Michel morange biography

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One of the most famous French personalities in the world, celebrated as a benefactor of humanity, a symbol of the victorious fight against epidemics, Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) was idolized even during his lifetime.

Michel morange biography

During the past decades however, he has become the target of harsh criticism. He is said to have been unfair toward his predecessors and collaborators, prepared to steal ideas from his competitors, a greedy and overly ambitious man—so much so that some people nowadays question the integrity of his work.

It was therefore high time to offer a more balanced analysis combining an accurate description of Pasteur’s achievements while also highlighting the more difficult aspects of his personality.

This new biography by Michel Morange, an internationally renowned biologist and former researcher at the Pasteur Institute, proposes to never separate Pasteur’s science from his personal life, his relationships, his philosophical ideas,