Pasteur's primary antagonist and a vocal critic in the French medical academy. Initially dismissive and arrogant, he injects himself with rabies to debunk Pasteur, only to fail. He later concedes his error, tears up a retraction, and publicly accepts Pasteur's treatment.
Charbonnet holds royal medical favor until his methods fail, contrasting with Pasteur's subsequent exile.
Primary antagonist who publicly denounces Pasteur's microbial theory and refuses to adopt sterile practices.
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