The life and work of Louis Pasteur, Albert Calmette and Camille Guerin
Domaine(s) : Chemistry
Region : Nord-Pas-De-Calais
Portrait de Louis Pasteur realise par Edelfelt vers 1885.
Description:
The Museum of the Pasteur Institute of Lille has the exceptional interest of welcoming visitors into the world of: - Louis Pasteur - Albert Calmette - Camille Guerin, presenting prints and many items that lead to admiration and respect of geniuses who have used them. We discover the working & research conditions suggesting what these three famous persons have developed and how they became involved in the life of the city of Lille.
Planning:
Open on Wednesdays from 9h30 to 12h and 14h to 16h30. By appointment the other days. Disclaimer : The management team of the destination has the possibility to change the opening days and hours without prior communication.
Comments:
The main work of the three geniuses are presented in the place where the research took place on BCG.
Thus, about the work of Louis Pasteur, are presented: - The famous vaccine against rabies - The famous research on diseases of silkworms.
The work of Albert Calmette, with among others: - His research against the plague - The amazing discovery of BCG.
The work of Camille Guerin about: - His research on tuberculosis and BCG discovery - His work on smallpox vaccine.
Taken together, these geniuses have profoundly changed the life of humanity giving defenses that allowed us accessing to a quality of life than ever before.