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| | Lister, Joseph Lister, 1st Baron - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) |
 | | LISTER, JOSEPH LISTER, 1ST BARON [Lister, Joseph Lister, 1st Baron] 1827-1912, English surgeon, educated at University College, London. |
 | | In 1865, Lister proved the effectiveness of his methods, thus founding modern antiseptic surgery. |
 | | Using carbolic acid as the antiseptic agent, he devised techniques of applying it that, when used in conjunction with his heat sterilization of instruments, brought about dramatic decreases in postoperative fatality. |
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