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Jean Rostand

1894 - 1977

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Rostand is the 987th most popular philosopher (up from 995th in 2019), the 3,586th most popular biography from France (up from 3,641st in 2019) and the 123rd most popular French Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Jean Rostand ranks 987 out of 1,267. Before him are Olof Celsius, Huang Zongxi, Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, Paul Deussen, Zeno of Tarsus, and Androcles. After him are Hegesias of Magnesia, Ibn Abi'l-Hadid, Pedro da Fonseca, Christian von Ehrenfels, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, and Fernando Savater.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Jean Rostand ranks 143. Before him are Willem Schermerhorn, Mae Marsh, Norma Talmadge, Gunnar Sköld, Paul Dessau, and Âşık Veysel. After him are Tibor Déry, Oskar Maria Graf, Nicolas Slonimsky, Alfred Berger, Christian Schad, and Turar Ryskulov. Among people deceased in 1977, Jean Rostand ranks 135. Before him are Luciano Re Cecconi, Willem Schermerhorn, Jan-Carl Raspe, Henry Tandey, Nellie Tayloe Ross, and Juan Carlos Calvo. After him are Tibor Déry, John L. McClellan, Hans Erich Nossack, Eve Meyer, Otto Andersson, and István Avar.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Rostand ranks 3,586 out of 6,770. Before him are Max Gallo (1932), Roger Vailland (1907), Pierre Fresnay (1897), Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem (1839), Gustave Lanson (1857), and Claudius Salmasius (1588). After him are Elisabeth Abegg (1882), Duchess Sabine of Württemberg (1549), Jean Baptiste Boisduval (1799), Paulette Dubost (1910), Jean-Luc Ponty (1942), and Philippe Streiff (1955).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Jean Rostand ranks 123. Before him are Élisabeth Badinter (1944), Bernard Stiegler (1952), Jacques-André Naigeon (1738), Paul Janet (1823), Daniel Bensaïd (1946), and Antoine Berman (1942). After him are Jacques Cujas (1522), Anselm of Laon (1050), Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (1940), Rémi Brague (1947), Jean François de Saint-Lambert (1716), and Michel Onfray (1959).

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