Eberhard Zacharias Munck af Rosenschöld (3 August 1775 – 18 May 1840) was a Swedish medical doctor and smallpox vaccine pioneer in Sweden. He was the oldest son of bishop Petrus Munck and grandson of physician Eberhard Rosenblad.
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Biography
Background and education
Munck af Rosenschöld was born in Lund, Sweden, in 1775. He showed an extraordinary memory even as a child. He was influenced by his grandfather's career in medicine, enrolling as a student at Lund University in 1786; at the age of 15 he published a thesis, De rheumatismo acuto (1790), which was publicly defended under professor Johan Henric Engelhart. In 1793 he was awarded a master of philosophy degree, and in 1794 doctor of medicine primus and medicine adjunct. In 1796 his medical practice began in earnest, and every year his reputation as a practicing physician grew.