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Louis Pasteur ForMemRS ( / ˈluːi pæˈstɜːr /, 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.
During this journey Pasteur met a German industrial chemist who claimed to have achieved what Pasteur then considered impossible—the chemical transformation of tartaric into racemic acid. Although he soon confirmed his belief that this particular claim was inaccurate, Pasteur unexpectedly achieved the transformation in May 1853 by heating ...
Nov 18, 2022 · A Pasteur biographer, Hilaire Cuny, called him “a mass of contradictions.” Pasteur was ambitious and opportunistic, sometimes arrogant and narrow-minded, immodest, undiplomatic and uncompromising.
French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur made many important contributions to science, including the discovery that microorganisms cause fermentation and disease. (more)
Dec 4, 2023 · Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to the fields of microbiology and immunology. Widely considered one of the founders of modern microbiology, Pasteur's discoveries include the principles of vaccination, pasteurization, and the germ theory of disease
Jan 31, 2014 · By Mary Bagley. published 31 January 2014. Louis Pasteur(Image credit: Public domain.) Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist whose work changed medicine. He proved that...
Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French chemist best known for his remarkable breakthroughs in microbiology. His experiments countered the common view of spontaneous generation and confirmed the germ theory of disease, and he created the first vaccine for rabies.
