| − | '''Louis Pasteur''' (Dec. 27, 1822-Sept. 28, 1895) was a [[France|French]] chemist and microbiologist. He is most famous for inventing the process that keeps milk from going sour, which is now known, in his honor, as [[pasteurization]]. He also performed experiments that confirmed the [[germ theory of disease]], created the first [[rabies]], [[anthrax]] and [[chicken cholera]] vaccines, was a founder of bacteriology and made numerous discoveries in chemistry. Pasteur described on a scientific basis the process of fermentation, wine-making, and the brewing of beer. "He debunked the widely accepted myth of [[spontaneous generation]], thereby setting the stage for modern biology and [[biochemistry]]." [http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BC/Louis_Pasteur.php] | + | '''Louis Pasteur''' (Dec. 27, 1822-Sept. 28, 1895) was a [[France|French]] chemist and microbiologist. He is most famous for inventing the process that keeps milk from going sour, which is now known, in his honor, as [[pasteurization]]. He also performed experiments that confirmed the [[germ theory of disease]], created the first [[rabies]], [[anthrax]] and chicken cholera vaccines, was a founder of bacteriology and made numerous discoveries in chemistry. Pasteur described on a scientific basis the process of fermentation, wine-making, and the brewing of beer. "He debunked the widely accepted myth of [[spontaneous generation]], thereby setting the stage for modern biology and [[biochemistry]]." [http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BC/Louis_Pasteur.php] |
| | Pasteur was also the Dean of the faculty of sciences at [[Lille]] University. He founded on June 4, 1887 the [[Pasteur Institute]], a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, a forefront of the battle against infectious disease. | | Pasteur was also the Dean of the faculty of sciences at [[Lille]] University. He founded on June 4, 1887 the [[Pasteur Institute]], a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, a forefront of the battle against infectious disease. |