Celebrating LGBTQ+ Scientists
Celebrating LGBTQ+ Scientists
Throughout the year, Pii has proudly recognized the contributions and influences of many nationalities, ethnic identities, and races. During Pride Month, we researched LGBTQ+ scientists who have laid a unique imprint on modern society. We wanted to share stories and successes of self-identified or strongly implied members of the LGBTQ+ Community throughout history.
Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
Sir Francis Bacon is considered to be the founder of the scientific method. Throughout his life, Sir Francis Bacon challenged everyone to look at events in nature and to limit scientific knowledge to be based only upon inductive reasoning. Additionally, he was the Lord High Chancellor of England between 1617 and 1621. Without his influence, the scientific community would not be where it is today.
Florence Nightingale (1820–1910)
Florence Nightingale, also known as the “Lady with the Lamp,” was a statistician and the founder of modern nursing. She is known for her kindness, compassion, and commitment to patient care. To help train nurses with the same compassion, she opened the first nurses’ training programme, the Nightingale School for Nurses. Additionally, she created the Nightingale Pledge, a modified version of the Hippocratic Oath for nurses.
Ben Barres (1950s–2017)
Ben Barres was a pioneering neurobiologist at Stanford University. His work on the relationship between neurons and glial cells in the nervous system, specifically how glial cells can assist in the formulation, maturation, & regeneration of neurons. Ben was the first openly transgender member elected to the US National Academy of Sciences.
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