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Louis Pasteur
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In 1822, Louis Pasteur was born in a poor family in France.
His father was a tanner. He was an average student in school, but he was very creative.
He was very interested in science at his teenage. In 1842, he graduated in science.
In 1848, he became a professor in chemistry. In 1849, Pasteur married Maria Laurent,
the French chemist and co-worker of Pasteur. In 1854, he became the dean of faculty of science
at the University of Avlil. In 1857, Pasteur reached Paris and joined as the director of
Ecole Normale and worked on wine fermentation issues. In 1861 and 1863, he discovered aerobic
and anaerobic bacteria, which is the reason of fermentation process. To prevent the contamination
of wine, he heated the wine below 100 degrees Celsius. This method is called pasteurization,
which is used even today to sterilize fruit juices and wine. In 1864, he explained his
beliefs to other famous scientists that the tiny germs cause diseases. He observed that
old cultures of cholera could not kill or ill the hens. So he experimented with chick and
invented the vaccines against cholera. In 1885, he discovered rabies and anthrax vaccine in the
same manner. In 1895, 28 September Pasteur died at the age of 73. Personal. In 1868,
Pasteur was attacked by paralysis and he recovered.
