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Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur was a nineteenth-century French scientist whose work on microbes, fermentation and vaccines founded modern microbiology. He was among the scientists befriended by Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, who took a keen interest in science. This friendship illustrates the learned character of Pedro's rule in the Brazilian Empire.

Louis Pasteur
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Louis Pasteur. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/louis-pasteur
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The Epoch Institute. “Louis Pasteur.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/louis-pasteur.
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