Robert Liston

Sir Robert Liston ( born October 28, 1794 in Ecclesmachan, Linlithgow (Scotland ), † December 7, 1847 in London) was a British surgeon.

Life

His father was a pastor in Ecclesmachan. Robert Liston began in 1810 the study of anatomy at John Barclay ( 1758-1826 ) in Edinburgh.

In 1818 he was a lecturer in anatomy and surgery at the Edinburgh School of Medicine, 1827 Surgeon at the Royal Hospital ( Royal Infirmary ) and 1835 ( until his death in 1847), Professor of Clinical Surgery at University College London.

Liston introduced various improvements in amputations and wound dressings. The Listonsche amputation knife is named after him.

Works

  • The elements of the surgery. 1831-32.
  • Practical surgery., 1837.
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