
What is recorded here
This stone commemorative plaque records: On this site stood the surgical wards in which from 1861 to 1869 Joseph Lister surgeon to the Royal Infirmary and Regius Professor of Surgery in the University of Glasgow initiated the method of antiseptic treatment
Joseph Lister, a British surgeon, is renowned for pioneering antiseptic surgery methods, significantly reducing post-operative infections and mortality rates.
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Photo: Thomas Nugent on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0