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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.)
After his death on September 28, 1895, Louis Pasteur was initially buried in the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. In 1896, his remains were transferred to a Neo-Byzantine crypt located at the Pasteur Institute in Paris.1