Louis Pasteur

27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895

French chemist and microbiologist who proved the germ theory of disease, invented pasteurization, and developed vaccines against anthrax and rabies.

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Born in Dole, France
27 December 1822
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Married Marie Laurent
29 May 1849
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Demonstrated his anthrax vaccine publicly at Pouilly-le-Fort
5 May 1881
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Successfully treated Joseph Meister with the first rabies vaccine
6 July 1885

The nine-year-old boy had been badly bitten by a rabid dog.

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Inaugurated the Pasteur Institute in Paris
14 November 1888
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Died in Marnes-la-Coquette, France
28 September 1895
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