| Date | 1863 |
| Author | Bottini |
| Contribution | Used phenol as an antiseptic in surgery. |
| Reference | Lechevalier |
| Notes | Lister had apparently not heard of this Italian usage when he first tried phenol in 1865. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | General |
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