langs: 2 августа [ru] / august 2 [en] / 2. august [de] / 2 août [fr] / 2 agosto [it] / 2 de agosto [es]
days: july 30 / july 31 / august 1 / august 2 / august 3 / august 4 / august 5
#1 Walleye
The walleye ( Sander vitreus , synonym Stizostedion vitreum ), also called the yellow pike or yellow pickerel , [3] is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States . It is a North American close relative of the European zander , also known as the pikeperch.
This is a list of giant pandas , both alive and deceased. The giant panda is a conservation-reliant vulnerable species . [1] Wild population estimates vary; one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals living in the wild, [2] while a 2006 study via DNA analysis estimated that this figur
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
Heracleum mantegazzianum , commonly known as giant hogweed , [2] [3] [4] [5] is a monocarpic perennial herbaceous plant in the carrot family Apiaceae . H. mantegazzianum is also known as cartwheel-flower , [3] [4] [5] giant cow parsley , [6] giant cow parsnip , [7] or hogsbane . In New Zealand, it
Werner Friedrich Hoffmeister (14 March 1819 Braunschweig – 21. December 1845 Ferozeshah , Punjab) was a German physician and botanist. He accompanied his childhood friend, [1] Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Waldemar of Prussia , (2 August 1817 – 17 February 1849), son of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783–18
Edwin Cuthbert Hall (1874–1953) was an Australian physician and philanthropist who through a bequest funded the Edwin Cuthbert Hall Chair of Middle Eastern Archaeology within the Department of Archaeology at the University of Sydney . [1] In 1973, the Hall Bequest was the second largest donation to
Alice Faber Tryon (1920–2009) was an American botanist who specialized in the systematics of ferns and other spore-dispersed plants (pteridology). [1] She had two general areas of interest in her work, first incorporating the use of spore surface patterns into the understanding of fern diversity and
Georg Heinrich Wilhelm Schimper in Amharic sources known as Sambar [note 1] (2 August 1804 – October 1878) was a renowned German botanist and naturalist , who spent more than forty years in Ethiopia collecting specimens of plants, mainly in Semien , the Tekeze area and around Adwa . Schimper discove
Hampus Wilhelm Arnell (2 August 1848 in Härnösand – 1932 in Uppsala ) was a Swedish bryologist . He was the father of hepaticologist Sigfrid Vilhelm Arnell (1895–1970). Hampus Wilhelm Arnell Swedish bryologist In 1875, he became a privat-docent of botany at the University of Uppsala , later working
Curt Backeberg (2 August 1894 in Lüneburg , Germany – 14 January 1966 [1] ) was a German horticulturist especially known for the collection and classification of cacti . Curt Backeberg Born ( 1894-08-01 ) 1 August 1894 Lüneburg , Germany Died 14 January 1966 (1966-01-14) (aged 71) Known for Clas
#7 John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford , KG , PC , FSA (6 July 1766 – 20 October 1839), known as Lord John Russell until 1802, was a British Whig politician who notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in the Ministry of All the Talents . He was the father of Prime Minister John Russell, 1st Earl Rus
Daniel Lee Nickrent is an American botanist, working in plant evolutionary biology , including the subdisciplines of genomics , phylogenetics , systematics , population genetics , and taxonomy . A major focus has been parasitic flowering plants , particularly of the sandalwood order ( Santalales ).
#9 Guy L. Nesom
Guy L. Nesom (born August 2, 1945) [1] is an American writer and botanist. Botanical writer Guy L. Nesom Born ( 1945-08-02 ) August 2, 1945 (age 76) [1] Nationality American Alma mater University of North Carolina Davidson College [2] Scientific career Fields Systematic Botany [2] Institutions U
Louis Cutter Wheeler (1910–1980) was an American botanist and professor of botany with an international reputation for his research on Euphorbiaceae . [1] Louis Cutter Wheeler Born ( 1910-08-02 ) August 2, 1910 La Verne, California Died August 14, 1980 (1980-08-14) (aged 70) Nationality American S
#11 John Hutchinson (botanist)
John Hutchinson , OBE , FRS (7 April 1884 Blindburn, Northumberland – 2 September 1972 London ) was an English botanist , taxonomist and author. [1] [2] [3] [4] English botanist and taxonomist (1884-1972) John Hutchinson Born ( 1884-04-07 ) 7 April 1884 Wark on Tyne , Northumberland Died 2 September
Karl Schliephacke (2 August 1834, Halberstadt – 3 June 1913, Blasewitz ) was German bryologist known for his studies of sphagnum mosses . [1]
(Georg) Andreas von Kornhuber (2 August 1824, Kematen , Oberösterreich – 21 April 1905, Vienna ) was an Austrian naturalist and paleontologist . Austrian naturalist and paleontologist Andreas von Kornhuber 1893 portrait of Andreas Kornhuber Born ( 1824-02-08 ) February 8, 1824 Vienna, Austria Died A
#14 Karl Ludwig Philipp Zeyher
Karl Ludwig Philipp Zeyher (2 August 1799 Dillenburg , Hessen, Germany – 13 December 1858 Cape Town ), [1] was a botanical and insect collector who collected extensively in South Africa . He was the author, with Christian Friedrich Ecklon , of Enumeratio Plantarum Africae Australis (1835-7), a descr
#15 Auguste Pomel
Nicolas Auguste Pomel (20 September 1821 – 2 August 1898) was a French geologist, paleontologist and botanist. He worked as a mines engineer in Algeria and became a specialist in north African vertebrate fossils. He was Senator of Algeria for Oran from 1876 to 1882. Nicolas Auguste Pomel Senator of
#16 Harlan Lewis
Frank Harlan Lewis (January 8, 1919 – December 12, 2008) was an American botanist , geneticist , taxonomist , systematist , and evolutionist who worked primarily with plants in the genus Clarkia . He is best known for his theories of "catastrophic selection" and " saltational speciation", which are
#17 Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer , soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition , also known as the Corps of Discovery , with William Clark . Their mission was to explore the terri
#1 Tasmania Zoo
Tasmania Zoo is a zoo located in Launceston , in the Australian state of Tasmania . Situated on 900 acres (360 ha) of old growth native bushland, it is home to the state's largest collection of native and exotic animals. Tasmania Zoo is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association, working closely