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Picture No 10218184
Date 1884
Description Sir Joseph Lister
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Sir Joseph Lister (1827 - 1912), British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery,born in Essex, he received his degree from University College, London. In 1860 he became a Surgeon at Glasow's Royal Infirmary, where he researched the cause of infections. He founded the use of antiseptic medicine, highlighting the importance of bacteria being cleaned from wounds. Lister was appointed as Queen Victoria's personal surgeon, and was given the title as Lord, the first doctor to be elevated to the House of Lords.
Source Engraving in The Graphic, 5 January 1884
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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