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Lister Lecture, University of Edinburgh

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In 1869, Joseph Lister left the University of Glasgow (where he had worked for 8 years) to become a Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Edinburgh. This page is a copy of the front page of Lister’s opening lecture to Univeristy of Edunburgh students. In the lecture Lister outlined his ‘Germ Theory’ and work with antiseptics.

  • Date created - November 8 1869
  • Author - Joseph Lister
<p>In 1869, Joseph Lister left the University of Glasgow (where he had worked for 8 years) to become a Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Edinburgh. This page is a copy of the front page of Lister’s opening lecture to Univeristy of Edunburgh students. In the lecture Lister outlined his ‘Germ Theory’ and work with antiseptics.</p>
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