"I know that if it had not been for you and your work, I wouldn’t be sitting here today," the monarch told Lister. 9. Listerine mouthwash is—surprise!—named after Joseph Lister. Additional ...

For decades after Listerine first hit the market in the ... (and named after the founding father of antiseptics, Dr. Joseph Lister), its uses were varied—they including foot cleaning, floor ...

That man was none other than British surgeon Joseph Lister. The second son of Isabella ... as many of you might have rightly guessed, is Listerine, which remains in use even today.