Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Scientist: Louis Pasteur - Montréal, PQ, Canada

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Louis Pasteur
Montréal, PQ, Canada
Topic: Scientists



GPS: N45° 30.836; W073° 33.671

Quick Description: 

A statue of the French scientist Louis Pasteur  is located in Place Pasteur on rue Saint-Denis in Montréal.

Long Description:

The French scientist, Louis Pasteur, is universally recognized as one of the world's greatest scientist. As a chemist he discovered that molecules can exist in mirror image pairs. He is the father of the science of microbiology and proved the germ theory of disease. This led to his development vaccines for chicken colera, anthrax, and rabies, and the Pasteurization process used to preserve milk.



A painted stone life-size bust of Pasteur is on top of a 5.5' high stone base in Place Pasteur in front of a building belonging to the University of Québec at Montréal - QUAM. A plaque on the front of the base is inscribed:

LE SQUARE PASTEUR
AINSI NOMMÉ EN 1922
EN L'HONNEUR DU CENTENAIRE
DU CHEMISTE ET MICROBIOLOGIST

LOUIS PASTEUR
1822 - 1895

LES MONTRÉALAIS RECONNAISSANTS
ONT DÉVOILE CETTE PLAQUE
LE 19 NOVEMBRE 1973
POUR SON CENT-CINQUANTIEME
ANNIVERSAIRE
English translation:

PASTEUR SQUARE
SO NAMED IN 1922
IN HONOR OF THE CENTENARY
THE CHEMIST AND MICROBIOLOGIST

LOUIS PASTEUR
1822 - 1895

GRATEFUL MONTREALERS
HAVE UNVEILED THIS PLAQUE
ON NOVEMBER 19, 1973
FOR HIS HUNDRED-FIFTIETH
ANNIVERSARY



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