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Louis Pasteur was a French microbiologist and chemist, born on December 27, 1822 in Dole, in the region of Jura, France. His discovery that most infectious diseases are caused by germs, known as the germ theory of disease, became the foundation for the science of microbiology, and a cornerstone of modern medicine.Pasteur also developed 'pasteurization', which was named after him.ouis Pasteur was a French microbiologist and chemist, born on December 27, 1822 in Dole, in the region of Jura, France. His discovery that most infectious diseases are caused by germs, known as the germ theory of disease, became the foundation for the science of microbiology, and a cornerstone of modern medicine.