Joseph Lister

Standard Name: Lister, Joseph

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Family and Intimate relationships Isabella Bird
IB 's husband died of pernicious anaemia on 6 March 1886. During the course of their marriage each of them had nursed the other through the various illnesses from which they suffered. John Bishop was...
Textual Production Elizabeth Jenkins
EJ issued a biography for children whose hero was Joseph Lister, the discoverer of sterilization in medicine.
TLS Centenary Archive Centenary Archive [1902-2012]. http://www.gale.com/c/the-times-literary-supplement-historical-archive.
3065 (25 November 1960): xxvi

Timeline

Late 1820s: Towards the end of this decade, the microscope...

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Late 1820s

Towards the end of this decade, the microscope was improved significantly by various lens makers, and became a central instrument in medical research.
Bynum, William F. Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
99
Shryock, Richard Harrison. The Development of Modern Medicine: An Interpretation of the Social and Scientific Factors Involved. University of Wisconsin Press, 1979.
122
Duin, Nancy, and Jenny Sutcliffe. A History of Medicine: From Prehistory to the Year 2020. Simon and Schuster, 1992.
52

1831: A severe epidemic of puerperal fever struck...

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1831

A severe epidemic of puerperal fever struck in Manchester.
Towler, Jean. Midwives in History and Society. Croom Helm, 1986.
154-5

March 1865: Joseph Lister first demonstrated the practice...

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March 1865

Joseph Lister first demonstrated the practice of antiseptic surgery.
Shapin, Steven. “Possessed by the Idols”. London Review of Books, 30 Nov. 2006, pp. 31-3.
31

1867: Joseph Lister (still a surgeon and professor...

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1867

Joseph Lister (still a surgeon and professor in Glasgow) introduced two antiseptic agents this year: phenol, which was said to have reduced the surgical death rate from 45% to 15%, and carbolic acid for...

1871: Joseph Lister's carbolic spray gained wide...

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1871

Joseph Lister 's carbolic spray gained wide acceptance as an antiseptic after it was successfully used during the removal of an abscess from Queen Victoria 's left armpit.
Duin, Nancy, and Jenny Sutcliffe. A History of Medicine: From Prehistory to the Year 2020. Simon and Schuster, 1992.
63
Shryock, Richard Harrison. The Development of Modern Medicine: An Interpretation of the Social and Scientific Factors Involved. University of Wisconsin Press, 1979.
280
Youngson, A. J. The Scientific Revolution in Victorian Medicine. Holmes and Meier, 1979.
15, 150

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