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  1. Sep 28, 2020 · Awareness of Edward Jenner’s pioneering studies of smallpox vaccination ( Milestone 2) led Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) to propose that vaccines could be found for all virulent diseases....

  2. Louis Pasteur ForMemRS (/ ˈ l uː i p æ ˈ s t ɜːr /, 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.

  3. Apr 23, 2024 · He pioneered the study of molecular asymmetry; discovered that microorganisms cause fermentation and disease; originated the process of pasteurization; saved the beer, wine, and silk industries in France; and developed vaccines against anthrax and rabies.

  4. By the time of his experiment on Joseph Meister, Pasteur had already developed a vaccine against chicken cholera and anthrax in cattle. He had also shown that spontaneous generation was non-existent, proving that food spoiled from something landing on it from the environment. And his work on vaccines solidified the main tenets of germ theory ...

  5. Historical Perspectives A Centennial Celebration: Pasteur and the Modern Era of Immunization. On July 6, 1885, Louis Pasteur and his colleagues injected the first of 14 daily doses of rabbit spinal cord suspensions containing progressively inactivated rabies virus into 9-year-old Joseph Meister, who had been severely bitten by a rabid dog 2 ...

  6. Apr 16, 2024 · While Pasteur is famous for his rabies vaccine – which earned him the title "benefactor of humanity" –, the full breadth of his scientific achievements is less well known, despite the fact that they continue to have an impact on our daily lives and on today's research and medicine. We take a closer look. Drawing by Fabrice Hyber.

  7. French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur made many important contributions to science, including the discovery that microorganisms cause fermentation and disease. (more)

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