langs: 21 августа [ru] / august 21 [en] / 21. august [de] / 21 août [fr] / 21 agosto [it] / 21 de agosto [es]
days: august 18 / august 19 / august 20 / august 21 / august 22 / august 23 / august 24
The Travancore yellow barb ( Puntius nelsoni ) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae . [2] The species was discovered in 2011, named and described by Mathews Plamoottil from the Baby John Memorial Government College, Chavara , Kollam, Kerala in 2014 in the International Journal of Fauna and
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
Amaranthus brownii was an annual herb in the family Amaranthaceae . The plant was found only on the small island of Nihoa in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands , growing on rocky outcrops at altitudes of 120–215 m (394–705 ft) . It was one of nine species of Amaranthus in the Hawaiian Islands , a
The Hundred-Horse Chestnut ( Italian : Castagno dei Cento Cavalli ; Sicilian : Castagnu dî Centu Cavaddi ) is the largest and oldest known chestnut tree in the world. [1] [2] Located on Linguaglossa road in Sant'Alfio , on the eastern slope of Mount Etna in Sicily [3] — only 8 km (5.0 mi) from t
Over 7,500 cultivars of the culinary or eating apple ( Malus domestica ) are known. [1] Some are extremely important economically as commercial products, though the vast majority are not suitable for mass production. In the following list, use for "eating" means that the fruit is consumed raw, rathe
Charles Baehni (21 August 1906 – 23 January 1964) was a Swiss botanist who made important contributions to scientific knowledge in the botanical field. [1] Charles Baehni Born ( 1906-08-21 ) 21 August 1906 Geneva Died 23 January 1964 (1964-01-23) (aged 57) Nationality Swiss Scientific career Field
Mary Leolin Bowerman (January 25, 1908 – August 21, 2005) was an American botanist, co-author of The Flowering Plants and Ferns of Mount Diablo, California; Their Distribution and Association into Plant Communities [1] , and the co-founder of Save Mount Diablo. She helped to preserve tens of thousan
Roy Elwood Clausen (August 21, 1891, Randall, Iowa – August 21, 1956, Berkeley, California ) was a biochemist, botanist, plant geneticist, and drosophilist . [1] American biologist
#4 René Chudeau
René Chudeau (21 August 1864, in Angers – 1921) was a French geologist . [1] Formerly an instructor at the University of Besançon , from 1905 to 1914 he conducted a series of geological surveys in the Sahara (later day nations of Mali , Mauritania and Niger ). His interests included Quaternary depos
Heinrich Freyer (Slovenized: Henrik Freyer ; July 8, 1802 – August 21, 1866) was a Carniolan botanist, zoologist, paleontologist, pharmacist, cartographer, and natural scientist. [1] [2] [3] The standard author abbreviation Freyer is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical
William McKinley Hiesey (August 21, 1903 – August 7, 1998) was an American botanist who specialized in ecological physiology. He was notable for his collaboration with Jens Clausen and David D. Keck at Stanford University in the 1930s. In 1949, the three of them were co-recipients of the Mary Soper
Chester Wilson Emmons (August 21, 1900 – August 5, 1985) was an American scientist, who researched fungi that cause diseases . He was the first mycologist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where for 31 years he served as head of its Medical Mycology Section. American mycologist (1900–198
Genoveva Dawson (January 23, 1918 – August 21, 2012) was an Argentine botanist, curator, teacher, and explorer. Argentinian botanist (1918–2012) Genoveva Dawson with granddaughter, Clara Anahí Mariani (1976)
Hanna Marie Resvoll-Holmsen ( née Resvoll) (11 September 1873 in Vågå , Oppland – 13 March 1943 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian botanist – a female pioneer in Norwegian natural history education and nature conservation together with her sister, Thekla Resvoll . Norwegian biologist Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen
Engelbert Krauskopf (August 21, 1820 – July 11, 1881) was a German-American settler, gunsmith , and naturalist. Born in Bendorf , Germany, he emigrated to the United States in 1846, and became a settler of Fredericksburg, Texas . He was trained as a cabinetmaker and gunsmith, and during the American
Mosè Giacomo Bertoni (15 June 1857 – 19 September 1929), known in Spanish as Moisés Santiago Bertoni , was an Italian-speaking Swiss naturalist. He emigrated to South America in 1884 and lived in Paraguay from 1887 until he died in 1929. Swiss naturalist This article includes a list of general refer
Dharani Dhar Awasthi (28 September 1922, Naret village, Pithoragarh District , Uttarakhand – 21 August 2011, Lucknow) [1] was an Indian botanist, taxonomist, and lichenologist, often given the appellation "Father of Indian Lichenology". [2]
Adelbert von Chamisso ( German pronunciation: [ˈaːdl̩bɛʁt fɔn ʃaˈmɪso] ; 30 January 1781 – 21 August 1838) was a German poet and botanist , author of Peter Schlemihl , a famous story about a man who sold his shadow. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso (or Chamissot ) de Boncour
#14 John C. Semple
John Cameron Semple (born 1947) is a botanist , cytotaxonomist , professor emeritus , and adjunct professor at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. [1] He was born in Boston and earned a degree of Bachelor of Science in 1969 from Tufts University , followed in 1971 and 1972 by Master of Ar
#15 Johann Jacob Paul Moldenhawer
Johann Jacob Paul Moldenhawer (11 February 1766 – 21 August 1827) was a German botanist who made a number of important discoveries in plant anatomy . German botanist (1766–1827) He was born in Hamburg , the son of a minister, and started out studying theology and the classics. At some unknown point
#16 Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer. German botanist (1794–1868) This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( August 2021 ) Carl Friedrich
#17 Christian Friedrich Hornschuch
Christian Friedrich Hornschuch (21 August 1793 – 24 December 1850) was a German botanist born in Rodach , Bavaria . German botanist (1793–1850) Christian Friedrich Hornschuch. In 1808 he started his career as an apprentice at a pharmacy in Hildburghausen . In 1813 he moved to Regensburg as an assist
John Guille Millais ( / ˈ m ɪ l eɪ / MIL -ay , also US : / m ɪ ˈ l eɪ / mil- AY ; [1] [2] [3] [4] 24 March 1865 – 24 March 1931) was a British artist , [5] naturalist , gardener and travel writer who specialised in wildlife and flower portraiture. He travelled extensively around the world in the lat
Franz von Paula Schrank (21 August 1747, in Vornbach – 22 December 1835) was a German priest, botanist and entomologist . German biologist (1747–1835) Franz von Paula Schrank. Beyträge zur Naturgeschichte . He was ordained as a priest in Vienna in 1784, gaining his doctorate in theology two years la
Franz Joseph Kallenbach (21 August 1893 – 11 September 1944) was a German mycologist . The standard author abbreviation Kallenb. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [1] German mycologist
#1 The Seas with Nemo & Friends
The Seas with Nemo & Friends (formerly The Living Seas ) is a pavilion located in the World Nature section of Epcot , a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida . The pavilion is themed as an oceanic exploration base called SeaBase Alpha, with several exhibits devoted to ocean
#2 Toronto Zoo
The Toronto Zoo is a zoo located in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. Encompassing 287 hectares (710 acres) , [1] the Toronto Zoo is the largest zoo in Canada. [7] It is divided into seven zoogeographic regions: Indo-Malaya, Africa, Americas, Tundra Trek, Australasia, Eurasia, and the Canadian Domain. Som