Kaiserswerth
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Kaiserswerth. The band of Protestant
deaconesses in this Rhineland town was founded in 1836 to meet the need of the reformed Churches for an organization of women devoted to nursing and education. The house trains deaconesses who devote themselves to the care of the sick and poor, to teaching, or to parish work.
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Joseph Lister Lister, 1st Baron
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Joseph Lister Lister, 1st Baron 1827-1912, English surgeon, educated at University College, London...outgrowth of Pasteur's theory that bacteria cause infection. In 1865, Lister proved the effectiveness of his methods, thus founding modern antiseptic...
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Lister, Joseph, 1st Baron
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Lister, Joseph, 1st Baron (1827–1912) English surgeon who introduced the principle of antisepsis, which complemented Pasteur's theory that...
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Joseph Lister
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
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