Person
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister
British surgeon
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister OM, FRS, PC (5 April 1827 – 10 February 1912), known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, is a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, who promotes the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Lister successfully introduces carbolic acid (now known as phenol) to sterilize surgical instruments and to clean wounds, which leads to a reduction in postoperative infections and makes surgery safer for patients.