Born in Upton, Essex. Died in Walmer, Kent. Pioneer in the use of antiseptics in surgery. The medical historian, Ruth Richardson, has an interesting piece in the Lancet reporting on how Agnes his wife, was his co-worker in some of his research. And the BBC reported on an interesting operation by Lister that Ruth discovered.
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Joseph Lister
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Joseph Lister bust
{Inside the bronze wreath on the back of the edifice:} 1827 - 1912 {The oth...
Joseph Lister - W1 - lost
One of the more 'storied' plaques in the official London plaque scheme. A 'me...
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Major William Napier, M.B., B.Ch., F.R.C.S.I.
William Napier was born in 1893 in Down, County Down, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), one of the nine children of Alexander Napier (1855-1934) and Hester Mary Napier née Maxwell (1863-1920). In th...
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
A. J. Cronin
Novelist and general practitioner. Born Dumbartonshire as Archibald Joseph Cronin. Studied in Glasgow and served in WW1 as a surgeon in the Navy. Practised in Wales and in 1924 was appointed Medica...
1 memorial
Insp.-Gen. Belgrave Ninnis, CVO, MD, FSA, RN
Chief Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1898-1911. Knight Justice in the Order of St John. Inspector-General Belgrave Ninnis was a Royal Navy surgeo...
Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Exploring, Medicine
1 memorial
P. G. Bettison
District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 (Prince of Wales's) District, 1926-1947. Serving Brother in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
1 memorial
James Robinson
Pioneer of anaesthesia and dentistry. Our picture source gives much information about his life and the circumstances of his death. He was born on 22 November 1813 in Southampton, Hampshire. On 12 ...
1 memorial
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Father Thomas Byles
Catholic priest. Born Roussel Davids Byles in Leeds. He was ordained in 1902, (which is when he took the name of Thomas), and in 1905 was assigned to St Helen's Parish in Chipping Ongar, Essex. He ...
2 memorials
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