ITEM DETAILS
artwork
Joseph Lister was born in England on April 5,1827
Joseph Lister
Joseph Lister's life
Joseph Lister was born in England on April 5, 1827.
Lister was a British surgeon who pioneered the use of antiseptics during surgery, and as such has been dubbed as the "father of modern surgery". Prior to his discovery, surgeons would proudly fashion their operating room attire, as the stains were a sign of experience. Similarly, surgeons were not required to wash their hands before consulting with a patient.
Lister studied papers by French chemist Louis Pasteur in which he observed the link between food spoilage and anaerobic organisms (which do not require oxygen to grow). Lister developed his own theory to test the efficacy of chemical solutions as antiseptics on wounds. His wife Agnes was his lifetime assistant in the laboratory
Lister was a British surgeon who pioneered the use of antiseptics during surgery, and as such has been dubbed as the "father of modern surgery". Prior to his discovery, surgeons would proudly fashion their operating room attire, as the stains were a sign of experience. Similarly, surgeons were not required to wash their hands before consulting with a patient.
Lister studied papers by French chemist Louis Pasteur in which he observed the link between food spoilage and anaerobic organisms (which do not require oxygen to grow). Lister developed his own theory to test the efficacy of chemical solutions as antiseptics on wounds. His wife Agnes was his lifetime assistant in the laboratory
England
April 5, 1827
post by Chanez Baali
project: The Glass Files #onthisday via Instagram
artwork | Joseph Lister | The Right Honourable | Sterilization | antiseptic | antiseptic surgery | Royal Society | Lister Medal | carbolic acid | phenol | antiseptic principle of the practice of surgery | germ theory of disease | miasma | listeria | listerine | science | medicine | microbiology | bacteriology | history | on this day
This item is shared by Mother Earth
with
the Community and the World.