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The Father of Microbiology

LOUIS
PASTEUR
TULANG, Francis Ian O.
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 “Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my
goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.”

Born: December 27, 1822 Died: September 28, 1895 (aged 72)
Dole, France Marnes-la-Coquette, France

Alma mater: École Normale Supérieure Scienific fields: Biology,

University of Paris Microbiology and Chemistry

Nationality: French

Awards: • Legion of Honor Grand Cross(1881) • Rumford Medal (1856) • Foreign Member
of the Royal Society (1869) • Copley Medal (1874) • Albert Medal (1882) • Foreign
Associate of the National Academy of Sciences (1883) • Leeuwenhoek Medal (1895) Order
of the Medjidie

Louis Pasteur was born in Dole, France on December 27, 1822. His family was poor and
during his early education he was an average student who enjoyed art and singing. However,
when Louis was exposed to science as a teenager, he knew he had found his calling.
In 1838, Louis went to college to become a science teacher. He earned degrees in
mathematics, physics, and chemistry. He then became a chemistry professor at the University of
Strasbourg. While at the University he fell in love with the daughter of the university's rector,
Marie Laurent. He and Marie married in 1849. They had five children, however, three died
young from typhoid fever. It was the deaths of his children that drove Louis to investigate
infectious diseases in order to find a cure.
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