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This illustration of Pasteur’s house shows what the Rue des Tanners looked like in the nineteenth century.

there very long. There was a tannery to let in the nearby town of Arbois, with a little house and a yard with pits for the preparation of the skins. Here the Pasteurs settled. Young Louis went to the local schools. He was then a small boy, and became a good average pupil. He won several prizes, but was not especially outstanding. During his holidays he would go on fishing parties with his friends. He was also very good at drawing, and produced some pastels that were so good that his friends nicknamed him “the Artist.” Perhaps the first person to realize the divine spark in Louis was the headmaster of his school, Monsieur Romanet. He often used to take the young Louis for strolls around the school playground, talking to him about what he might do in the future.

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