1. Joseph Lister (1827-1912)
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister OM, FRS , PC (5 April 1827 – 10 February 1912), known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, who promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Lister successfully introduced carbolic acid (now known as phenol) to sterilise surgical instruments and to clean wounds, which led to reducing post-operative infections and made surgery safer for patients.
Born : 5 April 1827(1827-04-05)
Upton : Essex
Died : 10 February 1912(1912-02-10) (aged 84)
Walmer, Kent
Nationality : United Kingdom
Fields : Medicine
Institutions : University of Glasgow
University of Edinburgh
University of London
Alma mater : University of London
Known for : Surgical sterile techniques
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister OM, FRS , PC (5 April 1827 – 10 February 1912), known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, who promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Lister successfully introduced carbolic acid (now known as phenol) to sterilise surgical instruments and to clean wounds, which led to reducing post-operative infections and made surgery safer for patients.
Born : 5 April 1827(1827-04-05)Upton : Essex
Died : 10 February 1912(1912-02-10) (aged 84)
Walmer, Kent
Nationality : United Kingdom
Fields : Medicine
Institutions : University of Glasgow
University of Edinburgh
University of London
Alma mater : University of London
Known for : Surgical sterile techniques
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