• Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) Birth Bicentenary

    French Andorra  2022.11.07

    In issue: Stamp(s): 1   

    Printing: Metallography

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  • Number by catalogue:  Michel: 903   Yvert: 883   Gibbons: 910  

    Perforation type: 13 ¼x13 ¼

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    1.65 euros.

    Louis Pasteur working in his laboratory.
    In one of the corners of the field, in the design of the sheet, there is a mortar for grinding ingredients.

    Additional:

    Louis Pasteur was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the last of which was named after him. His research in chemistry led to remarkable breakthroughs in the understanding of the causes and preventions of diseases, which laid down the foundations of hygiene, public health and much of modern medicine. Pasteur's works are credited with saving millions of lives through the developments of vaccines for rabies and anthrax. He is regarded as one of the founders of modern bacteriology and has been honored as the "father of bacteriology" and the "father of microbiology"

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