Monday, March 14, 2011

Joseph Lister

An English Baron and a renowned surgeon, Brother Joseph Lister (1827-1912) pioneered antiseptic surgery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  Recognizing his medical accomplishments, Joseph Lister Lodge 8032 at University College Hospital in London is named in his honor.  The general public, however, knows him more for the mouthwash named after him... Listerene.

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