Joseph was a child of Joseph Jackson Lister and his wife Isabella (Harris) and was born at Upton in Essex on 5th April 1827. His brother Arthur became a botanist. His father encouraged his scientific ...

Two men, James Simpson and Joseph Lister, led the charge against these ancient foes. First up: pain. It’s not that pain-relief didn’t exist before the 19th century, it’s just it’d never ...