Joseph Lister

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human pioneer of antiseptic surgery surgeon

Joseph Lister was a pioneering British surgeon who revolutionized medicine by introducing antiseptic techniques that drastically reduced surgical infections and mortality.

Aliases (1)

Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → pioneer of antiseptic surgery → surgeon →
awardReceived	Baronetcy of Park Crescent → Order of Merit →
burialPlace	West Hampstead Cemetery, London →
causeOfDeath	pneumonia →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
createdPeer	1897 →
dateOfBirth	1827-04-05 →
dateOfDeath	1912-02-10 →
developed	antiseptic method for surgery → carbolic acid spray for operating theatres →
educatedAt	University College London → University of London →
familyName	Lister →
father	Joseph Jackson Lister →
fieldOfWork	antiseptic surgery → medicine → surgery →
fullName	Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister →
givenName	Joseph →
honorificTitle	Baron Lister →
influenced	aseptic techniques in hospitals → modern surgical practice →
influencedBy	Louis Pasteur →
knownAs	Father of modern antiseptic surgery →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	Royal College of Surgeons of England → Royal Society →
mother	Isabella Harris →
nobleTitle	Baron in the Peerage of the United Kingdom →
notableFor	introducing antiseptic techniques in surgery → reducing surgical infections and mortality →
occupation	medical scientist → professor → surgeon →
placeOfBirth	Upton, Essex, England →
placeOfDeath	Walmer, Kent, England →
positionHeld	President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science → President of the Royal Society → Professor of Clinical Surgery at King’s College Hospital, London → Professor of Surgery at the University of Glasgow →
religion	Quaker →
spouse	Agnes Syme → Agnes Syme Lister →
usedSubstance	carbolic acid →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Joseph Lister ("Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister") →	fullName
University College London →	hasNotableAlumni
Louis Pasteur →	influenced
Victorian era →	notableFigure