Person

Loir, Adrien (1862 - 1941)

Born: 1862
Died: 1941
Occupation: Medical scientist

Summary

Adrien Loir was the nephew of Louis Pasteur and his research assistant 1882-1888. He visited Australia twice as a representative of Pasteur in 1888-1889 and 1890-1893 investigating anthrax and other animal diseases.

Related Corporate Bodies

Pasteur Institute of Australia (1890 - 1898)

Related People

Pasteur, Louis (1822 - 1895)
Loir was a nephew of Pasteur's wife

Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

Adrien Loir - Records, 1888 - 1893, MS 100; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

Sherratt, Tim; et al, Pasteur in Australia, A Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, Canberra, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/pasteur/pasteur.htm. Details
Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2825217. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/41974233. Details
'Loir, Adrien', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476553. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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