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Torreya taxifolia , commonly known as Florida torreya or stinking-cedar , but also sometimes as Florida nutmeg or gopher wood , is an endangered subcanopy tree of the yew family , Taxaceae . It is native to only a small glacial refugium in the southeastern United States , at the state border region
#1 Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton
Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton (14 April 1852 – 21 October 1941) was an Australian naturalist and teacher born in Ireland. A former president of the Linnean Society of New South Wales , he was known for his studies of desert plants and pollination as well as birds and terrestrial worms. Australian natu
Dr. Édouard Marie Heckel (March 24, 1843 – January 20, 1916) was a French botanist and medical doctor, and director of the Jardin botanique E.M. Heckel in Marseille. Édouard Marie Heckel Heckel was born in Toulon , studied pharmacy and medicine, and in 1861 visited the Caribbean and Australia . In 1
Stephan Franz Lajos (or Ludwig ) Haynald (October 3, 1816, at Szécsény – July 3, 1891, at Kalocsa ) was a Hungarian Archbishop of Kalocsa-Bács , naturalist , and cardinal . This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( June 2018 ) His Eminence Lajos Haynald Metropolitan Archbishop o
Alexander Eduard Friedrich Eversmann (23 January 1794 – 14 April 1860) was a Prussian biologist and explorer . Eversmann was born in Westphalia and studied at the universities of Marburg , Halle , Berlin and Dorpat . He received his degree of Philosophy and Master of Liberal Sciences at Halle in 181
William Henry Harvey , FRS FLS (5 February 1811 – 15 May 1866) was an Irish botanist and phycologist who specialised in algae . Irish botanist "Harv." redirects here. For other uses, see Harv (disambiguation) . William Henry Harvey Born 5 February 1811 Limerick , County Limerick , Ireland Died 15 Ma
Grady Linder Webster (1927–2005) was a plant systematist and taxonomist. He was the recipient of a number of awards and appointed to fellowships of botanical institutions in the United States of America . Webster's research included study of the diverse family Euphorbiaceae (spurges), on which he pr
George Neville Jones , usually known as G. Neville Jones , (1903–1970) was an English-born botanist who spent most of his life and career in the United States. He was a professor of botany at the University of Illinois (Urbana) at the time of his death. Botanist (1903-1970) George Neville Jones Born
Kathleen Mary Drew-Baker (6 November 1901 – 14 September 1957) was a British phycologist , known for her research on the edible seaweed Porphyra laciniata ( nori ), which led to a breakthrough for commercial cultivation. For the fictional character, see Drew Baker . British phycologist Kathleen Mary
#9 Ferdinand August Maria Franz von Ritgen
Ferdinand August Maria Franz von Ritgen (11 October 1787 – 14 April 1867) was a German obstetrician and naturalist born in the Westphalian village of Wulfen (now part of Dorsten ). He is remembered for instruction in the field of midwifery . He studied at Giessen and later worked as district medical
Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs (14 April 1831 – 2 June 1896) was a German geographer , explorer, author and adventurer. German geographer, explorer, writer and adventurer Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs
Heinrich Christian Funck (22 November 1771 – 14 April 1839) was a German pharmacist and bryologist born in Wunsiedel , Bavaria . He was a co-founder of the Regensburg Botanical Society. He received early training at a pharmacy in Regensburg , subsequently studying in Salzburg , Erlangen and Jena . I
#12 Charles Sturt
Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869) was a British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia . He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from Sydney and later from Adelaide . His expeditions traced several of the
Thomas Jonathan Burrill (April 25, 1839 – April 14, 1916) was an American botanist , plant pathologist , and college administrator who first discovered bacterial causes for plant disease. [1] He introduced Erwinia amylovora (called by him Micrococcus amylovorus ) as the causal agent of pear fire b
#14 Ernst Kernstock
Ernst Kernstock (5 August 1852 in Graz – 14 April 1900 in Klagenfurt ) was an Austrian schoolteacher and lichenologist . While a student, he worked as an assistant in the botanical laboratory at the University of Graz . After receiving his qualification as a teacher of natural history , mathematics
#15 Auguste Rivière
Auguste Rivière (8 January 1821 in Grenoble – 14 April 1877 in Paris ) was a French horticulturalist and pomologist . Born "Marie Auguste Rivière" into a family of horticulturalists, in 1859 he was appointed head gardener of the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris . From 1868 he was a senior manager at th
#16 Harold Fletcher (botanist)
Harold Roy Fletcher FRSE (14 April 1907 – 27 August 1978) was an English botanist and horticulturalist. He was Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh from 1956 to 1970 [1] and Her Majesty's Botanist 1966 to 1978. As an author he is known as H.R. Fletcher . [2] English botanist and horti
#17 Knud Jessen
Knud Jessen (29 November 1884 – 14 April 1971) was a Danish botanist and quaternary geologist . [1] Knud Jessen
#18 Traian Săvulescu
Traian Săvulescu (2 February 1889, Râmnicu Sărat – 29 March 1963, Bucharest ) was a Romanian biologist and botanist, founder of the Romanian School of Phytopathology, member and president of the Romanian Academy . Traian Săvulescu Born ( 1889-02-02 ) February 2, 1889 Râmnicu Sărat , Buzău County , K
Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay ( Russian : Никола́й Никола́евич Миклу́хо-Макла́й ; [1] 17 [ O.S. 5 ] July 1846 – 14 [ O.S. 2 ] April 1888) was a Russian [2] [3] explorer , ethnologist , anthropologist and biologist who became famous as one of the earliest scientists to settle among and study indig
Carl Johan Hartman (14 April 1790 in Gävle – 28 August 1849 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish physician and botanist. The standard author abbreviation Hartm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [1] Swedish botanist (1790–1849) Carl Johan Hartman
Lincoln Park Zoo aka Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens is a 35-acre (14 ha) zoo in Lincoln Park , Chicago , Illinois . The zoo was founded in 1868, making it the fourth oldest zoo in North America. It is also one of a few free admission zoos in the United States. [5] The zoo is an accredited member
L'Oceanogràfic ( Valencian: [loseˌanoˈɣɾafik] ; Spanish : El Oceanográfico [el oˌθe.anoˈɣɾafiko] , "The Oceanographic") is an oceanarium situated on the dry Turia River bed to the southeast of the city center of Valencia, Spain , where different marine habitats are represented. It was designed by
Chiang Mai Night Safari ( Thai : เชียงใหม่ไนท์ซาฟารี ) is located in the sub-district of Mae Hia in Chiang Mai , and the district Nong Khwai, and the district Hang Dong. The zoo is located west of Royal Park Rajapruek . Chiang Mai Night Safari is a government property under the Zoological Park Organ
The Zoo Basel is constantly upgrading its infrastructure, but can hardly grow in area, as it is surrounded by the city of Basel , Switzerland , and, in the south, by Binningen . While most projects are upgrading older infrastructure and constructing multiple-animal exhibits, the zoo has plans to exp
#5 ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen
ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen , founded on April 14, 1949, as "Ruhr-Zoo", is one of the most modern zoological gardens in Germany . It was founded on a heavily shelled area in Gelsenkirchen adjacent to a port on the Rhine–Herne Canal . It initially encompassed 15.5 hectares. During its first years
#6 John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is a Florida State Park located on Key Largo in Florida. It includes approximately 70 nautical square miles (240 km²) of adjacent Atlantic Ocean waters. The park is approximately 25 miles in length and extends 3 miles into the Atlantic Ocean. [1] It was the fir