Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur
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a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization
Born
27 December 1822 Dole, Jura, France
Died
28 September 1895 (aged 72) Marnes-la-Coquette, France
Nationality
French
Known for
Created the first vaccines for rabies Cholera vaccine Anthrax vaccines Pasteurization
Fields
Biology Microbiology Chemistry Mathematics Physics
Alma mater
École Normale Supérieure University of Paris
Awards
Legion of Honor Grand Cross (1881) Rumford Medal (1856) Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1869) Copley Medal (1874) Albert Medal (1882) Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences (1883)
Institutions
University of Strasbourg University of Lille École Normale Supérieure Pasteur Institute
Spouse(s)
Marie Laurent ( m. 1849)
adultbasic
France
Children
5
Education
Mathematics, Docteur ès Sciences (Chemical Physics)
era
1800+
Notable students
Charles Friedel