Rostand

Rostand may refer to:

  • Edmond Rostand (1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist.
  • Jean Rostand (30 October 1894 - 4 September 1977) was a French biologist and philosopher, the son of the noted poet and dramatist Edmond Rostand and the poet Rosemonde Gérard, and brother of the biologist Maurice Rostand
  • Maurice Rostand (1891 – 21 February 1968) was a French playwright, the son of the noted poet and dramatist Edmond Rostand and the poet Rosemonde Gérard, and brother of the biologist Jean Rostand.

Famous quotes containing the word rostand:

    The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions.
    —Jean Rostand (1894–1977)

    In order to remain true to oneself one ought to renounce one’s party three times a day.
    —Jean Rostand (1894–1977)

    God, that checkroom of our dreams.
    —Jean Rostand (1894–1977)