Elizabeth Blackwell vs Joseph Lister
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Compare the life timelines of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) and Joseph Lister (1827–1912) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1827 to 1910.
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Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910)
- — Born in Bristol, England Verified
- — Emigrated with her family to the United States Verified
- — Admitted to Geneva Medical College in New York Verified
- — Became the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States Verified
- — Co-founded the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children Verified
- — Became the first woman entered on the British Medical Register Verified
- — Opened the Women's Medical College of the New York Infirmary Verified
- — Returned permanently to England Verified
- — Appointed professor of gynecology at the London School of Medicine for Women Verified
- — Died in Hastings, England Verified
Joseph Lister (1827–1912)
- — Born in Upton, Essex, England Verified
- — Graduated in medicine from University College London Verified
- — Married Agnes Syme Verified
- — Appointed Regius Professor of Surgery at Glasgow Verified
- — Introduced antiseptic surgery with carbolic acid Verified
- — Published his antiseptic principle in The Lancet Verified
- — Appointed professor of surgery at King's College London Verified
- — Raised to the peerage as Baron Lister Verified
- — Died in Walmer, Kent Verified