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
Steve Roffey wrote to say that this plaque was lost in 2018. Checking on Goog...
Joseph Lister bust
{Inside the bronze wreath on the back of the edifice:} 1827 - 1912 {The oth...
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New Tunbridge Wells
Pleasure Gardens and Medicinal Well. Also known as Islington Spa.
1 memorial
Jerwood Medical Education Centre
From the picture source website: "The Jerwood Medical Education Centre was designed by Carden & Godfrey Architects to blend in with the surrounding Georgian and neo-Georgian buildings. ....The ...
1 memorial
St Benedict's Hospital
Hill House, built in 1802, was the manor house on this site. It was bought by St Joseph's Teaching Brotherhood and they built a Roman Catholic school, St Joseph's Roman Catholic College, in 1887. T...
2 memorials
James Lind
Born Edinburgh. Specialised in medical treatment for the navy and in treating scurvy.Not to be confused with another Scots medical John Lind, born 20 years later.
1 memorial
men and women of Guy's Hospital who died in WW2
The ninety four men and women of Guy's Hospital who gave their lives during the war of 1939 - 1945.
1 memorial