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Louis Pasteur
In the 19th century Louis Pasteur's work established the germ theory of disease, proving that microorganisms cause fermentation and sickness, which led to the development of pasteurization, aseptic techniques in medicine, and effective vaccines for diseases such as rabies. (Painting by Albert Edelfelt, 1885.)
Louis Pasteur first served as a professor of chemistry at the University of Strasbourg.1
While he was appointed as a professor of physics at the Dijon Lycée in 1848, he moved to the University of Strasbourg shortly thereafter to accept the chemistry position.1