langs: 17 августа [ru] / august 17 [en] / 17. august [de] / 17 août [fr] / 17 agosto [it] / 17 de agosto [es]
days: august 14 / august 15 / august 16 / august 17 / august 18 / august 19 / august 20
Plant / Plant
#1 Eriocaulon scariosum
Eriocaulon scariosum , commonly named common , rough or pale pipewort , is a species of tufted grass-like herbaceous plants, constituting part of the plant family Eriocaulaceae . [2] [4] The scientific name of Eriocaulon is derived from Ancient Greek εριον, erion, which means 'wool', and καυλός, cau
- ... 1] New South Wales: Wollar to Ulan road, January, 1964, E.F. Constable s.n. (NSW64031); East Lakes, 17 august 1993, R.G. Coveny 11765 (BRI, DNA, NSW); Horse Swamp, Barrington Tops Plateau, 23 April 1994, P.G. ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Antonio Krapovickas
Antonio Krapovickas (8 October 1921 – 17 August 2015) [1] [2] [3] was an Argentine agronomist . Argentine botanist (1921–2015) Krapovickas received a degree in 1948 in agronomic engineering from the University of Buenos Aires and began teaching in 1949 as Professor of Genetics and Systems Botany at
- Antonio Krapovickas (8 October 1921 – 17 august 2015) [1] [2] [3] was an Argentine agronomist . Argentine botanist (1921–2015) Krapovickas received ...
#2 Cyril Tenison White
Cyril Tenison ("C.T.") White (17 August 1890 – 15 August 1950) was an Australian botanist. Cyril Tenison White Cyril Tenison White c. 1925 Born ( 1890-08-17 ) 17 August 1890 Brisbane , Australia Died 16 August 1950 (1950-08-16) (aged 59) [1] Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Australia Spouse Henrietta Dun
- Cyril Tenison ("C.T.") White ( 17 august 1890 – 15 August 1950) was an Australian botanist. Cyril Tenison White Cyril Tenison White c. 1925 ...
- ... 50) was an Australian botanist. Cyril Tenison White Cyril Tenison White c. 1925 Born ( 1890-08-17 ) 17 august 1890 Brisbane , Australia Died 16 August 1950 (1950-08-16) (aged 59) [1] Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, ...
#3 Charles Gaillardot
Joseph Arnaud Charles Gaillardot (20 September 1814, in Lunéville – August 1883, in Bhamdoun ) was a French physician and naturalist. Charles Gaillardot Born 20 September 1814 Died 17 August 1883 (aged 68) In 1837 he was named professor of natural history at the medical school in Cairo , and lat
- ... in Bhamdoun ) was a French physician and naturalist. Charles Gaillardot Born 20 September 1814 Died 17 august 1883 (aged 68) In 1837 he was named professor of natural history at the medical school in Cairo , a ...
#4 Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale
Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale , GCVO , KCB , DL (24 February 1837 – 17 August 1916) was a British diplomat, collector and writer. Nicknamed "Barty", he was the paternal grandfather of the Mitford sisters . British diplomat, collector, and writer (1837-1916) The Right Honour
- Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale , GCVO , KCB , DL (24 February 1837 – 17 august 1916) was a British diplomat, collector and writer. Nicknamed "Barty", he was the paternal grandfat ...
- ... Victor Milward Personal details Born Algernon Bertram Mitford ( 1837-02-24 ) 24 February 1837 Died 17 august 1916 (1916-08-17) (aged 79) Political party Conservative Spouse(s) Lady Clementina Gertrude Helen O ...
#5 Meinhard Michael Moser
Meinhard Michael Moser (13 March 1924 – 30 September 2002) was an Austrian mycologist . His work principally concerned the taxonomy , chemistry, and toxicity of the gilled mushrooms ( Agaricales ), especially those of the genus Cortinarius , and the ecology of ectomycorrhizal relationships . His c
- ... thor or co-author for four separate presentations. [note 2] This was held in Oslo, Norway, from 11–1 17 august [35] After returning home, he suffered a series of heart attacks. He was admitted to hospital, but ...
#6 William Carey (missionary)
William Carey (17 August 1761 – 9 June 1834) was an English Christian missionary , Particular Baptist minister, translator, social reformer and cultural anthropologist who founded the Serampore College and the Serampore University , the first degree-awarding university in India. [1] English Baptist
- William Carey ( 17 august 1761 – 9 June 1834) was an English Christian missionary , Particular Baptist minister, translator, ...
- ... icular Baptist minister The Reverend William Carey Portrait of Carey, c. 1887 Born ( 1761-08-17 ) 17 august 1761 Paulerspury , England Died 9 June 1834 (1834-06-09) (aged 72) Serampore , Bengal Presidency , ...
