René J. Dubos (1901–1982)
Autor(a) de So Human an Animal
About the Author
Rene Dubos was a famous microbiologist, as well as a writer, educator, and environmentalist. Born and educated in France, Dubos came to the United States in 1924 to join the research staff of Rutgers University. In 1927 he was invited to join the staff of Rockefeller University, where he spent mostrar mais practically his entire career. At Rockefeller University, Dubos pioneered research in antibiotics for commercial use during the 1940s. In 1939 he discovered tyrothricin, the first commercially produced antibiotic. As he grew older, his interests shifted from microbiology to humanistic and social-environmental issues. He devoted much of his writing to environmental problems and their impact on human beings. Dubos served as president of several professional organizations in the sciences, wrote 20 books, and was awarded more than a score of prizes by the scientific community. As an emeritus professor at Rockefeller University he continued to write until his death. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras por René J. Dubos
The unseen world 5 exemplares
Machines 1 exemplar
Les dieux de l'écologie 1 exemplar
LUIS PASTEUR 1 exemplar
Gesundheit und Krankheit / Von René Dubos [u.a.] [Aus d. Engl. übertr. von Hans-Albert Bruns u. Uwe… (1969) 1 exemplar
Life Nature Library - Heath and Disease 1 exemplar
L'HOMME ININTERROMPU 1 exemplar
Time: Time-Life Science Library 1 exemplar
GUIDE TO SCIENCE 1 exemplar
Dio interno, Il 1 exemplar
El hombre en adaptación 1 exemplar
Il dio interno 1 exemplar
So Human An Animal 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Curiosities of medicine;: An assembly of medical diversions, 1552-1962 (1963) — Contribuidor — 25 exemplares
Who Speaks for Earth? Seven Citizens of the World on Major Issues of the Global Environment (1973) — Contribuidor — 16 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Dubos, René J.
- Nome legal
- Dubos, René Jules
- Data de nascimento
- 1901-02-20
- Data de falecimento
- 1982-02-20
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- France
USA - Local de nascimento
- Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France
- Local de falecimento
- New York, New York, USA
- Locais de residência
- Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France (birth)
- Educação
- Institut national agronomique, Paris
Rutgers University - Ocupações
- microbiologist
environmentalist
conservationist - Relações
- Ward, Barbara (colleague)
- Organizações
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1979)
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Críticas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 49
- Also by
- 4
- Membros
- 1,383
- Popularidade
- #18,591
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 16
- ISBN
- 86
- Línguas
- 7
- Marcado como favorito
- 1