Pasteur, Louis (1822 - 1895)
His discovery that most infectious diseases are caused by germs, known as the germ theory of disease, is one of the most important in medical history.
www.accessexcellence.org/AB/BC/Louis_Pasteur.html
Lucidcafe.com: Louis Pasteur
Photo, biography, and links.
www.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/95dec/pasteur.html
Lemoyne.edu: Louis Pasteur
Paper by the scientist on his investigation into the role attributed to atmospheric oxygen gas in the destruction of animal and vegetable substances after death.
web.lemoyne.edu/faculty/giunta/pasteurox.html