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
Steve Roffey wrote to say that this plaque was lost in 2018. Checking on Goog...
{Inside the bronze wreath on the back of the edifice:} 1827 - 1912 {The oth...
The first woman to be accepted by the register of the General Medical Council...
Surgeon. Founded the world's first hospital for diseases of the throat. Our ...
Born Oxfordshire. In Burma with the army he investigated cholera and dysentery.
The splendid Lost Hospitals of London gives a full history. In summary: Open...
