| | '''Louis Pasteur''' (Dec. 27, 1822-Sept. 28, 1895) was a [[France|French]] chemist and microbiologist, perhaps the greatest scientist of all time. He invented the process that keeps milk from going sour, known now 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 explained a scientific basis for 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, perhaps the greatest scientist of all time. He invented the process that keeps milk from going sour, known now 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 explained a scientific basis for 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] |
| − | A devout [[Christian]] who [[prayer|prayed]] in his laboratory, Pasteur was also the Dean of the faculty of sciences at [[Lille]] University. In 1887 he founded the [[Pasteur Institute]], which is dedicated to the study of biology at the forefront of the battle against infectious disease. | + | A devout [[Christian]] who [[prayer|prayed]] in his laboratory, Pasteur was also the Dean of the faculty of sciences at [[Lille]] University. In 1887 he founded the [[Pasteur Institute]], which studies biology at the forefront of the battle against infectious disease. |