Who is Louis Pasteur?

Louis Pasteur is French chemist and microbiologist.

How did Louis Pasteur die?

Louis Pasteur passed away in 1895 (cardiac arrest).

Louis Pasteur

Q: What is Louis Pasteur known for?

Louis Pasteur is primarily known as a(n) microbiologist, lithographer, chemist, biochemist, portrait painter, botanist, biologist, agronomist, university teacher.

French chemist and microbiologist

Born:December 27, 1822

Died:September 28, 1895

Age at death:72

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Cardiac Arrest

Zodiac Sign:Capricorn

Born in:Dole, France

Buried in:France

Languages:French

Microbiologist Lithographer Chemist Biochemist Portrait Painter Botanist Biologist Agronomist University Teacher

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Notable Work

Pasteur Instituterabies vaccine

Books

Recherches sur la dissymétrie moléculaire des produits organiques naturelsLa Théorie des germes et ses applications à la médecine et à la chirurgieDie in der Atmosphäre vorhandenen organisirten körperchen, Prüfung der Lehre von der Urzeugung. : AbhandlungOeuvres de Pasteur

Awards

National Inventors Hall of Fame (1978)Leeuwenhoek Medal (1895)Honorary doctor of the University of Liège (1893)Order of the Medjidie (1886)Prix Jean-Reynaud (1886)

Louis Pasteur

French chemist and microbiologist

Biography

Louis Pasteur (; French: [lwi pastœʁ] ; 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 prevention of diseases, which laid down the foundations of hygiene, public health and much of modern medicine. Pasteur's works are credited with saving millions of lives through the development 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" and the "father of microbiology" (together with Robert Koch; the latter epithet also attributed to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek). Pasteur was responsible for disproving the doctrine of spontaneous generation. Under the auspices of the French Academy of Sciences, his experiment demonstrated that in sterilized and sealed flasks, nothing ever developed; conversely, in sterilized but open flasks, microorganisms could grow. For this experiment, the academy awarded him the Alhumbert Prize carrying 2,500 francs in 1862. Pasteur is also regarded as one of the fathers of the germ theory of diseases, which was a minor medical concept at the time. His many experiments showed that diseases could be prevented by killing or stopping germs, thereby directly supporting the germ theory and its application in clinical medicine. He is best known to the general public for his invention of the technique of treating milk and wine to stop bacterial contamination, a process now called pasteurization. Pasteur also made significant discoveries in chemistry, most notably on the molecular basis for the asymmetry of certain crystals and racemization. Early in his career, his investigation of sodium ammonium tartrate initiated the field of optical isomerism. This work had a profound effect on structural chemistry, with eventual implications for many areas including medicinal chemistry. He was the director of the Pasteur Institute, established in 1887, until his death, and his body was interred in a vault beneath the institute. Although Pasteur made groundbreaking experiments, his reputation became associated with various controversies. Historical reassessment of his notebook revealed that he practiced deception to overcome his rivals.

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Quotes

“I am on the edge of mysteries and the veil is getting thinner and thinner.”

— Letter (December 1851); as quoted in The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague In History (2004) by John M. Barry; Variant translations:; I am on the verge of mysteries and the veil is getting thinner and thinner. The nights seem to me too long... I am often scolded by Madame Pasteur, but I tell her I shall lead her to fame.; My plan of study is traced for this coming year... I am hoping to develop it shortly in the most successful manner... I think that I have already told you

“In the fields of observation chance favours only the prepared mind.”

— Variant translations of this or similar statements include:; Chance favors the prepared mind.; Fortune favors the prepared mind.; In the field of observation, chance favors the prepared mind.; Where observation is concerned, chance favors only the prepared mind.

“There does not exist a category of science to which one can give the name applied science. There are sciences and the applications of science, bound together as the fruit of the tree which bears it.”

— Revue Scientifique (1871)

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Photos

Portrait of Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895), French microbiologist and chemist Iconographic Collections Keywords: Louis Pasteur; portrait photographs; Paul Nadar

Title: En coux d'execution Novembre 1892 Physical description: 1 print. Notes: This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card.; Associated name on shelflist card: Flameng.

In the first letter Louis Pasteur turns down Dr. Becar's offer to allow Pasteur to perform experiments on him rather then on animals. In the second letter Pasteur endeavors to find work for a young assistant named Antonio Domingo.

Originally published in Vanity Fair on January 8, 1887, this image depicts Louis Pasteur holding two white rabbits.

Auteur(s): Anonyme, editeur Detaille, Edouard (Paris, 05–10–1848 - Paris, 23–12–1912), auteur du modèle Autre titre: 1890 à 1899. (Titre de la série) Datation en siècle: 20e siècle Type(s) d'objet(s): Estampe, Manuscrits, imprimés, reliure, Arts graphiques Dénomination(s): Illustration de livre Matériaux et techniques: Procédé photomécanique Dimensions - Oeuvre: Hauteur : 32 cm Largeur : 42 cm Description: Estampe sans montage. Institution: Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris IIIF Manifest: https://apicollections.parismusees.paris.fr/iiif/320198148/manifest

Apparatus used by Pasteur in experiments on alleged spontaneous generation. General Collections Keywords: Louis Pasteur

7 place Saint-Thomas à Strasbourg où habita Paul Lobstein de 1908 jusqu'à sa mort. C'est ce même immeuble que Louis Pasteur occupa lors de son séjour à Strasbourg entre 1849 et 1854.

This model illustrates an experiment performed in 1862 by Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) to study the fermentation of grape juice. One bunch of grapes is wrapped in sterilised cotton wool while the other is exposed to the air. When both bunches were ripe, they were crushed separately in vessels  those from the covered bunch did not ferment but the uncovered ones did. This experiment showed that alcoholic fermentation only happens when the grape juice comes into contact with germs of yeast in the air. This experiment was one of a series by Pasteur that disproved existing ideas about spontaneous generation. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Europe Wellcome Images Keywords: grape vine; half model; Microbiology; Fermentation; spontaneous generation

This visiting card was owned and used by Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), a French microbiologist. The card reads: Louis Pasteur Membre de lInstitut, Ecole Normale, rue dUlm. 45. The card would have been given out when Pasteur was on a formal visit. The Ecole Normale is the Ècole Normale Supérieure in France where Pasteur began his education, and where he in-termittently taught before being appointed director of scientific studies in 1856. maker: Unknown maker Place made: France Wellcome Images Keywords: Fermentation; Rabies; visiting card

Joseph Lister, Baron Lister acclaims Louis Pasteur at Pasteur's Jubilee, Paris, 1892. Photograph after a painting by Jean-André Rixens made in 1902, musée Pasteur, Paris. Iconographic Collections