Index : L : Louis Pasteur

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Louis Pasteur

Who was the first person to get treated for rabies with the rabies vaccine?

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Joseph Meister. He was nine when he got the vaccine.



What year was Louis Pasteur born?

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1822. The exact date is December 27, 1822.



What year did Pasteur die?

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1895.



What was Pasteur's last major accomplishment?

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discovery of rabies vaccine.



What was Pasteur's first scientific discovery?

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discovery of molecular asymmetry.



What was his wife's name?

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Marie Laurent.



What university did Pasteur attend first?

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Ecole Normale Superieure. The other universities Pasteur either attended as a student or were places where he taught.



What conflict usually came about when Pasteur met a new person?

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he wouldn't shake people's hands. He wouldn't shake anyone's hand, not even royalty. He was afraid of contracting germs from people.



Was the Pasteur Institute founded before or after his death?

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before.



In what month was Pasteur's wedding anniversary?

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May. He got married to Marie Laurent on May 29, 1848.



How old was he when he suffered a stroke?

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46. In October of 1868, Pasteur suffered a stroke resulting in a partial paralysis on his left side of his body.



How many of his chilren died of typhoid fever while they were still children?

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3. Jeanne died first at age 9, Camille died second at age 2, and Cecile died third at age 13.



How many children did Pasteur have?

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5. He had 4 girls and a boy.



From 1800 to 1900, what percentage of women died in childbirth?

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30 percent.

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• Which of the following people wanted to dedicate one of his works to Charles Darwin, but Darwin said "No": Bernard Shaw, Garibaldi, Karl Marx or Louis Pasteur? ( goto )



• The Pastor came to share some pasta (Cannelloni.) As we partook of it we discussed our favourite historical figures - Louis Pasteur for me; Boris Pasternak for the Pastor. We then adjourned to enjoy our pastime of painting. Whilst he mixed paints on a palette, I was working on my painting using a technique known as impasto. What is meant by "impasto"? ( goto )



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• Which 'first' can Frenchman Louis Laurent lay claim to back in 1930? ( goto )



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• What was the ruling house of France from the late 1500s to the French Revolution, including Louis XIV? ( goto )



• What player had the most opportunities (plate appearances) in a 20th-century season without any extra-base hits (that is, no doubles, triples, or homeruns)? Clues: He was a catcher. He was born in St. Louis, died in St. Louis, and he played for St. Louis the year he set this dubious, and little-known, record. ( goto )



• Why were the nails on the pinky finger of the left hand grown long during the time of Louis XIV? ( goto )



• How many baths did France's Louis XIV take during his lifetime of almost 77 years? ( goto )



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