Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
By: Adrean Tompkins
Ann Hickman CMA; BS
Professional Administrative Management
June 2, 2008
There are many men and women known today for their contributions to medicine. I have chosen to research Louis Pasteur, the man who brought forth his studies of bacteriology, and became the “father of bacteriology”. Louis Pasteur is from a town in Eastern France. He attended three different schools to receive his education. He experimented until he was able to describe fermentation and pasteurization. He discovered the connection between disease and bacteria. He created vaccines for rabies and other life threatening diseases. Overall, Louis Pasteur contributed greatly to the world of medicine we are studying today.
Louis Pasteur was born in Eastern France in the town of Dole on December 27, 1822. As a child Pasteur attended school; however, he did not do very well as he was not focused on his schoolwork. A teacher he had suggested that he attend school at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris. Pasteur attended the Ecole Normale Superieure and in 1847 received his doctorate (cited in zephyrus.co.uk). Years later, in 1854, Pasteur became a chemistry professor at the University of Lille. Pasteur became part of the new science faculty as the dean at the University of Lille; which became the Pasteur Institute. Pasteur directed this institute until he passed away on September 28, 1895 (cited in BBC).
Pasteur was the first person to describe fermentation on the scientific level. He found that sugar could turn into alcohol with the help of yeast. He discovered the yeast as an organism that did not need oxygen to ferment. Pasteur also found that organisms, particularly bacteria, were the cause of souring in drinks like beer, wine, and milk. Pasteurization occurred after that discovery when Pasteur did more experiments and found that if a product, such as milk, was boiled and then cooled the majority of...
