Joseph Lister
Joseph Lister, a British researcher and surgeon, worked on developing his theory of antisepsis for surgical procedures. ... Lister was born in Upton Essex, England, on April 5, 1827. Joseph was the son of the British physicist Joseph Jackson Lister and his wife Isabella. Joseph Lister was one of seven children born into this Quaker family. When the Lister children were young they were educated at home but at the age of 10 only the Lister boys were sent away to school to continue their education. ... Lister enrolled in the faculty of medical science in 1948. ... Joseph was said to be brilliant medical student and graduated with honors when he received his medical degree in 1852. ... In 1856 Lister married Dr. ... Joseph Lister’s major work was learning why deaths frequently occurred after surgical procedures.