Louis Pasteur

French chemist and microbiologist (1822-1895)

† 1895 · Artists · Biologist in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 171 language Wikipedias

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Life

Louis Pasteur was born on December 27, 1822 in Dole and died on September 28, 1895 in Castle of Villeneuve-l'Étang, aged 72. Recorded occupations: microbiologist, chemist, university teacher, biochemist, agronomist and biologist. Country of citizenship: France. Positions held include Member of the Académie française. Fields of work: chemistry and microbiology. Notable works include “rabies vaccine” and “Pasteur Institute”. Educated at École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Saint-Louis, University of Paris and Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers. Honours include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Leeuwenhoek Medal, Copley Medal, Rumford Medal, Knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit and Order of Saint Anna, 1st class. Member of Royal Society of London, Société Philomathique de Paris, Lille Academy of Sciences and Académie Française.

At a glance

Born: December 27, 1822 · Dole
Died: September 28, 1895 · Castle of Villeneuve-l'Étang
Age at death: 72
Citizenship: France
Occupations: microbiologist, chemist, university teacher, biochemist, agronomist, biologist
Positions held: Member of the Académie française
Notable works: rabies vaccine, Pasteur Institute
Education: École Normale Supérieure, Lycée Saint-Louis, University of Paris, Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers
Honours: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Leeuwenhoek Medal, Copley Medal, Rumford Medal, Knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit, Order of Saint Anna, 1st class
Wikipedia editions: 171 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

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