French Culture Famous Person

By:Joshua Cockrum

Nom

Louis Pasteur

 

 

 

Pays/Ville

Dole, France

 

 

 

Details Personnes: 

Over my lifetime I contributed much of my efforts to the studies of biology and microbiology.  I have dedicated my life specifically to bacteriology and the properties of fermentation.  I am most recognized for my discovery of the processes known as pasteurization, which was gracially named after me.

Date de Naissance:

December 27, 1822

 

Date de Mort:

September 28, 1895

Sexe:

Male

Situation de Famille:

I married Marie Laurent

Enfants:

I have five children with Marie Laurent, but only two survived enfancy.

Louis Pasteur and four of his children.

 

Interets/Loisirs:

• My main hobby is to do experiments in the lab and fool around with fermentation and it's properties.  I also like to experiment with the vaccines that I have created to see if they worked with each strain of the virus. 

 

Accomplissement:

• I am one of the leading chemists that worked on the properties of fermentation- the chemical breakdown of substances by small organisms.
• In the 1860s I discovered the process of "pasteurization" which is the use of heat to kill disease causing bacteria in common place drinks such as wine and milk.

Microbes

• I was one of the leading multiple scientists that disproved the theory of spontaneous generation and concluded that living things can only come from living.
• I discovered that germs and other micro-organisms cause disease.
• I understood the complex properties of microorganisms and lead the way to the development of vaccines for common place diseases such as rabies for humans. 

  

Education:

• I attended primary and secondary schools in Arbois and Besançon.
• I attended the Royal College in Besançon where he earned his bachelor degree in arts and science.
• I attended the École Normale Supérieure in Paris where I recieved my masters in science and my doctor philosphy degree.

École Normale Supérieure

• In 1848, I recieved an invitation to be a professeur of physics at Dijon Lycee.
• Next I became the professeur of chemistry at the University of Strasbourg. 

Experiments:

• I carried out many experiments that greatly benefited man kind.  One of my many experiments was that to disprove spontaneous generation which was widely excepted at that time.  To carry out this experiment I put meat in a concealed flask and there was no organisms whcih disproved the idea that flies were generated from meat.
• Another of my major experiments was that on fermentation.  I carried out many experiments, and through countless observation i was able to learn that fermentation could take place without oxygen, but needed organisms to be carried out.

Personnage que je voudrais rencontrer et pourquoi:

• I feel that My mentors, friends, and colleagues that I have met along my journey are my true influence and are my idols.  Although there are multiple scientists that I wish to meet, my urge to meet them is not to the extent of many other people of my time. 

 

 

Amis:

• One of my many friends and mentors was Jean Dumas.  He was a real driving force behind many of my discoveries.  I attended some of his lectures not because I had to, but just out of the love for science and discovery.
•   Another one of my mentors was Antoine Balard who allowed me to stay at his school against many of the French customs at the time.  Balard worked night and day to allow me to be his assistant.  When being his assistant I made some discoveries about crystallography.

 

Citation Memorable:

"Fortune favors the prepared mind." 

 

 

Mon Influence sur la Culture Francaise

     France is one of the most unique countries in the world.  It includes many different peoples and is very diverse. The thing that links the various cultures, peoples, and traditions of France together is France's large wine industry.  Since the time of the first kings, France has been the leader producer in wine, the wine industry is so dominant in French culture that many of France's Region's industries are wine.  Wine is France's universal drink and has brought French people together for centuries.  But when I was born I was faced with a problem, although our wine industry was extensive we could not transport the wine without it spoiling and the connection between french people and the world was being broken.

     My life's work was that on the science of fermentation and how microorganisms affect the breakdown of products such as wine.  As I was studying this microscopic breakdown I realized that the breakdown that I was witnessing under a microscope was the same one that was happening in many beverage products.  When I developed the idea of pasteurization, which used heat to kill off these bacteria, the breakdown of beer and wine stopped and the drink was preserved.  The longer duration of time that the drink could last allowed for excessive transportation.  Pasteurization helped thousands of loads not spoil as the crossed the road systems that weaved through the French country side.

     If it was not for my revolutionary scientific skills it is likely that the French wine industry would be minor and the whole world would only have wines locally made.  But because of pasteurization the wines of France are able to be transported all over the world and bring satisfaction to the whole world.  The French wine industry is crucial to the development of French traditions and if were not for pasteurization those traditions could of been lost with the wind.  My impact on French culture is major and everlasting. 

 

Pasteurization has become a common process in products like milk and beer to prevent spoiling.

 

Resources:

 

"Brainy Quote." http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/l/louis_pasteur.html

"Louis Pasteur." Animal Sciences. 4 vols. Macmillan Reference USA, 2002.

      Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009.      http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioR"

"Louis Pasteur's Mentors, Colleagues, and Pupils"

     http://www.pasteurbrewing.com/colleagues/biographies/louis-pasteurs-mentors-colleagues-and-pupils.html