Louis Pasteur was one of the greatest Frenchman Bacteriologists. His discoveries in chemistry and biology have saved millions of human beings from death.
He was born in France in 1822. His family was very poor, but he worked hard and became a doctor. In 1854 he became a professor at University of Lille. He discovered "microbes" or germs which are very small living things. These small living things often cause diseases. In 1865 he began to study of a disease that was killing silkworms in France. He was interested in the problem of rabies,a temble disease. He experimented on animals.After many years he found a vaccine for rabies, but he was not sure that it would work for human beings. One day a small boy had been bitten by a mad dog.He was successful in saving the boy's life. The boy did not get rabies. The Pasteur treatment to prevent rabies was a success.
Pasteur became famous. He wanted to help people,and he succeeded. Nowadays vaccines help to prevent and to cure many diseases. The pasteur Institute was founded in 1888 in gratitude to this great Frenchman. He became a director. the Institute today is a world center for the study cure and prevention of disease. Pasteur was buried in a magnificent tomb in this building.