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PHILOSOPHER

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Rostand has received more than 144,109 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Jean Rostand is the 916th most popular philosopher (down from 893rd in 2019), the 3,221st most popular biography from France (down from 3,019th in 2019) and the 114th most popular French Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Jean Rostand ranks 916 out of 1,081Before him are Anathon Aall, Pierre Nicole, Feng Youlan, Fernando Savater, Vasily Rozanov, and John Hick. After him are Dirck Coornhert, Vallabha, Leo Löwenthal, Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, Huang Zongxi, and Thrasyllus of Mendes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Jean Rostand ranks 138Before him are Ivan Papanin, Harold Innis, Magda Julin, Olive Thomas, Tibor Déry, and C. R. Swart. After him are Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Paul Dessau, David Butler, Kurt Blome, Mae Marsh, and Edgar Jung. Among people deceased in 1977, Jean Rostand ranks 123Before him are Luigi Bertolini, Louis Beel, Eve Meyer, Alice Paul, Mirzo Tursunzoda, and Tibor Déry. After him are Hans Erich Nossack, Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Otto Deßloch, Bobojon Ghafurov, Ronnie Van Zant, and Eugen Wüster.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Rostand ranks 3,221 out of 6,011Before him are Jacques Simon (1941), Dany Robin (1927), Johannes de Muris (1290), Jules Cambon (1845), Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia (1892), and Charles Dullin (1885). After him are Jacques Dupont (1928), Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans (1646), Jacques Santini (1952), Jean du Vergier de Hauranne (1581), Evgeny Paton (1870), and Albert Batteux (1919).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Jean Rostand ranks 114Before him are Léon Brunschvicg (1869), Jean Wahl (1888), Charles Renouvier (1815), Firmin Abauzit (1679), Élisabeth Badinter (1944), and Pierre Nicole (1625). After him are Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy (1618), Édouard Le Roy (1870), Michel Onfray (1959), Daniel Bensaïd (1946), Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe (1940), and Clémence Royer (1830).