langs: 22 августа [ru] / august 22 [en] / 22. august [de] / 22 août [fr] / 22 agosto [it] / 22 de agosto [es]
days: august 19 / august 20 / august 21 / august 22 / august 23 / august 24 / august 25
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
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
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles FRS FRAS (5 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) [1] [2] was a British statesman who served as the Lieutenant-Governor of the British East Indies between 1811 and 1816, and Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen between 1818 and 1824. He is best known mainly for his founding of mod
Marc Antoine Timeroy (22 August 1793, La Frette, Isère – 13 November 1856, Lyon ) was a French botanist . A bookkeeper by trade, he was educated in botany by a Lyon pharmacist named Thevenin. Timeroy is remembered for his intensive investigations of flora in the vicinity of Lyon. From 1846 until his
Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland [1] ( French: [ɛme bɔ̃plɑ̃] ; 22 August 1773 – 11 May 1858) was a French explorer and botanist who traveled with Alexander von Humboldt in Latin America from 1799 to 1804. He co-authored volumes of the scientific results of their expedition. French explorer and bo
George Baker Cummins (August 29, 1904 – March 30, 2007) was a notable American mycologist and was considered an authority on the rust fungi . At his death he was the last surviving charter member of the Mycological Society of America . American mycologist (1904-2007) George Baker Cummins Born ( 1904
Mary Morris Vaux Walcott (July 31, 1860 – August 22, 1940) was an American artist and naturalist known for her watercolor paintings of wildflowers . She has been called the "Audubon of Botany." [1] United States artist, photographer, botanist and naturalist Mary Vaux Walcott Born Mary Morris Vaux Ju
#6 Paul Kummer
Paul Kummer (22 August 1834 – 6 December 1912) was a minister , teacher , and scientist in Zerbst , Germany , known chiefly for his contribution to mycological nomenclature . Earlier classification of agarics by pioneering fungal taxonomist Elias Magnus Fries designated only a very small number of g
Edmond Gustave Camus (1852 – 22 August 1915) was a French pharmacist and botanist known for his work with orchids . French botanist (1852-1915) A pharmacist by vocation, he was a resident of L'Isle-Adam , a community near Paris . He was the father of botanist Aimée Antoinette Camus (1879–1965), with
Carl Ludwig Willdenow (22 August 1765 – 10 July 1812) was a German botanist , pharmacist , and plant taxonomist . He is considered one of the founders of phytogeography , the study of the geographic distribution of plants. Willdenow was also a mentor of Alexander von Humboldt , one of the earliest a
Dorothy G. Downie (1894–1960) was a Scottish botanist and forester. She is known for her research on the fungal symbionts and nutritional requirements of orchids. [1] [2] [3] [4] Scottish botanist and forester Dorothy G. Downie Born ( 1894-09-16 ) September 16, 1894 Edinburgh Died August 22, 1960 (1
Amelia Smith Calvert (1876, Philadelphia – 1965) was an American botanist noted for studying the flora of Costa Rica . [1] [2] [3] She was married to entomologist Philip Powell Calvert . [4] American botanist (1876–1965) Amelia Smith Calvert Born 1876 Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Died December 15, 19
#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
#12 Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell
Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (1866–1948) was an American zoologist , born at Norwood, England, and brother of Sydney Cockerell . He was educated at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School , and then studied botany in the field in Colorado in 1887–90. Subsequently, he became a taxonomist and published
Robert Fiske Griggs (August 22, 1881, in Brooklyn, Connecticut – June 10, 1962), was a botanist who led a 1915 National Geographic Society (NGS) expedition to observe the aftermath of the Katmai volcanic eruption. 1919 Katmai expedition with Griggs sixth from the left
#14 Louis Charles Émile Lortet
Louis Charles Émile Lortet (22 August 1836 – 26 December 1909) was a French physician , botanist , zoologist and Egyptologist who was a native of Oullins . Louis Charles Émile Lortet Bust of Louis Charles Émile Lortet He earned his medical doctorate in 1861, and his degree in natural sciences in 186
#15 Timothée Puel
Jean Jacques Timothée Puel (August 22, 1813 – January 28, 1890) was a French physician and botanist . [1] French physician and botanist (1813-1890) A practicing physician in Paris, he was a founding member of the Société botanique de France (1854). [2] He is known for his investigations of flora nat
George Chippendale (18 April 1921 – 16 February 2010) was an Australian botanist and a strong proponent of growing Australian Native plants. As well as a career in botany, he also taught his love of botany to all who would listen through talks to children, special interest groups, walks on Canberra
Heinrich Bernhard Rupp (or Ruppius ) (born 22 August 1688 in Giessen , died 7 March 1719 in Jena ) was a German botanist. He first studied Medicine in 1704 and met then Johann Jacob Dillenius (1684-1747). He first studied in Iena in 1711, then in Leiden in 1712 then back in Jena in 1713. Rupp wrote
Henning Eiler ( Ejler ) Petersen (22 August 1877 – 22 May 1946) was a Danish mycologist , botanist and marine biologist . He made a major contribution to unveiling the mysterious die-back of eel grass in Northern European waters in the early 20th century as a pathogen outbreak . Petersen's main rese
#19 John C. Frémont
John Charles Frémont or Fremont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a U.S. Senator from California, and, in 1856 , was the first Republican nominee for president of the United States and founder of the California Republican Party wh
Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary is a privately owned zoo located near Kamo, Whangarei , New Zealand. The facility houses a collection of three species of large cats and was formerly used as a location for the filming of the television series The Lion Man . Zoo in Whangārei, New Zealand. Kamo Wildlife Sanctu
#2 Jackson Zoo
The Jackson Zoo is a zoo that was established in 1919 in Jackson, Mississippi and exhibits over 120 species and approximately 250 individual animals, providing the public the opportunity to observe and study wildlife from around the world and region. [1] The Jackson Zoo is in the historic 110-acre (
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a 335-acre (136 ha) African-centered animal theme park located in Tampa, Florida , United States. Owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment , the park opened on June 1, 1959. The park has an annual attendance consistently exceeding 4 million, often ranking sec
Hong Kong Wetland Park is a conservation, education and tourism facility, located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai , in Yuen Long . It was to be an ecological mitigation area (EMA) for the wetlands lost due to Tin Shui Wai New Town development. Wetland park in Hong Kong Hong Kong Wetland Park Ho