langs: 30 августа [ru] / august 30 [en] / 30. august [de] / 30 août [fr] / 30 agosto [it] / 30 de agosto [es]
days: august 27 / august 28 / august 29 / august 30 / august 31 / september 1 / september 2
#1 Whale shark
The whale shark ( Rhincodon typus ) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species . The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft) . [9] The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the l
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
Argophyllum heterodontum is a plant in the Argophyllaceae family endemic to a small part of north eastern Queensland . It was described and named in 2018. Species of plant in the family Argophyllaceae Argophyllum heterodontum Conservation status Least Concern ( NCA ) [1] Scientific classification
Argophyllum iridescens is a plant in the Argophyllaceae family endemic to a small part of north eastern Queensland . It was described and named in 2018. Species of plant in the family Argophyllaceae Argophyllum iridescens Conservation status Least Concern ( NCA ) [1] Scientific classification King
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
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
#1 Johan Albert Constantin Löfgren
Johan Albert Constantin Löfgren (1854–1918), known as Albert Löfgren or Alberto Löfgren , was head of the botany department of the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden around 1905. The plant currently known as Schlumbergera opuntioides is one of those he first named. [1] This article may be expanded with
Hermann Merxmüller (30 August 1920 Munich – 8 February 1988) [1] was a German botanist and taxonomist. This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( August 2022 ) Merxmüller's interest in botany was noticed at an early age by his mentors, and he was encouraged
Gretna Margaret Weste AM (5 September 1917 – 30 August 2006) was a leading scientist noted for her work in plant pathology and mycology , specifically with Phytophthora cinnamomi . [2] Gretna Margaret Weste Born ( 1917-09-05 ) 5 September 1917 Dumfries, Scotland [1] Died 30 August 2006 (2006-08-30)
Lettice Digby (31 July 1877 – 27 November 1972) was a British cytologist , botanist and malacologist . Her work provided the first demonstration that a fertile polyploid hybrid had formed between two cultivated plant species. [1] British cytologist, botanist Lettice Digby Born ( 1877-07-31 ) 31 July
Casimiro Gómez de Ortega (4 March 1741, in Añover de Tajo , Spain – 30 August 1818, in Madrid, Spain ) [1] was a Spanish physician , and botanist who was the First Professor of the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid . Under Charles III of Spain Gómez de Ortega directed the formation of the Royal Botan
Victor Petrovitch Botchantsev ( Russian : Виктор Петрович Бочанцев ) (20 October 1910 - 30 August 1990) was a Russian botanist . Victor Petrovitch Botchantsev Born 20 October 1910 Almaty Died 30 August 1990 ( 1990-08-31 ) (aged 79) Saint Petersburg , Russia Nationality Soviet Scientific career F
Jadwiga Wołoszyńska (5 April 1882 in Nadwórna - 30 August 1951 in Kraków ) was a Polish botanist known for studying algology , limnology , and paleobotany . She identified new types and species (e.g. Prorocentrum cassubicum (Woloszynska) Dodge (1975) of algae and studied lakes in Poland, Lithuania,
#8 Allen Lowrie
Allen Lowrie (10 October 1948 - 30 August 2021 [1] ) was a Western Australian botanist . He was recognised for his expertise on the genera Drosera and Stylidium . [2] [3] Western Australian botanist (1948–2021) Lowrie, originally a businessman and inventor, first experienced the carnivorous flora of
Olav Gjærevoll (24 September 1916 – 30 August 1994) was a Norwegian botanist and politician for the Labour Party . Gjærevoll was a professor of botany at the University of Trondheim from 1958 to 1986, and was a specialist in alpine plants. In politics, he served as Minister of Social Affairs from Fe
#10 André Leroy
André Leroy (born 30 August 1801 in Angers; died 23 July 1875) was a French botanist and nurseryman. This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (January 2021) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of t
#11 Karel Heyne
Karel Heyne (1877–1947) was a Dutch botanist , known for his comprehensive handbook on the useful plants of the Dutch East Indies ( The useful plants of the Dutch East Indies ); this was the first such handbook and became a standard reference. [2] Dutch botanist Karel Heyne Born ( 1877-08-30 ) Augus
Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch (3 March 1770 – 30 August 1811) was a soldier , artist and naturalist . Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch Palmstruch was born in Stockholm and died at Vänersborg in Västra Götaland County , Sweden. Palmstruch was a Swedish military officer who served as Captain in the Cavalry . Betwe
John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) [1] was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West , professor at Illinois Wesleyan University , and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for his 1869 geographic expedition , a three
#14 George Stuart Graham-Smith
George Stuart Graham-Smith (25 September 1875 - 30 August 1950) was a British pathologist and zoologist particularly noted for his work on flies , both as disease vectors, and as organisms of interest in their own right. British zoologist and pathologist George Stuart Graham-Smith Born ( 1875-09-25
#15 Charles C. Deam
Charles Clemon Deam (August 30, 1865 – May 29, 1953) was the first state forester of Indiana . His interest in botany began at a young age and grew to include categorization and sustainable practices. He discovered 25 new species, 48 plants are named after him and his herbarium includes 78,000 speci
#16 Auguste François Marie Glaziou
Auguste François Marie Glaziou (30 August 1828 – 30 March 1906) was a French landscape designer and botanist born in Lannion , Brittany . Auguste François Marie Glaziou French landscaper and botanist As a student in Paris , he earned a degree in civil engineering and took classes at the Muséum natio
#17 William Mathews (mountaineer)
William Mathews (1828–1901) was an English mountaineer , botanist , land agent and surveyor , who first proposed the formation of the Alpine Club of London in 1857. William Mathews portrayed by Edward Whymper in Zermatt , 1864 (from the original edition of Scrambles Amongst the Alps by Edward Whympe
Douglas Mackay Henderson CBE FRSE FLS (30 August 1927 – 10 November 2007) was a Scottish botanist, the 12th Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh from 1970 to 1987. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2016 )
Roger Charles Carolin (born 1929) is a botanist, pteridologist and formerly an associate professor at Sydney University . [1] He was appointed as a lecturer in botany at the University of Sydney in 1955 [1] earned a Ph.D from Sydney University in 1962 with a thesis on the floral morphology of the ca
Paul (Pablo) Günther Lorentz (30 August 1835 – 6 October 1881) was a German-Argentine botanist . Paul Günther Lorentz (1835–1881) Lorentz was born in Kahla , Thuringia . He initially studied theology at the Universities of Jena and Erlangen . From 1858 he studied botany at the University of Munich ,
Kamogawa Sea World is a large scale comprehensive marine leisure center/museum equivalent facility located between the Tojo coast and the national highway No. 128 in Kamogawa city, Chiba Prefecture , Japan . It is not affiliated with SeaWorld in any way and is operated by Granvista Hotels & Resorts