24 moments

1. Birth in Dole

   1822-12-27 · Dole, Jura, France

   

   Pasteur was born in Dole, Jura, the beginning point of his life and career. Coordinates represent central Dole; the documented birthplace is in the town.

2. Family move to Marnoz

   1826-01-01 · Marnoz, Jura, France

   As a child, Pasteur moved with his family from Dole to Marnoz. Coordinates represent the commune.

3. Family move to Arbois

   1827-01-01 · Arbois, Jura, France

   Pasteur moved with his family to Arbois, a place to which he retained a lifelong connection. Coordinates represent central Arbois.

4. Boarding-school attempt in Paris

   1838-10-01 · Paris, France

   Pasteur left Arbois for Paris to enroll at a boarding school, an early attempt at education away from home. The boarding school is not specified; coordinates represent central Paris.

5. Return to Arbois

   1838-11-01 · Arbois, Jura, France

   Homesickness led Pasteur to return from Paris to Arbois the following month. The source does not repeat the destination in the quoted sentence; context identifies the return as to his home in Arbois.

6. Student and tutor at Collège Royal

   1839-01-01 · Collège Royal de Besançon, Besançon, France

   Pasteur began secondary studies in philosophy at Besançon and subsequently served there as a tutor while pursuing science studies. Coordinates represent central Besançon; the historic college site is not separately geocoded here.

7. Bachelor of Science examination

   1842-01-01 · Dijon, France

   Pasteur earned his mathematics Bachelor of Science degree at Dijon before resuming preparation for the École Normale Supérieure examination. Coordinates represent central Dijon.

8. École Normale Supérieure student

   1843-01-01 · École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France

   After passing the entrance examination, Pasteur entered the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, beginning the training that led to his scientific career. Coordinates are for the École Normale Supérieure's Rue d'Ulm site.

9. Physics professorship at Tournon

   1846-01-01 · Collège de Tournon, Tournon-sur-Rhône, France

   Pasteur took an early teaching post as professor of physics at the Collège de Tournon in Ardèche. Coordinates represent Tournon-sur-Rhône; the precise historic college building is not specified.

10. Chemistry professor at Strasbourg

    1848-01-01 · University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

    Pasteur began his Strasbourg academic career, where he met Marie Laurent, whom he married the following year. Coordinates represent the historic university area in central Strasbourg.

11. Marriage in Strasbourg

    1849-05-29 · Strasbourg, France

    Pasteur married Marie Laurent in Strasbourg while serving on the university faculty. The source identifies Marie Laurent as daughter of the University of Strasbourg rector but does not specify the ceremony venue; coordinates represent central Strasbourg.

12. Dean at Lille

    1854-01-01 · University of Lille, Lille, France

    

    Pasteur became dean of the new Faculty of Sciences at Lille, where he began investigations that led to his fermentation research. Coordinates represent central Lille; the nineteenth-century faculty location is not specified.

13. Move to Paris and ENS directorship

    1857-01-01 · École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France

    

    Pasteur moved to Paris to direct scientific studies at the École Normale Supérieure, a position he held through 1867. Coordinates are for the École Normale Supérieure's Rue d'Ulm site.

14. Laboratory at the École Normale Supérieure

    1858-01-01 · École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France

    

    Pasteur established a laboratory in the École Normale Supérieure's attic in Paris and began work against the theory of spontaneous generation. French source; quote states that his laboratory was installed at the ENS, Rue d'Ulm.

15. Silkworm-disease fieldwork

    1865-06-01 · Alès, Gard, France

    Pasteur began a series of extended stays at Alès to investigate pébrine, a disease devastating silkworm farms in southern France. The exact dates of the five separate stays are not supplied; this card records the June 1865 commencement of the documented period.

16. Chair of organic chemistry at the Sorbonne

    1867-01-01 · Sorbonne, Paris, France

    

    Pasteur became chair of organic chemistry at the Sorbonne and also directed the École Normale Supérieure laboratory of physiological chemistry. Coordinates are for the Sorbonne; the appointment establishes an academic posting in Paris.

17. International Medical Congress presentation

    1881-01-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Pasteur presented his vaccination research to the International Medical Congress in London, where he publicly used the term vaccination for his attenuated-microbe method. The congress venue is not specified; coordinates represent central London.

18. Anthrax-vaccination demonstration

    1881-06-02 · Pouilly-le-Fort, Vert-Saint-Denis, Seine-et-Marne, France

    

    Pasteur arrived at the Pouilly-le-Fort farm for the public result of the anthrax vaccination trial, a pivotal demonstration of the vaccine's apparent effectiveness. Coordinates are a representative point for the Pouilly-le-Fort hamlet; the quoted account places him at the farmyard.

19. Congress of Hygiene address

    1882-09-05 · Geneva, Switzerland

    

    Pasteur spoke in Geneva on attenuation of viruses at the Fourth International Congress of Hygiene and Demography, confronting critics of his recent vaccination work. The article heading dates Pasteur's communication in Geneva to Tuesday, 5 September 1882; quote is from his address in French.

20. Rabies treatment at ENS laboratory

    1885-07-06 · École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France

    

    Joseph Meister arrived at Pasteur's École Normale Supérieure laboratory and began the treatment that became the first successful human rabies vaccination. Pasteur's presence is supported by the laboratory being identified as his and by the treatment context; coordinates are for the Rue d'Ulm ENS site.

21. Pasteur Institute inauguration

    1888-11-14 · Pasteur Institute, Paris, France

    

    The institute created around Pasteur's rabies work officially opened in Paris, consolidating his research and treatment enterprise. The quote documents the inauguration and Pasteur's role in assembling its scientists, but does not explicitly state that he attended the ceremony.

22. Seventieth-birthday jubilee

    1892-12-27 · Grand Amphithéâtre de la Sorbonne, Paris, France

    

    Pasteur entered the Sorbonne's Grand Amphitheatre for public celebrations of his seventieth birthday, accompanied by President Sadi Carnot. French source; the event occurred at the Sorbonne on 27 December 1892.

23. Final move to Villeneuve-l'Étang

    1895-06-13 · Domaine de Villeneuve-l'Étang, Marnes-la-Coquette, France

    

    Too ill for his customary journey to Arbois, Pasteur travelled by carriage to the Villeneuve-l'Étang estate at Marnes-la-Coquette, where he spent his last months. French source; coordinates represent Marnes-la-Coquette because the estate's exact historic boundary is not specified.

24. Death at Villeneuve-l'Étang

    1895-09-28 · Domaine de Villeneuve-l'Étang, Marnes-la-Coquette, France

    

    Pasteur died at the Villeneuve-l'Étang estate in Marnes-la-Coquette after a prolonged decline in health. The immediately preceding text places this final room at the Villeneuve-l'Étang estate in Marnes-la-Coquette; coordinates represent the commune.