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Jean Edmond Cyrus Rostand was a French biologist 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.Rostand Island in Antarctica is named after him. Wikipedia  

✵ 30. October 1894 – 4. September 1977
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Famous Jean Rostand Quotes

“Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god.”

Jean Rostand

See also "The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic." (misattributed to Joseph Stalin)

“Science had better not free the minds of men too much, before it has tamed their instincts.”

Jean Rostand

[Jean Rostand, The substance of men, Doubleday, 1962, 19]

“Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.”

Jean Rostand

La science a fait de nous des dieux avant même que nous méritions d'être des hommes.
[Jean Rostand, Thoughts of a Biologist, 1939]

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