This larger than life-sized bust depicts Joseph Lister as a middle-aged man with a mustache and heavy whiskers. He wears a suit and vest.
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"Lord (Joseph) Lister
Sir Thomas Brock, K.C.B., R.A. 1847-1922
Bronze, on a stone pedestal adorned with two bronze figures in front, two shields, and a scroll with a wreath on it
Unveiled 1924
Portland Place, London W1
Plans for a public monument to Lister were delayed by the 1914-18 war. In July 1921 a site was chosen in Portland Place, near Lister's former home in Park Crescent, and in January 1922 Brock was awarded the commission. Instead of the more usual standing statue, he designed a tall tapering plinth surmounted by a massive bust of Lister. A typical Brock touch was the inclusion of an allegorical female figure representing Humanity.The Lister memorial sadly proved to be his last work as he died on 22 August 1922. He had completed the bust and started work on Humanity. The memorial was finished by his assistant F. Arnold Wright in accordance with Brock's designs and unveiled by the President of the Royal College of Surgeons on 13 March 1924."
Good Reads (
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"On the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery
by Joseph Lister
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Note: The University of Adelaide Library eBooks @ Adelaide.
Kindle Edition
Published (first published September 21st 1867)"
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"Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister Bt OM PC FRS (5 April 1827 – 10 February 1912), known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery. By applying Louis Pasteur's advances in microbiology, he promoted the idea of sterile portable ports while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Lister successfully introduced carbolic acid (now known as phenol) to sterilise surgical instruments and to clean wounds, which led to a reduction in post-operative infections and made surgery safer for patients."