Timeline:
December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
Place of study:
École Normale Supérieure, Paris
Famous for:
- His discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization
- Germ theory of disease
- Producing the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax
Awards:
Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1869)
Legion of Honor Grand Cross (1881)
Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences (1883)
Leeuwenhoek Medal (1895)
Fun fact:
Louis Pasteur was an average student in his early years, and not particularly academic, as his interests were fishing and sketching.