Louis Pasteur, The Most Famous French Chemist

Louis Pasteur, the most famous French chemist in the world, was born on December 27, 1822 and passed away on September 28,1895. He said: “There does not exist a category of science to which one can give the name applied science. There are science and the applications of science, bound together as the fruit of the tree which bears it”, which showed his ideal method for science. In this quote, he admitted that theoretical science and applied science have to go together and his whole scientific life went on this way. Furthermore, Louis Pasteur was known as the father of modern medical industry and the study of microorganisms. One example from his contributed works can be vaccine. With his rabies vaccine, he has been saving thousands of people’s life throughout many decades. Louis Pasteur is legendary due to his significant biography, family history and his own achievements, especially vaccine for rabies and his impact to our life nowadays.

First of all, his family condition and history were significant to him. Louis Pasteur was born in a tanner farmer and his father was the biggest influence to him. In one speech, he said this quote to his dear father: “My dear father, whose life was as harsh as your harsh craft, you showed me what patience can accomplish when the task is long. It is to you that I owe my tenacity in carrying out the work that needs to be done from day to day”. His father was Jean-Joseph, a famous soldier in the Napoleon War. In 1811, Jean-Joseph joined the army and was promoted to the rank of corporal in the next year. In 1814, he earned the nickname “bravest of the brave” and was promoted to sergeant-major that year. In 1815, French army lost but John Joseph’s loyalty still remained. John-Joseph still taught his...

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...our daily life. His vaccine cures thousand of people and life them up from death. “Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and it the torch which illuminates the world”.

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