British surgeon and antiseptic pioneer (1827–1912). Joseph Lister was born on 5 April 1827 in what is now the United Kingdom. Joseph Lister is remembered as a surgeon, university teacher and politician, a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Notable works include “A Method of Antiseptic Treatment Applicable to Wounded Soldiers in the Present War”. Positions held included the Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and President of the Royal Society.
Before and after
- 5 March 1827Death of Pierre-Simon Laplace
- 5 March 1827Death of Alessandro Volta
- 15 March 1827Founding of University of Toronto
- 26 March 1827Death of Ludwig van Beethoven
- 5 April 1827Birth of Joseph Lister
- 20 October 1827Battle of Navarino
- 1828Discovery of thorium
- 1828Construction of Egyptian Museum of Berlin
- from 1828 to 1829Ninth Russo-Turkish War
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