langs: 12 декабря [ru] / december 12 [en] / 12. dezember [de] / 12 décembre [fr] / 12 dicembre [it] / 12 de diciembre [es]
days: december 9 / december 10 / december 11 / december 12 / december 13 / december 14 / december 15
#1 Charles Marie de La Condamine
Charles Marie de La Condamine (28 January 1701 – 4 February 1774) was a French explorer , geographer , and mathematician . He spent ten years in territory which is now Ecuador , measuring the length of a degree of latitude at the equator and preparing the first map of the Amazon region based on astr
Cedric Bucknall , born 2 May 1849 in Bath and died 12 December 1921, was an English organist and botanist. English organist and botanist
Konrad Hermann Heinrich Christ (12 December 1833, in Basel – 23 November 1933, in Riehen ), often known in citations as just "Christ" or "H. Christ", was a Swiss botanist who specialized in pteridology (ferns). Swiss botanist (1833–1933) Portrait photograph of Hermann Christ, University of Coimbra H
Nils Rosén von Rosenstein (11 February 1706 – 16 July 1773) was a Swedish physician. He is considered the founder of modern pediatrics , [1] [2] while his work The diseases of children, and their remedies is considered to be "the first modern textbook on the subject". [3] Not to be confused with Nil
Friedrich (or Friederich) Wilhelm Zopf (12 December 1846 – 24 June 1909) was a well-known German botanist and mycologist . He dedicated to his whole life with fungal biology, particularly in classification of fungi and dye production in fungi and lichens. [1] Besides, his textbook on fungi called “D
#6 Karl Schnarf
Karl Schnarf (12 December 1879 in Vienna – 18 June 1947 in Vienna) was an Austrian botanist , known for his research in the field of plant embryology . Austrian botanist (1879–1947) From 1900 he studied natural sciences at the University of Vienna , where one of his instructors was botanist Richard
#7 Theodor Friedrich Ludwig Nees von Esenbeck
Theodor Friedrich Ludwig Nees von Esenbeck (26 July 1787 – 12 December 1837) was a German botanist and pharmacologist , who was born in Schloss Reichenberg near Reichelsheim (Odenwald) . He was a younger brother to naturalist Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776–1858). Theodor Nees von
Harold St. John (July 24/25 1892 – December 12, 1991) was a professor of botany at the University of Hawai ʻ i at Mānoa from 1929 to 1958. A prolific specialist in field botany and systematics , he is credited with discovering about 500 new species of Pandanus , along with many other species, especi
Albrecht von Haller (also known as Albertus de Haller ; 16 October 1708 – 12 December 1777) was a Swiss anatomist , physiologist , naturalist , encyclopedist, bibliographer and poet. A pupil of Herman Boerhaave , he is often referred to as "the father of modern physiology." [1] [2] Swiss anatomist
Albert Israel Schatz (2 February 1920 – 17 January 2005) was an American microbiologist and academic, who discovered the antibiotic streptomycin , [1] the first drug known to be effective for the treatment of tuberculosis . [2] He graduated from Rutgers University in 1942 with a bachelor's degree in
#11 Félix Mesnil
Félix Étienne Pierre Mesnil ( Omonville-la-Petite , La Manche department , 12 December 1868 – 15 February 1938, Paris ) was a French zoologist , biologist , botanist , mycologist and algologist . Félix Mesnil He was a student of Alfred Giard at the École Normale Supérieure and a classmate of Maurice
#12 Theodor Rudolph Joseph Nitschke
Theodor Rudolph Joseph Nitschke (26 July 1834, Breslau – 12 December 1883, Münster ) was a German botanist and mycologist . He received his education in Breslau, obtaining his PhD in 1858. In 1860 he relocated to Münster, where in 1867 he was named professor of botany at the university , also servin
#13 Johann Bauhin
Johann (or Jean ) Bauhin (12 December 1541 – 26 October 1613) was a Swiss botanist , born in Basel . He was the son of physician Jean Bauhin and the brother of physician and botanist Gaspard Bauhin . Swiss botanist This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient correspo
Luigi Aloysius Colla (30 April 1766 – 23 December 1848) was an Italian botanist of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. He was a member of the Provisional Government of Savoy from December 12, 1798, to April 2, 1799, taking his turn as chairman of the government in rotation for a ten-day term. [1
#15 Narcisse Henri François Desportes
Narcisse Henri François Desportes (12 December 1776 – June 7, 1856) was a French botanist and bibliographer who was a native of Champrond . He worked as an auditor to Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris , and became curator of the Musée d'histoire naturelle
#16 Johannes Iversen
Johannes Iversen ( Danish pronunciation: [ˈiˀvɐsn̩] , 12 December 1904 – 17 October 1971) was a Danish palaeoecologist and plant ecologist. [1] Iversen c. 1955
John Templeton (1766–1825) was a pioneering Irish naturalist , sometimes referred to as the "Father of Irish Botany". He was a leading figure in Belfast 's late eighteenth century enlightenment: he attached himself to democratic programme of the United Irishmen , and figured prominently in the town'
#18 Richard Helms (naturalist)
Richard Helms (December 12, 1842 – July 17, 1914) was a German-born Australian naturalist whose work in botany, zoology, geology, and ethnology covered various parts of Australia and New Zealand. [1] [2] He arrived in Australia in 1858 and worked for a cousin in a Melbourne cigar shop. He travelled
Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville ( French pronunciation: [ʒyl dymɔ̃ dyʁvil] ; 23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific , Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica . As a botanist and cartographer, he gave his name to several
#20 Joseph Schröter
Joseph Schröter (14 March 1837 – 12 December 1894) [1] was a noted German mycologist , doctor and scientist. [2] He wrote several books and texts, and discovered and described many species of flora and fungi. He also spent around fifteen years, from 1871 to 1886, as a military doctor, particularly i
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park , originally named the San Diego Wild Animal Park until 2010, is an 1,800 acre (730 ha) zoo in the San Pasqual Valley area of San Diego , California , near Escondido . It is one of the largest tourist attractions in San Diego County . The park houses a large array of wi
A number of orcas , also called killer whales, are held in captivity by humans for breeding or performance purposes. The practice of capturing and displaying orcas in exhibitions began in the 1960s, and they soon became popular attractions at public aquariums and aquatic theme parks due to their int
#3 British Columbia Wildlife Park
The British Columbia Wildlife Park is a 106-acre (43 ha) zoo located in Kamloops, British Columbia . Wildlife Park British Columbia Wildlife Park Date opened August 16, 1966 Location Kamloops , British Columbia , CAN Coordinates 50°39′14.41″N 120°4′49.69″W Land area 106 acres (43 ha) No. of spec
Ocean Park Hong Kong , commonly known as Ocean Park , is a marine mammal park , oceanarium , animal theme park and amusement park situated in Wong Chuk Hang and Nam Long Shan in the Southern District of Hong Kong . It is the second largest theme park in Hong Kong, after Hong Kong Disneyland , [2] as