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John Snow * (1813-1858) John Snow was born in York on March 15th, 1813, the oldest of nine children. York London His father worked as a laborer. While poor, his parents were determined to give their children whatever educational opportunities they could afford. He was educated at a private school in his native city until the age of fourteen, when he was apprenticed (当学徒) to William Hardcastle, a surgeon (外科医生) living at Newcastle-on-Tyne. After serving for a short time as a surgeon and unqualified assistant during the cholera epidemic of 1831-1982, he became in October 1836 a stude