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Louis Pasteur was a French chemist who passed away in late September of 1895. He is known
for his remarkable scientific breakthroughs studying and understanding the causes of then-common
diseases and is considered to be one of the founding fathers of modern-day microbiology.
Some of his key contributions include the development of germ theory, the swan neck
flask, numerous vaccines and the method for killing germs in liquids such as milk and
wine which now bears his name; Pasteurization. In a time where little was known or understood
about common diseases or their causes, Louis Pasteur was able to observe diseases, hypothesize
about them and develop cures that would eventually save countless lives and become the bedrock
on which modern science would be founded.