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Lifetime: 1827 - 1912 Passed: ≈ 112 years ago

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Joseph Lister

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On the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery Cover image

On the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery

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Healing surgery Antisepsis Infection Wounds Sterilization Carbolic acid Medical history Lister Microorganisms Germs Asepsis Surgical techniques Public health Medical innovation

Joseph Lister was born near London in 1827. He studied medicine at the University of London and pursued a career as a surgeon in Scotland. He became professor of Surgery in Glasgow and later (1877) at Kings College Hospital, in London. Lister’s co...