Louis Pasteur's Death
Born (Birthday) December 27, 1822
Death Date September 28, 1895
Age of Death 72 years
Cause of Death Stroke
Profession Virologist
The virologist Louis Pasteur died at the age of 72. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Scientist who studied how germs spread infectious diseases and pioneered the process of vaccination. He founded the Pasteur Institute, a French foundation dedicated to the study of diseases and vaccines, in 1887.
He married Marie Anne Laurent in 1849, and the couple had three daughters and one son.
Quotes
"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.
"There are no such things as applied sciences, only applications of science.
"Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence.
"Do not let yourself be tainted with a barren skepticism.
"Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.