Multiple choice general knowledge

Who was the surgeon who pioneered antiseptic surgery in 1865?

  1. Edward Jenner

  2. Joseph Lister

  3. Henry William

  4. John Sleeman
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Explanation

Joseph Lister pioneered antiseptic surgery in 1865, introducing carbolic acid to sterilize instruments and wounds, dramatically reducing infection rates. Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine. Henry William and John Sleeman are not associated with antiseptic surgery.

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