title: Hans Zinsser: a tale of two cultures.
abstract: Hans Zinsser, president of the Society of American Bacteriologists in 1926, was known as much for his literary and textbook writing as for his scientific contributions. He was a widely known scientist and person of letters. His early interests in poetry and other forms of literature were maintained and developed during his career as a microbiologist, and his most enduring legacy is based on his writing about microbiology for a general readership as well as his reflective and philosophical autobiography.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8040, USA. william.summers@yale.edu
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Summers
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D008829:Microbiology / Q000266:history*; D011037:Poetry as Topic / Q000266:history; D014481:United States