1. Louis Pasteur was born in 1822 in Dole, France.

About Louis

3. Louis knew that some microbes, or “germs”, could spread and cause disease. His ideas were the foundation of the germ theory of disease.

2. As he became older, he became interested in chemistry and microbiology. He started studying microbes specifically in 1864.

“The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the creator.”

-Louis Pasteur