Louis Pasteur Quotes


Science knows no country because it is the light that iluminates the world


Citations

Pasteur, Louis. Speech at the Tercentenary of the University of Edinburgh, 17 Apr. 1884. Quoted in Vallery-Radot, René. The Life of Pasteur. Translated by Mrs. R. L. Devonshire, Archibald Constable & Co., 1902, p. 392.

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Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur
  • Born: December 27, 1822
  • Died: September 28, 1895
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Scientist

Louis Pasteur ForMemRS was a French biologist, microbiologist, and chemist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization. He is remembered for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and prevention of diseases, and his discoveries have saved many lives ever since. He reduced mortality from puerperal fever and created the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax.