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1822
December 27. Birth of Louis Pasteur in Dole (Jura).
1827
His family moved to Arbois.He produced his first pastel drawing at the age of 13.
1831
Louis Pasteur was a pupil at Arbois Collège
1839
Left to study at the Collège Royal in Besançon.
1840
Received his Bachelier ès lettres (Arts diploma) in Besançon. Teaching assistant at the Collège in Besançon.
1842
Received his Bachelier ès Sciences mathématiques (Mathematics diploma) in Dijon.
1843
Admitted to the prestigious École Normale Supérieure (4th place).
1845
Earned his grad in science.
1846
Appointed physics teacher at the Lycée de Tournon (Ardèche) but stayed on at the École Normale Supérieure as assistant professor.
Met Auguste Laurent in Antoine Balard’s laboratory. Studied crystals.
1847
Docteur ès sciences.
1848
Appointed physics teacher at the Lycée de Dijon then substitute chemistry teacher at the Science Faculty in Strasbourg. Research on dimorphism. Historical paper on t
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Louis Pasteur: A Legacy Unmasked
Abstract
Louis Pasteur is perhaps the most globally recognized French scientist. His groundbreaking discoveries in molecular chirality and advancements in fermentation greatly benefited brewers and winemakers. Pasteur introduced the process of pasteurization to sterilize wines and significantly contributed to the development of germ theory, which made Joseph Lister’s antiseptic surgical techniques possible. Despite initially disproving Antoine Béchamp’s theory that silkworm disease was caused by a microbial infection, Pasteur tackled this issue effectively. Building on the work of Henri Toussaint and Pierre Victor Galtier, he developed vaccines for pig erysipelas, chicken cholera, anthrax, and rabies. Pasteur also coined the term “vaccination,” which Richard Dunning had used before Edward Jenner expanded upon it. Although Robert Koch criticized Pasteur’s vaccination methods as ambiguous, historians have clarified many of the myths surrounding Paste
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Louis Pasteur
French chemist, pharmacist and microbiologist (1822–1895)
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Louis PasteurForMemRS (, French:[lwipastœʁ]ⓘ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the last of which was named after him. His research in chemistry led to remarkable breakthroughs in the understanding of the causes and preventions of diseases, which laid down the foundations of hygiene, public health and much of modern medicine.[3] Pasteur's works are credited with saving millions of lives through the developments of vaccines for rabies and anthrax. He is regarded as one of the founders of modern bacteriology and has been honored as the "father of bacteriology"[4] and the "father of microbiology"[5][6] (together with Robert Koc