Bacteriologist who helped to finally discredit the theory of spontaneous generation (of living things) (5,7)
I believe the answer is:
louis pasteur
(Other definitions for louis pasteur that I've seen before include "French bacteriologist" , "French chemist - spurious tale (anag)" , "French scientist" .)
I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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