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Identify the following individual:
Lived: 1827 - 1912
A pioneer of antiseptic surgery. Successfully introduced carbolic acid (phenol) to sterilize surgical instruments and to clean wounds, leading to a a reduction in post-operative infections, making surgery safer.
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Applying Louis Pasteur's advances in microbiology, Lister championed the use of carbolic acid as an antiseptic, so that it became the first widely used antiseptic in surgery. He is known as the father of modern surgery.
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