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France in 1857

Historical records for France in 1857, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

June

25 June 1857TrialGustave Flaubert

Paris · Arts / Literature

Placed on trial for offences against public morality in his novel "Madame Bovary"

September

5 September 1857Death of Auguste ComteAuguste Comte

Paris · Humanities / Philosophy

Auguste Comte dies in Paris, aged fifty-nine.

Other Events

1857Lactic FermentationLouis Pasteur

Lille · Science / Medicine

Shows that microorganisms drive lactic fermentation.

1857Microbial Fermentation TheoryLouis Pasteur

Lille · Science / Medicine

Links specific fermentation processes to specific living microbes.

Names involved

Auguste ComteGustave FlaubertLouis Pasteur

Places involved

LilleParis

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.