Joseph Lister
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health
- Subcategories: Scientists, Doctors, Physicians, Nurses
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, British History
Article abstract: Combining skill as a laboratory scientist with great technical ability at surgery, Lister developed and helped to propagate antiseptic surgery.
Early Life
Joseph Lister was born on April 5, 1827, at Upton Park, just east of London. His parents, Joseph Jackson and Isabella Lister, were Quakers, and the family—there were six children—was unusually close. Lister’s father owned a prosperous wine business and was a scientist in his own right. His development of the achromatic lens made a significant improvement in the microscope, and...
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