Biographical entry Pasteur, Louis (1822 - 1895)

Summary

Louis Pasteur is known for his work in stereochemistry and the heat treatment of fluids. He also developed the use of vaccines for the eradication of rabies, anthrax and chicken cholera.

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• Louis Pasteur - Records, 1887, MS 6530; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Rountree, P. M, 'The Pasteur Institute and Australia', in J. Chaussivert and M. Blackman (eds), Louis Pasteur and the Pasteur Institute in Australia, University of New South Wales French-Australian Research Centre, Sydney, 1988, pp. 9-16. Details
• Todd, J., 'The Pasteur Institute of Australia: Success and Failure', in J. Chaussivert and M. Blackman (eds), Louis Pasteur and the Pasteur Institute in Australia, University of New South Wales French-Australian Research Centre, Sydney, 1988, pp. 24-40. Details

Edited Books

• Chaussivert, J.S.; Blackman, M. (ed.), Louis Pasteur and the Pasteur Institute in Australia, The French-Australian Research Centre Occasional Monograph,1, University of New South Wales French-Australian Research Centre, Sydney, 1988, 93 pp. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Pasteur, Louis', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-943111. Details
• Sherratt, Tim; et al, 'Pasteur in Australia', a Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, Canberra, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/pasteur/pasteur.htm. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P000693. Details