Liston, Robert, 1794-1847
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Name (Latin)
Liston, Robert, 1794-1847
Date of birth
1794-10-28
Date of death
1847-12-07
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Surgery
Occupation
Surgeons
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Oxford DNB online, viewed 5 January 2017(Liston, Robert (1794-1847), surgeon, was born on 28 October 1794 in the manse of Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire; died of an aneurysm of the arch of the aorta on 7 December 1847, at his house ... London)
- His Elements of surgery, 1846:t.p. (Robert Liston; surgeon at N. London Hosp.; professor of clinical surgery)
- RLIN database, 9/5/91(hdg.: Liston, Robert, 1794-1847)
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Robert Liston Stump
Samuel John Stump, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
Robert Liston (28 October 1794 – 7 December 1847) was a British surgeon. Liston was noted for his speed and skill in an era prior to anaesthetics, when speed made a difference in terms of pain and survival. He was the first Professor of Clinical Surgery at University College Hospital in London and performed the first public operation utilising modern anaesthesia in Europe.
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