René Dubos Biography

René Dubos biography

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NAME: René Dubos
OCCUPATION: Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Biologist, Academic Author, Editor, Journalist
BIRTH DATE: February 20, 1901
DEATH DATE: February 20, 1982
EDUCATION: Rutgers University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Saint-Brice, France
PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York

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René Dubos, credited for the maxim "Think globally, act locally." performed groundbreaking research which led to the discovery of major antibiotics.

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Profile

French-born U.S. microbiologist and environmentalist René Dubos pioneered research in isolating antibacterial substances from soil microorganisms which led to the discovery of major antibiotics. He researched and wrote on antibiotics, acquired immunity, tuberculosis, and the bacteria of the gastrointestinal tract. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel So Human an Animal.