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- NAME: Joseph Lister
- OCCUPATION: Doctor, Scientist
- BIRTH DATE: April 05, 1827
- DEATH DATE: February 10, 1912
- EDUCATION: Oxford University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Upton, England, United Kingdom
- PLACE OF DEATH: Walmer, England, United Kingdom
- AKA: Baron Lister
- AKA: Baron Lister of Lyme Regis
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British surgeon and medical scientist Joseph Lister is regarded as the founder of antiseptic medicine, which he implemented with amputee patients.
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Joseph Lister was born on April 5, 1827, in Upton, England. In 1861, Lister observed that 45 to 50 percent of amputation patients died from sepsis. In 1865, he learned of Louis Pasteur's theory that microorganisms cause infection. Using phenol as an antiseptic, he reduced mortality in his ward to 15 percent within four years. Lister died on February 10, 1912, in Walmer, England. Today, he is regarded as the founder of antiseptic medicine.
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