- Founder of Antiseptic Surgery
- Joseph Lister
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Founder of Antiseptic Surgery
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Lister — , LISTERINE To have one s name become a household word seems to be a mark of success for some people and a goal worth striving for. But to others, it is anathema. In the nineteenth century, an English physician, the founder of antiseptic… … Dictionary of eponyms
Sir William Cheyne, 1st Baronet — Sir William Watson, 1st Baronet Cheyne KCMG CB FRCS (December 14, 1852, off Hobart, Tasmania ndash; April 19, 1932, Fetlar, Shetland Islands, Scotland) was a British surgeon and bacteriologist, who pioneered the use of antiseptical surgical… … Wikipedia
Lister, Joseph, Baron Lister, Of Lyme Regis — ▪ British surgeon Introduction also called (1883–97) Sir Joseph Lister, Baronet born April 5, 1827, Upton, Essex, Eng. died Feb. 10, 1912, Walmer, Kent British surgeon and medical scientist who was the founder of antiseptic medicine (medicine … Universalium
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Billroth, (Christian Albert) Theodor — born April 26, 1829, Bergen auf Rügen, Prussia died Feb. 6, 1894, Abbazia, Austria Hungary Austrian surgeon. He pioneered the study of bacterial causes of wound fever and adopted early the antiseptic techniques that eradicated the threat of fatal … Universalium
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Lister — /lis teuhr/, n. Joseph, 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis /luym ree jis/, 1827 1912, English surgeon: founder of modern antiseptic surgery. * * * (as used in expressions) Lister Joseph Baron Lister of Lyme Regis Lister Samuel Cunliffe Baron Masham… … Universalium
Cooper, Sir Astley Paston, 1st Baronet — ▪ English surgeon born Aug. 23, 1768, Brooke, Norfolk, Eng. died Feb. 12, 1841, London English surgeon who, in 1816, was the first to tie the abdominal aorta as a means of treating an aneurysm. Among the records of the remarkable variety of… … Universalium
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