it was developed in 1954 when Richard herrick had kidney disease and his identical twin brother donated his kidney to save his brother. there were other attempts before this but none of them were successful.
An organ transplant is the moving of an organ from one body to another, or from a donor site on the patient's own body, for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or absent organ.
Most religions believe in organ donation, including the Jehovas who leave it up to individual members as to whether they donate or not. Some religions consider it completely unacceptable, and others,...
http://www.wellcomecollection.org/whats-on/events/in-or-out/transplant-timeline.aspx Timeline. They've been around for years - not discovered by 'one' sole person.