If you visit the Pasteur Institute in Paris, you will see a small bronze plaque near the garden. It does not mark a grave; Louis Pasteur is buried in a magnificent crypt at the institute. The plaque simply reads: “À Sophie Pasteur, 1832–1910, qui a tenu la lumière.” (To Sophie Pasteur, who held the light.)
(1822–1895) was a French scientist whose work laid the foundations for modern microbiology and immunology. Originally trained as a chemist, his early research into —the "handedness" of molecules—revolutionized the field of stereochemistry. 1. Germ Theory and Pasteurization sophie pasteur