- ... pore, Hooghly. An English medium school named William Carey International School was established on 17 august 2008 in Dhaka , Bangladesh. ARTEFACTS St James Church in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, where Carey ...
#7 Zinaida Botschantzeva
Zinaida Petrovna Botschantzeva (10 October 1907 – 17 August 1973) was a Soviet and Russian botanist , cytologist , embryologist , and professor of the Tashkent university . Russian botanist and embryologist This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian .
- Zinaida Petrovna Botschantzeva (10 October 1907 – 17 august 1973) was a Soviet and Russian botanist , cytologist , embryologist , and professor of the Tashkent ...
- ... eva Born Zinaida Petrovna Botschantzeva ( 1907-10-10 ) 10 October 1907 Almaty , Russian Empire Died 17 august 1973 (1973-08-17) (aged 65) Tashkent , Uzbek SSR , Soviet Union Nationality Russian Citizenship Sov ...
#8 Amédée-François Frézier
Amédée-François Frézier ( French: [amede fʁɑ̃swa fʁezje] 1682 – October 26, 1773) was a French military engineer , mathematician, spy, and explorer who is best remembered for bringing back five specimens of Fragaria chiloensis , the beach strawberry, from an assignment in South America , thus intr
- ... AND RETURN TO THE NEW WORLD Frézier left Concepción on February 19, 1714, and reached Marseilles on august 17. Upon his return, he was allowed to present his maps to King Louis XIV , who awarded Frézier with 1, ...
#9 Auguste Plée
Auguste Plée , born 1787 in Paris and died 17 August 1825 in Fort Royal , Martinique , was a French naturalist . French naturalist (died 1825) This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (February 2020) Click [show] for important translation instructi
- Auguste Plée , born 1787 in Paris and died 17 august 1825 in Fort Royal , Martinique , was a French naturalist . French naturalist (died 1825) This arti ...
#10 William Phillips (botanist)
William Phillips (4 May 1822 – 23 October 1905) was a Wales-born English botanist and antiquary . British botanist, mycologist and lichenologist (1822–1905)
- ... ndon . He became a borough magistrate in 1886, and was presented with the freedom of the borough on 17 august 1903. He died of heart-disease at his residence in Canonbury, Shrewsbury, on 23 October 1905, aged ...
#11 William Paterson (explorer)
Colonel William Paterson , FRS (17 August 1755 – 21 June 1810) was a Scottish soldier, explorer , Lieutenant Governor and botanist best known for leading early settlement at Port Dalrymple in Tasmania . In 1795, Paterson gave an order that resulted in the massacre of a number of men, women and child
- Colonel William Paterson , FRS ( 17 august 1755 – 21 June 1810) was a Scottish soldier, explorer , Lieutenant Governor and botanist best known ...
- ... ry 1808 Preceded by Office Vacant Succeeded by George Johnston Personal details Born ( 1755-08-17 ) 17 august 1755 Montrose , Scotland Died 21 June 1810 (1810-06-21) (aged 54) At sea aboard HMS Dromedary off C ...
#12 Élie-Abel Carrière
Élie-Abel Carrière (4 June 1818 – 17 August 1896) was a French botanist , based in Paris . He was a leading authority on conifers in the period 1850 – 1870, describing many new species, and the new genera Tsuga , Keteleeria and Pseudotsuga . His most important work was the Traité Général des Conifèr
- Élie-Abel Carrière (4 June 1818 – 17 august 1896) was a French botanist , based in Paris . He was a leading authority on conifers in the period ...
- ... sed edition in 1867. Élie-Abel Carrière Élie-Abel Carrière (1818-1896) Born 4 June 1818 France Died 17 august 1896 ( 1896-08-18 ) (aged 78) Known for Traité Général des Conifères (1855) Scientific career Field ...
#13 Anatoly Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato
Count Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato ( Russian: Анатолий Николаевич Демидов ; 5 April OS: 24 March 1813 – 29 April 1870) was a Russian industrialist, diplomat and arts patron of the Demidov family. Russian botanist and diplomat and art collector (1812–1870) This article needs
- ... o humiliate Demidov by any means possible. In spite of this, Anatole began his own infidelities. On 17 august 1841, the couple arrived in Paris, where they lived at hôtel Demidoff at 109 rue Saint-Dominique un ...
#14 Royall T. Moore
Royall Tyler Moore (October 11, 1930 – August 17, 2014) was an American-born mycologist and mycology professor. Royall Tyler Moore Born ( 1930-10-11 ) October 11, 1930 Varna, New York , U.S. Died August 17, 2014 (2014-08-17) (aged 83) Coleraine , Northern Ireland Alma mater Michigan State Colleg
- Royall Tyler Moore (October 11, 1930 – august 17, 2014) was an American-born mycologist and mycology professor. Royall Tyler Moore Born ( 1930-10-11 ...
