langs: 11 декабря [ru] / december 11 [en] / 11. dezember [de] / 11 décembre [fr] / 11 dicembre [it] / 11 de diciembre [es]
days: december 8 / december 9 / december 10 / december 11 / december 12 / december 13 / december 14
The following is a list of individual bears which garnered national or worldwide attention:
#1 August Vaga
August Vaga (March 15, 1893 in Kehra – December 11, 1960 in Tartu ) was a Soviet and Estonian botanist . Much of his research into botany was conducted in Tartu, and he was affiliated with the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany from its founding in 1947 to 1952. The standard author abbreviatio
Friedrich August Flückiger (also spelled Flueckiger) [1] was a Swiss pharmacist , chemist and botanist . He was born in Langenthal , canton of Bern , on 15 May 1828 and died on 11 December 1894. Friedrich August Flückiger (1828-1894) Flückiger studied chemistry at the University of Berlin (1845–47),
William Brooks Drew (December 11, 1908 – December 14, 1997) was an American botanist and professor. American botanist William B. Drew Born December 11, 1908 Died December 14, 1997 ( 1997-12-15 ) (aged 89) [1] Nationality American Alma mater Massachusetts Agricultural College Harvard University
Pierre Louis Victor Lemoine (October 21, 1823 in Delme , Moselle - December 11, 1911) was a celebrated and prolific French flower breeder who, among other accomplishments, created many of today's lilac varieties. As a result of his accomplishments, the term French lilac has come to mean all cultivar
Martín Sessé y Lacasta (December 11, 1751 – October 4, 1808) was a Spanish botanist, who relocated to New Spain (now Mexico) during the 18th century to study and classify the flora of the territory. The standard author abbreviation Sessé is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a bo
#6 Max Walters
Stuart Max Walters (born Oughtibridge , Sheffield , Yorkshire 23 May 1920 – died Grantchester , Cambridgeshire 11 December 2005) was a British botanist and academic . As a conscientious objector in the Second World War , he worked as a hospital orderly in Sheffield and Bristol . He was Curator of th
#7 Ross McNabb
Robert Francis Ross McNabb (11 December 1934 – 14 December 1972) was a New Zealand mycologist . He was born in Kawakawa , and attended local schools in his youth, including Whangarei Boys' High School and Southland Boys' High School . He received a BSc degree from the University of Otago in 1956, an
Eleanora Armitage (December 11, 1865 - October 24, 1961) was a British bryologist who was a founding member of the Moss Exchange Club, the British Ecological Society and the British Bryological Society and served as president of the later organisation in 1939. [1] [2] She was an accomplished collect
P. Hans B. Runemark (7 January 1927 – 11 December 2014) was a Swedish botanist and lichenologist , emeritus professor at Lund University .
Jean Antoine Arthur Gris (11 December 1829 – 19 August 1872) was a French botanist who was a native of Châtillon-sur-Seine , in the department of Côte-d'Or . French botanist (1829-1872) Jean Antoine Arthur Gris Tomb of Jean Antoine Arthur Gris at Père Lachaise Born ( 1829-12-11 ) 11 December 1829 Ch
#11 Franz Bauer
Franz Andreas Bauer (later Francis) (14 March 1758 – 11 December 1840) was an Austrian microscopist and botanical artist . The standard author abbreviation F.A.Bauer is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [1] Austrian microscopist and botanical artist (1758–1840
Charles Budd Robinson, Jr. (October 26, 1871 – December 5, 1913) was a Canadian botanist and explorer. [1] The standard author abbreviation C.B.Rob. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name. [2] Canadian botanist and explorer
John Eliot Howard (11 December 1807 – 22 November 1883) was an English chemist of the nineteenth century, who conducted pioneering work with the development of quinine . English chemist John Eliot Howard Howard was born in Plaistow , Essex , the son of Luke Howard a noted Quaker meteorologist and ch
#14 Desmond Herbert
Desmond Andrew Herbert CMG (17 June 1898 – 8 September 1976) was an Australian botanist . The son of a fruit-grower, Herbert was born in Diamond Creek , Victoria in 1898; was educated at Malvern State School and the Melbourne Church of England Grammar School , then matriculated to the University of
#15 Carlos M. Ochoa
Carlos Manuel Ochoa Nieves (27 November 1920, Cusco – † 11 December 2008, Lima ) was a Peruvian plant breeder , botanist , ethnobotanist and expert in potato taxonomy . [1] [2]
#16 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
Eugen von Halácsy , also known as Jenő Halácsy (11 December 1842 in Vienna – 16 December 1913 in Vienna) was an Austrian physician and botanist of Hungarian descent. Austrian physician and botanist A Portrait of Eduard Hackel In 1865 he obtained his medical doctorate from the University of Vienna ,
#18 Ronald Good
Ronald D'Oyley Good (5 March 1896 – 11 December 1992) was a British botanist notable for his floristic regionalization . Ronald D'Oyley Good Born ( 1896-03-05 ) 5 March 1896 Dorchester, Dorset , England Died 11 December 1992 (1992-12-11) (aged 96) Kingston upon Hull , England Alma mater Downing
#19 Thomas Mitchell (explorer)
Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (15 June 1792 – 5 October 1855), surveyor and explorer of Southeastern Australia, was born at Grangemouth in Stirlingshire , Scotland. [1] In 1827 he took up an appointment as Assistant Surveyor General of New South Wales. The following year he became Surveyor General
Pier Antonio Micheli (December 11, 1679 – January 1, 1737) was a noted Italian botanist , [1] professor of botany in Pisa , curator of the Orto Botanico di Firenze , author of Nova plantarum genera iuxta Tournefortii methodum disposita . He discovered the spores of mushrooms , was a leading authorit
Lincoln Park Zoo aka Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens is a 35-acre (14 ha) zoo in Lincoln Park , Chicago , Illinois . The zoo was founded in 1868, making it the fourth oldest zoo in North America. It is also one of a few free admission zoos in the United States. [5] The zoo is an accredited member