René Dubos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

René Dubos

American microbiologist

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1901

Place of Birth: Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1982

Profession: physician, biologist, university teacher, agronomist, academic, microbiologist, philosopher, Pensador, non-fiction writer

Nationality: United States, France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

René Jules Dubos (February 20, 1901 – February 20, 1982) was an American microbiologist, experimental pathologist, environmentalist, humanist, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for his book So Human An Animal.
He is credited for having made famous environmental maxim: "Think globally, act locally" Aside from a period from 1942 to 1944 when he was George Fabyan Professor of Comparative Pathology and professor of tropical medicine at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, his scientific career was spent entirely at The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, later renamed The Rockefeller University.