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BRIEF mention was made last week of the unveiling at University College, London, of two bas-relief tablets in memory of Lord Lister, one of the most distinguished alumni of the college. There were present the Duke of Bedford (president of the Lister Memorial Committee), the president of the Royal Society, the president of the Royal College of Surgeons, Sir William Lister, the Misses Lister, and Miss Godlee (relatives of the late Lord Lister), the Vice-Chancellor of the University, the Provost of University College and Lady Foster, Sir John Bradford, Sir George Thane, Sir Thomas Barlow, Sir John Tweedy, Sir Ernest Hatch, and many others. The proceedings were opened by the Duke of Bedford, who referred to Lister's connection with University College, and commented upon the great value of Lister's presence in the House of Lords. Before unveiling the tablet destined to be erected at University College Hospital, where Lister was once house surgeon, Sir George Makins outlined the main events of Lister's life, the success of which was due to his thorough training as a student. Sir Joseph Thomson unveiled the tablet for University College. He said that Lister, one of the glories of British science, began his connection with the Royal Society at the early age of thirty-three, when he was elected a fellow. During Lister's five years' tenure of the presidency of the society much excellent administrative work was carried out, and this epoch saw the inception of several famous biological investigations organised by the society. The Provost (Sir Gregory Foster) then invited Sir Edwin Cooper Perry (the Vice-Chancellor), Sir George Thane, Sir Ernest Hatch, and Mr. Raymond Johnson to accept the tablets on behalf of the bodies they represented. Sir George Thane, in reply, mentioned that University College had that day been presented with one of Lister's prizes received whilst a student, and he expressed the hope that owners of Lister mementoes might present them to the college. On behalf of the memorial committee Sir John Tweedy conveyed the thanks of the subscribers to the sculptor, Prof. Havard Thomas.
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Unveiling of Lister Memorial Tablets . Nature 104, 322 (1919). https://doi.org/10.1038/104322a0
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