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Louis Pasteur (27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization. His research in chemistry led to remarkable breakthroughs in the understanding of the causes and preventions of diseases, which laid down the foundations of hygiene, public health and much of modern medicine. His works are credited to saving millions...

A simple biography of the French scientist who proved the existence of germs and their connection with disease.

A biography of the nineteenth-century French scientist who discovered the process for destroying harmful bacteria with heat andopened the door to the new science of microbiology.