French chemist and pharmacist
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Chemist and Microbiologist - Deceased (1822-1895)
For most of human history, the average person could expect to live about 30 years. Two centuries of accumulated advances—clean water, sanitation, vaccines, antibiotics, nutrition, and poverty reduction—have more than doubled that figure to 72 years globally. The change is so comprehensive that the global average today exceeds what the healthiest country achieved in 1950.
Updated Jan 22
French chemist and microbiologist - Died 1895; foundational figure in germ theory
In 1900, one in seven babies born in the United States or United Kingdom died before their first birthday. By 2017, the rate had fallen to roughly 4-6 per 1,000—a decline exceeding 95%. This transformation ranks among the most consequential achievements in human history, fundamentally altering how families experience childbirth and early childhood.
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