Louis Pasteur - Montreal, QC, Canada
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 45° 30.836 W 073° 33.671
18T E 612382 N 5041051
A monument honoring Louis Pasteur is located in Place Pasteur on rue Saint-Denis in Montréal.
Waymark Code: WMMBK6
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 08/27/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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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 rests on top of 5.5' high stone base with two steps an the top. The monument is located in Place Pasteur in front of a building belonging to the University of Québec at Montréal - QUAM. The bust shows a bearded Pasteur from the top of the shoulders. The bottom of the bust has the inscription PASTEUR

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

URL of the statue: [Web Link]

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