René J. Dubos (1901–1982)
Auteur van So Human an Animal
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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 toon meer 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) toon minder
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The unseen world 5 exemplaren
Machines 1 exemplaar
Biochemical determinants of microbial diseases. 1 exemplaar
Les dieux de l'écologie 1 exemplaar
LUIS PASTEUR 1 exemplaar
Gesundheit und Krankheit / Von René Dubos [u.a.] [Aus d. Engl. übertr. von Hans-Albert Bruns u. Uwe… (1969) 1 exemplaar
Life Nature Library - Heath and Disease 1 exemplaar
L'HOMME ININTERROMPU 1 exemplaar
Time: Time-Life Science Library 1 exemplaar
GUIDE TO SCIENCE 1 exemplaar
Dio interno, Il 1 exemplaar
El hombre en adaptación 1 exemplaar
Il dio interno 1 exemplaar
So Human An Animal 1 exemplaar
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- Gangbare naam
- Dubos, René J.
- Officiële naam
- Dubos, René Jules
- Geboortedatum
- 1901-02-20
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1982-02-20
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- France
USA - Geboorteplaats
- Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France
- Plaats van overlijden
- New York, New York, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, France (birth)
- Opleiding
- Institut national agronomique, Paris
Rutgers University - Beroepen
- microbiologist
environmentalist
conservationist - Relaties
- Ward, Barbara (colleague)
- Organisaties
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1979)
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