Joseph Lister, Baron Lister
- Westminster Abbey - Biography of Joseph Lister
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- Joseph Lister - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
(1827-1912). A surgeon and medical scientist, Joseph Lister was the pioneer of antisepsis, the use of antiseptic chemicals to prevent surgical infections. Lister’s principle, that bacteria must never gain entry to an operation wound, remains basic to modern surgery.