Sauvons la nature jean rostand biography

Among people born inJean Rostand ranks Among people deceased inJean Rostand ranks Among people born in FranceJean Rostand ranks 3, out of 6, Among philosophers born in FranceJean Rostand ranks Read more on Wikipedia Sincethe English Wikipedia page of Jean Rostand has received more thanpage views. Others Born in Go to all Rankings. Others Deceased in Go to all Rankings.

Others born in France Go to all Rankings. The family moved to Cambo-les-Bains in and Rostand grew up with a fascination for natural history in these surroundings. He was educated by home tutors and read the works of J. FabreClaude Bernard and Charles Darwin. He then went to study natural sciences at the University of Sorbonne and graduated in Rostand's biological research began with work on paedogenesis in flies, studies on silkworms and dragonflies before beginning to work on embryology in frogs.

In he was able to induce parthenogenesis in the eggs of Rana temporaria. He then examined polydactyly and its induction by chemical agents in frogs and studied the preservation of sperm vitality using glycerine. He also examined the determination of sex in frogs. For his work in biology he received the Henry de Parville Prize in and the Binoux Prize in Rostand was active in several causes, in particular against nuclear proliferation and the death penalty.

An agnostiche demonstrated humanist convictions. He wrote several books on the question of eugenism and the responsibilities of mankind regarding its own fate and its place in nature.

Sauvons la nature jean rostand biography

Rostand took a special interest in the history of science and especially stressed the slow process by which scientific facts were determined and how they emerged from the interactions of numerous people and highlighted the need for modesty, especially because of the fallibility of individual workers. For his work in the popularization of science he received a Kalinga Prize in Rostand is famous for the quotation: "Kill one man, and you are a murderer.

Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a God" from Thoughts of a Biologist In the preface of the Italian edition of his Artificial manRostand foresaw artificial oviparitygender mutation, virgin births, [ 10 ] as well as DNA modifications before and after the birth. He would meet people from a wide range of interests at his home on Sundays.

He died following prolonged ill-health at home. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikiquote Wikidata item. French biologist, historian of science, and philosopher. Ville-d'AvrayHauts-de-SeineFrance. Biography [ edit ].