René Dubos

René Jules Dubos (February 20, 1901 – February 20, 1982) was a French-American microbiologist, experimental pathologist, environmentalist, humanist, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for his book So Human an Animal. Quotes The environment men create through their wants becomes a mirror that reflects their civilization; more importantly it also constitutes a book in which is written the formula of life that they communicate to others and transmit to succeeding generations. The characteristics of the environment are therefore of importance not only because they affect the comfort and quality of present-day life, but even more because they condition the development of young people and thereby of society. So Human an Animal (New York, NY: Scribner's, 1968) pp. 170–171. Reported in O. W. Markley and Willis W. Harman (eds.) Changing Images of Man (Pergamon Press, 1982) ch. 3, pp. 57–58 External links Category:1901 births Category:1982 deaths Category:Biologists from France Category:Environmentalists from France Category:Humanists Category:Pulitzer Prize winners Category:Members of the American Philosophical Society Category:Immigrants to the United States