Agnes Syme Lister

Lady Lister
Lister, c. 1862
Born
Agnes Syme

(1834-11-23)23 November 1834
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died12 April 1893(1893-04-12) (aged 58)
Rapallo, Italy
Occupation(s)Botanist; scientific assistant
Spouse
(m. 1856)
FatherJames Syme
RelativesRobert Willis (uncle)

Agnes Syme, Lady Lister (23 November 1834 – 12 April 1893), was a British botanist. She was the wife of and assistant to her husband, Joseph Lister. A botanical collector in her own right, she collaborated with her husband on many of his experiments, including the dosage of chloroform.