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First Day Cover commemorating the 150th birthday of Louis Pasteur
- 1973-Jun-10
Cachet, semipostal stamp, and postmark depict French chemist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895). The portrait is a reproduction of a detail from Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt's famed portrait "Pasteur Dans Son Laboratoire"…
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First Day Cover commemorating Louis Pasteur
- 1973-Jun-10
Cachet, semipostal stamp, and postmark depict Louis Pasteur. A semipostal stamp is a postage stamp issued to raise money for a particular purpose (such as a charitable cause) and sold at a premium over the postal value.
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Louis Pasteur's Contributions
- Circa 1990
Broadside commemorating Louis Pasteur's (1822-1895) contributions to science. Includes a portrait illustration of Pasteur inspecting a glass vessel. Bottom of broadside includes a quote from Pasteur.
- Subject Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, Broadsides
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Louis Pasteur's personal calling card
- Circa 1887
Louis Pasteur's personal calling card with a handwritten note on card.
- Subject Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
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Double flask for demonstrating anaerobic fermentation
- 1939 – 1967 (Date span attributed to photograph)
Photograph of a double flask used by French biologist, microbiologist, and chemist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) to demonstrate anaerobic fermentation, as displayed at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Per notations…
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Mounted French postage and semipostal stamps depicting Louis Pasteur
- 1922 – 1936
Nine small postage stamps in various denominations issued in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Louis Pasteur in 1922. The large semipostal stamp was issued in 1936 and includes a surtax for the…
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Letter from Donald B. Johnstone to Chester G. Fisher
- 1955-Jan-19
Letter from Donald B. Johnstone (1919-2018) to Chester G. Fisher (1881-1965) regarding enclosed stamps commemorating Louis Pasteur (1822-1895). Donald B. Johnstone was the Associate Professor of Microbiology at the…
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Letter from Louis Pasteur to Dr. Becar, 1884, and letter from Pasteur to an unidentified director, 1882
- 1882-Sep-02
- 1884-Jun-07
In the first letter Louis Pasteur turns down Dr. Becar's offer to allow Pasteur to perform experiments on him rather then on animals. In the second letter Pasteur endeavors to find work for a young assistant named…
- Author Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
- Subject Microbiologists, Chemists, Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
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Receipt from the Pasteur Institute to the community of Éply, France
- 1887-Jun-20
The community of Éply in France raised 20 francs "to found an establishment for the treatment of hydrophobia." In this context, hydrophobia is an irrational fear of water brought on as a symptom of rabies. Receipt…
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Letter from Louis Pasteur to Monsieur le Consul
- 1888-Apr-08
Letter from Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) to Monsieur le Consul regarding the Baroness of Wendelstadt's subscription to the Pasteur Institute in the amount of one hundred francs.
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Letter from Louis Pasteur to the Rector of the Academy of Besançon, with the Rector's reply, 1886
- 1886-May-20 – 1886-May-24
Louis Pasteur requests that the petition for academic palms made by the Mayor of Arbois on behalf of Chapeau and Rouget be supported. The Rector's reply is written at the bottom of the page stating he is happy to comply.
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Letter from Louis Pasteur to an unidentified colleague, 1891
- 1891-Nov-04
In this letter Louis Pasteur addresses a "very eminent colleague," and thanks him for an advance copy of a new work on social economy.
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University of Edinbugh Class Certificate of Merit to W. Watson Cheyne, signed by Joseph Lister
- 1873
Certifies W. Watson Cheyne as a Member of the Class of "Clinical Surgery," 1872-1873 and obtained "a First Class Certificate, a Medal and the First Prize." Signed by Professor Joseph Lister.
Sir William Watson Cheyne,…
- Creator Of Work University of Edinburgh
- Subject Lister, Joseph, Baron, 1827-1912, Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Cheyne, William Watson, Sir, 1852-1932
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Louis Pasteur lecture notes on crystal structure, tartaric acid, and arsenites (4 of 4)
- After 1849 – before 1895
Fourth page of handwritten lecture notes with diagrams prepared by Louis Pasteur for a lecture to the National Academy of Medicine on the subject of crystal structures, tartaric acid, and arsenites. This work led to the…
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Louis Pasteur lecture notes on crystal structure, tartaric acid, and arsenites (3 of 4)
- After 1849 – before 1895
Third page of handwritten lecture notes with diagrams prepared by Louis Pasteur for a lecture to the National Academy of Medicine on the subject of crystal structures, tartaric acid, and arsenites. This work led to the…
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Louis Pasteur and his granddaughter Camille Vallery-Radot
- 1886 (Date of painting)
Portrait print of French chemist, biologist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) and his granddaughter Camille Vallery-Radot (1880-1927). This print is based on a painting that was commissioned by Jacob…
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Portrait of Elie Metchnikoff
- Circa 1910 (Date of original print)
Portrait of Russian zoologist Elie Metchnikoff (1845-1916) who discovered phagocytes, which are essential in fighting infections and for building immunity. In 1908, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology…
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Portrait of Albert Calmette
- Circa 1923 (Date of original photograph)
Portrait photograph of French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist Albert Calmette (1863-1933) who was an associate of the French chemist, biologist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895). As an officer of…
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Portrait of Jules Raulin
- Circa 1870 (Date of original print)
Portrait of French chemist and biologist Jules Raulin (1836-1896). Raulin founded the French chemistry school École supérieure de chimie industrielle de Lyon, currently known as École supérieure de chimie, physique,…
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Portrait of Robert Bunsen
- 1892 (Date of original lithograph)
Portrait print of German chemist Robert Bunsen (1811-1899). Along with physicist Gustav Kirchhoff (1824-1877), Bunsen discovered caesium and rubidium. Bunson studied the emission spectra of heated elements and developed…
- Artist Marx, Job.
- Subject Bunsen, R. (Robert), 1811-1899, Portraits, Scientists, Chemists
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Portrait of Monsieur (Emile) Roux
- Circa 1900 (Date of original photograph)
Portrait photograph of French immunologist, bacteriologist and physician Monsieur (Emile) Roux (1853-1933), also known as Pierre Paul Émile Roux. Roux served as Louis Pasteur's (1822-1895) assistant from 1878 until…
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Portrait of Joseph Lister
- Circa 1855 (Date of original photograph)
Portrait photogravure of English surgeon and Baron Joseph Lister (1827-1912) based on a circa 1855 daguerreotype photograph when Lister was around age 28. Influenced by Louis Pasteur's (1822-1895) discoveries in…