Pasteur, Louis

A French scientist of the nineteenth century whose work was very important in proving that many diseases are caused by microorganisms . He developed pasteurization , in which fluids , such as milk, are heated for a specific period of time to kill harmful bacteria .

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This is done by pasteurization, a method named after the French bacteriologist Louis Pasteur.

During his long and busy life Louis Pasteur has been honored after every fashion known to men.

But in 1862 Louis Pasteur proved that this seeming spontaneous generation is in reality due to the existence of germs in the air.

It is almost superfluous to add that the name of this marvellous chemist was Louis Pasteur.

At this town, and in this yard, Louis Pasteur spent his childhood.

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