Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur (Dec. 27, 1822-Sept. 28, 1895), French chemist and microbiologist. He is most famous for discovering the process that keeps milk from going sour, which is now known, in his honor, as pasteurization. He also preformed experiments that confirmed the germ theory of disease, created the first rabies vaccine, was a founder of bacteriology and made numerous discoveries in chemistry.
Pasteur was a devout Christian, and did not see any conflict between science and Christianity, remarking that "science brings men nearer to God." Pasteur experienced many hardships throughout his life, including the death of three of his five children to childhood diseases, but these hardships only served to strengthen his faith and his determination to find cures. Through it all Pasteur gave God the glory, stating that "the more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator."
