Florence Nightingale vs Joseph Lister
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Compare the life timelines of Florence Nightingale (1820–1910) and Joseph Lister (1827–1912) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1827 to 1910.
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Florence Nightingale (1820–1910)
- — Born in Florence, Italy Verified
- — Trained in nursing at Kaiserswerth, Germany
- — Arrived at the Scutari barracks hospital during the Crimean War Verified
- — Published Notes on Nursing
- — Opened the Nightingale Training School for nurses in London Verified
- — Died in London, 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