Jean Rostand
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jean Edmond Cyrus Rostand, Jean Cyrus Rostand
French writer (1894–1977)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 30 October 1894
- Died
- 4 September 1977
- Works
- 98
Top works
- Esquisse d'une histoire de la biologie
- L'homme
- L'Avenir de la biologie
- Nouvelles méditations poétiques
- L'homme de l'an 2000
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1868-04-01
- Active to
- 1918-12-02
Discography
- L'aiglon2010
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 65,142x
- Situated Learning
· 1991 · cited 29,953x
- The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
· 2016 · cited 22,931x
- The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 22,812x
- Numerical integration of the cartesian equations of motion of a system with constraints: molecular dynamics of n-alkanes
· 1977 · cited 19,650x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “Science had better not free the minds of men too much, before it has tamed their instincts.”
- “On tue un homme, on est un assassin. On tue des millions d'hommes, on est un conquérant. On les tue tous, on est un dieu.”
- “La science a fait de nous des dieux avant même que nous méritions d'être des hommes.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1894-10-30 ) 30 October 1894, Paris, France
- Died
- 4 September 1977 (1977-09-04) (aged 82), Ville-d'Avray , Hauts-de-Seine , France
- Known for
- Member of the Académie française
- Parent s
- Edmond Rostand , Rosemonde Gérard
- Relatives
- Maurice Rostand (brother)
- Awards
- Kalinga Prize (1959)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- RostandJean.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1894-10-30
- date of death
- 1977-09-04
- name in native language
- Jean Rostand
- Commons category
- Jean Rostand
- pseudonym
- Jean Sokori
- birth name
- Jean Edmond Cyrus Rostand
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Article
Jean Edmond Cyrus Rostand (30 October 1894 – 4 September 1977) was a French biologist, historian of science, and philosopher.
Active as an experimental biologist, Rostand became famous for his work as a science writer, as well as a philosopher and an activist. His scientific work covered a variety of biological fields such as amphibian embryology, parthenogenesis and teratogeny, while his literary output extended into popular science, history of science and philosophy. His work in the area of cryogenics gave the idea of cryonics to Robert Ettinger. He took an interest in ethics and morality in biology and wrote against pseudoscience, the use of science for war, wrote against racism and supported human equality and freedom.