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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Sir Archibald McIndoe
Born Dunedin, New Zealand. Pioneering plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force during World War II, treating badly burnt aircrew. Appointed C.B.E. in 1944. Knighted 1947. Helped found ...
1 memorial
Infants Hospital
From the always useful Lost Hospitals of London: "The St Francis Hospital for Infants was founded in a small house in Hampstead {6 Denning Road} in 1903 by Helen Levis, {first} wife of the industri...
1 memorial
Doctor Edith Whetnall
Ear, nose and throat surgeon. Born Edith Aileen Maude Whetnall in Hull. She worked at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, and became the first director of the Nuffield Hearing and Spe...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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William Burdett-Coutts
Born of British stock in America as William Lehman Ashmead-Bartlett. On his father's death the family moved to England in 1852. In 'The Story of Holly Lodge' by Margaret Downing, March 2009, we le...
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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