Joseph Lister
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Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister was an English surgeon, medical scientist, experimental pathologist and pioneer of antiseptic surgery and preventive healthcare. Lister revolutionised the craft of surg
Lister in 1902
Isabella Harris c. 1839
Joseph Jackson Lister
The Lord Lister Hotel in Hitchin, formerly Isaac Brown and Benjamin Abbott's Academy, where Lister was a student from 1838 to 1841
James A. Garfield
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James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Ga
Joseph Lister
…to accept the principle, vividly illustrated by David Hayes Agnew who was still using outdated surgical techniques in 1881 when he treated President James Garfield who had been shot. The widest acceptance of Lister's technique was in Germany. Leipzig surgeon Karl Thiersch of St. Jacob's Hospital began practicing…
Garfield c. 1881
Replica of the log cabin in Moreland Hills, Ohio, where Garfield was born
Garfield at the age of 16
Lucretia Garfield in the 1870s