, 2010
8 Comments
Time for the father of vaccines to get his rightful place back in Trafalgar Square.
Please restore Leicester square to its former story. Medicine is not neon light but darkness and enlightenment xx
About time we honoured the man who actually saved the world. Get him back to the square.
Ridiculous he is tucked away in a park when he saved millions of lives! put him back where people can see him.
jenner is a legend and belongs in the centre of london. enough said.
Hard to believe he was moved in the first place. Such a massive oversight for British history.
Moving this statue back to where it belongs is well overdue.
If anyone deserves the fourth plinth, surely it's Edward Jenner.
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Time for the father of vaccines to get his rightful place back in Trafalgar Square.