Joseph Lister 1st Baron Lister, OM, PC, PRS, FRCS, FRS

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Lister 1st Baron Lister, OM, PC, PRS, FRCS, FRS was born on 5 April 1827, in Upton, Essex, England, his father, Joseph Jackson Lister FRS FRMS, was 41 and his mother, Isabella Harris, was 33. He married Agnes Syme on 23 April 1856, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. He lived in Marylebone, London, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and London, England, United Kingdom in 1912. He died on 10 February 1912, in Walmer, Kent, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 84, and was buried in Hampstead Cemetery, Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Joseph Lister 1st Baron Lister, OM, PC, PRS, FRCS, FRS
1827–1912
Agnes Syme
1834–1893
Marriage: 23 April 1856

Sources (17)

  • Joseph Lister, "Scotland Census, 1861"
  • Joseph Jackson Lister, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Joseph Lister, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"

World Events (8)

1828

Historical Boundaries: 1828: Sangamon, Illinois, United States

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1852 · First Public Lavatory Erected 

George Jenning was the person that invented and gave us the public lavatory. It cost people a penny to use. 

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a dyer of cloth, Middle English li(te)ster, a derivative of Middle English lit(t)en (Old Norse lita) ‘to dye’. This term was used principally in East Anglia and northern and eastern England (areas of Scandinavian settlement), and to this day the surname is found principally in these regions, especially in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Royal College of Surgeons

Joseph Lister was born in 1827 and trained at University College Hospital in botany, surgery and medicine. As a Quaker, it was the only university he was eligible to enter. After qualifying as a surge …

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