Throughout his work on germ theory, fermentation and the refutation of the theory of spontaneous generation, he received the Copley Medal (1874), the Jecker Prize ( 1861) and the Alhumbert Prize (1862). Other honors and honors bequeathed to Pasteur include the Leeuwenhoek Medal, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, and command of the Brazilian Order of the Rose. Unfortunately, on September 28, 1895. He had suffered from strokes throughout his life and a severe stroke in 1894 had weakened him considerably, so much so that he was unable to