Pasteur, Louis (1822-95) French microbiologist and chemist responsible for some of the most important theoretical concepts and practical applications of modern science; renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization.
Autograph letter signed ("L. Pasteur"), in French, 1p, 8 x 5¼", n.p., 14 July 1880. Fine. Translation: "My dear D'Astre, I call your attention to the statement that I read Monday at the Academy of Sciences relative to the etiology of anthrax. A thousand good wishes."
Etiology is the cause of a disease as determined by medical diagnosis. Pasteur developed the vaccine against anthrax.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
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