- ... logy professor. Royall Tyler Moore Born ( 1930-10-11 ) October 11, 1930 Varna, New York , U.S. Died august 17, 2014 (2014-08-17) (aged 83) Coleraine , Northern Ireland Alma mater Michigan State College Harvard ...
#15 Bernard de Jussieu
Bernard de Jussieu ( French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ də ʒysjø] ; 17 August 1699 – 6 November 1777) was a French naturalist , younger brother of Antoine de Jussieu . French botanist (1699-1777) For other members of the family, see De Jussieu family . Bernard de Jussieu Bernard de Jussieu Born ( 169
- Bernard de Jussieu ( French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ də ʒysjø] ; 17 august 1699 – 6 November 1777) was a French naturalist , younger brother of Antoine de Jussieu . French bo ...
- ... rs of the family, see De Jussieu family . Bernard de Jussieu Bernard de Jussieu Born ( 1699-08-17 ) 17 august 1699 Lyon Died 6 November 1777 (1777-11-06) (aged 78) Nationality French Scientific career Fields N ...
#16 Edward Waller Claypole
Edward Waller Claypole (June 1, 1835 - August 17, 1901) was a British American geologist and paleobotanist. Claypole was born in England [1] and educated at the University of London , where he received the degrees of A.B. in 1862, S.B. in 1864, and Sc.D. in 1888. He came to America in 1872 and serve
- Edward Waller Claypole (June 1, 1835 - august 17, 1901) was a British American geologist and paleobotanist. Claypole was born in England [1] and educ ...
- ... n paleontologist Edward Waller Claypole Born 1 June 1835 Ross-on-Wye , Herefordshire , England Died 17 august 1901 Long Beach, California , USA Education University of London Occupation Geologist and paleobota ...
#17 Arthur R. Penfold
Arthur de Ramon Penfold (4 August 1890 – 16 June 1980) was an Australian chemist and museum director. He is best known today for his work on the essential oils of Australian plants, especially tea tree oil . Australian chemist and museum director Sketch of Arthur de Ramon Penfold from The Sun (Sydne
- ... rican Chemical Society in 1954. PERSONAL LIFE Penfold married Eunice Gilbert Gardner (died 1957) on 17 august 1915; they had one daughter, Dulcie Joy Penfold (1917-2011). On 18 June 1959 Penfold married Lorna ...
#18 Lindsay Pryor
Lindsay Dixon Pryor AO (26 October 1915 – 17 August 1998) was an Australian botanist noted for his work on Eucalyptus taxonomy and his role in the landscape design of Canberra, including the foundation of the Australian National Botanic Gardens .
- Lindsay Dixon Pryor AO (26 October 1915 – 17 august 1998) was an Australian botanist noted for his work on Eucalyptus taxonomy and his role in the land ...
#19 Peter Shaw Green
Peter Shaw Green (11 September 1920 – 17 August 2009) was an English botanist. Peter Shaw Green Born ( 1920-09-11 ) 11 September 1920 Rochester, Kent Died 17 August 2009 (2009-08-17) (aged 89) Nationality British Education Taunton School Alma mater King's College London Spouse Winifred Brown Awa
- Peter Shaw Green (11 September 1920 – 17 august 2009) was an English botanist. Peter Shaw Green Born ( 1920-09-11 ) 11 September 1920 Rochester, Ke ...
- ... as an English botanist. Peter Shaw Green Born ( 1920-09-11 ) 11 September 1920 Rochester, Kent Died 17 august 2009 (2009-08-17) (aged 89) Nationality British Education Taunton School Alma mater King's College ...
#20 George Edmund Lindsay
George Edmund Lindsay (1916 – 2002) was an American botanist , naturalist, and museum director. From 1956 to 1963, he was director of the San Diego Natural History Museum and served as Director of the California Academy of Sciences from 1963 to 1982. At both institutions, Lindsay led research field
- ... botany) G.E.Linds. [2] BIOGRAPHY Lindsay was born in Los Angeles County, in Pomona, California , on august 17, 1916, to orchardists Alice H. Foster and Charles W. Lindsay. He attended Chaffey Junior College (in ...
- ... ty sanctuaries in the Gulf of California . [1] American botanist (1916–2002) George E. Lindsay Born 17 august 1916 Pomona, California Died July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) (aged 85) Tiburon, California Nationality A ...
Zoo / Zoo
#1 Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park
The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park , alternatively known as the G.W. Zoo , Tiger King Park and formerly the Garold Wayne Exotic Animal Memorial Park , [1] was an animal park displaying predominantly tigers and other big cats in Wynnewood , Oklahoma , United States. The park garnered substantia
- ... . [19] In June, the USDA found that many animals at the park were suffering from flystrike , and on august 17, the agency suspended Lowe's exhibitor's license for 21 days, alleging poor veterinary care. Citing ...