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Jean-Joseph Pasteur
(1791–1865)
BIRTH
March 16, 1791
PLACE
Besançon, France
DEATH
June 15, 1865
PLACE
Arbois, Jura, France
FAMILY
FATHER
Louis Pasteur
(1822-1895)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Jean-Joseph Pasteur was Louis Pasteur’s father, a tanner who moved his family among Dole, Marnoz and Arbois in the Jura region.
EARLY LIFE
He practiced tanning and opened a tannery in Arbois around 1830. A census study places his household there in 1831.
CAREER
DEATH
Jean-Joseph died at Arbois in June 1865, before his son Louis could reach him for a final farewell. The Pasteur historical society does not give a specific medical cause.
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