Louis Pasteur
Birth date: December 27, 1822 Birth place: Dole France, in the jura region of the town Arbois Death date: September 28, 1895 Occupation: Physician, chemist, and Microbiologist Family: Pasteur was the son of Jean Joseph Pasteur and Jeanne Etiennette Pasteur. He was the brother of Jean Denis Pasteur; Jeanne Antoine Pasteur: Josephine Pasteur and Jeanne Emilie Pasteur. Lastly he was the husband of Marie Anne Pasteur, and the father of Camille Pasteur; Cecile Pasteur, Marie Louise Pasteur; and finally Jeanne Pasteur. |
Louis Pasteur's Biography: Video
From: Biography,com "Louis Pasteur Biography"
Childhood yearsGrowing up Pasteur was an average student, earning average grades. His earliest hobbies, one he was very skilled at. Was actually Drawing & Painting!
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PASTUer's Prime yearsPasteur went on to earn is bachelor's of Arts degree (1840) at the Royal College of Besançon. Then his bachelor of science degree (1842) at the same college, two years later. Finally a doctorate (1847) from the École Normale in Paris.
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Older YearsLater on in life, Pasteur was able to not only prove the "Germ theory" but conclude that solutions for diseases exist. These solutions turned out to become known as Vaccines, which Pasteur himself went on to discover for many different diseases of his time.
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