Louis Pasteur in his laboratory. Pasteur (1822 - 1895) was a French chemist and bacteriologist who founded the science of microbiology. Pasteur discovered that disease could be caused by bacteria transmitted from person to person (the germ theory of disease). He also developed vaccines for rabies and In 1887 he founded the Pasteur Institute. Lettering: artist's indistinct signature on bottom left of print, November 21, 1885.

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Louis Pasteur Working in His Laboratory, 1885

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