langs: 15 декабря [ru] / december 15 [en] / 15. dezember [de] / 15 décembre [fr] / 15 dicembre [it] / 15 de diciembre [es]
days: december 12 / december 13 / december 14 / december 15 / december 16 / december 17 / december 18
Animal / Animal
#1 Mnesarchaea paracosma
Mnesarchaea paracosma is a species of primitive moths in the family Mnesarchaeidae . [1] It is endemic to New Zealand and can be found in the Kaikōura , mid and south Canterbury , MacKenzie , Otago Lakes, Central Otago , Dunedin , Fiordland and Southland areas. M. paracosma lives in a wide variety o
- ... ward Meyrick in 1885. [2] The male lectotype specimen, collected by Meyrick at Lake Wakatipu on the 15 december 1882, is held at the Natural History Museum, London . [3] DESCRIPTION M. paracosma illustrated by G ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Hendrik van Rheede
Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein (Amsterdam, 13 April 1636 – at sea, 15 December 1691) was a military man and a colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company and naturalist . Between 1669 and 1676 he served as a governor of Dutch Malabar and employed twenty-five people on his book
- ... n the end of November 1691 he sailed to Dutch Suratte , but died at sea, off the coast of Bombay on december 15, 1691. Some authors suggest that he was poisoned by VOC employees while others that he was sick alre ...
- Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein (Amsterdam, 13 April 1636 – at sea, 15 december 1691) was a military man and a colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company and naturalis ...
#2 David Don
David Don (21 December 1799 – 15 December 1841) was a Scottish botanist . Scottish botanist (1799–1841) David Don Born ( 1799-12-21 ) 21 December 1799 Forfar , Angus, Scotland Died 15 December 1841 (1841-12-15) (aged 41) Known for Description of major conifers Spouse(s) Mary Evans Parent(s) Caro
- David Don (21 December 1799 – 15 december 1841) was a Scottish botanist . Scottish botanist (1799–1841) David Don Born ( 1799-12-21 ) 21 Dece ...
- ... h botanist (1799–1841) David Don Born ( 1799-12-21 ) 21 December 1799 Forfar , Angus, Scotland Died 15 december 1841 (1841-12-15) (aged 41) Known for Description of major conifers Spouse(s) Mary Evans Parent(s) ...
#3 Øjvind Moestrup
Øjvind Moestrup (born 15 December 1941) is a Danish aquatic botanist , working particularly with the classification of algae. He worked at the Botanical Institute at the University of Copenhagen and is a professor emeritus in the Department of Biology there. [1] He published over 100 scientific pape
- Øjvind Moestrup (born 15 december 1941) is a Danish aquatic botanist , working particularly with the classification of algae. He work ...
#4 Daniel Rutherford
Daniel Rutherford FRSE FRCPE FLS FSA(Scot) (3 November 1749 – 15 December 1819) was a Scottish physician, chemist and botanist who is known for the isolation of nitrogen in 1772. For the Scottish mathematician, see Daniel Edwin Rutherford . Daniel Rutherford Born ( 1749-11-03 ) 3 November 1749 Edinb
- Daniel Rutherford FRSE FRCPE FLS FSA(Scot) (3 November 1749 – 15 december 1819) was a Scottish physician, chemist and botanist who is known for the isolation of nitrogen in ...
- ... Edwin Rutherford . Daniel Rutherford Born ( 1749-11-03 ) 3 November 1749 Edinburgh , Scotland Died 15 december 1819 (1819-12-15) (aged 70) [1] Edinburgh , Scotland Nationality British Alma mater University of E ...
- ... ace at the top of Leith Walk , where he lived for the rest of his life. [7] He died in Edinburgh on 15 december 1819. FAMILY In 1786 he married Harriet Mitchelson of Middleton. Rutherford was the maternal uncle ...
#5 N. W. Simmonds
Norman Willison Simmonds FRSE FIB FLS (5 [1] [2] or 15 [3] [4] December 1922 – 4 January 2002) [1] [4] was a British botanist. He was a world authority on the cultivation of bananas. He was the first non-American to be awarded the Bronx-based Society for Economic Botany 's Distinguished Economic Bot
- ... ic Botany 's Distinguished Economic Botanist Award. [5] LIFE He was born in Bedford on 5 [1] [2] or 15 december 1922 [3] [4] the son of a civil servant. He was educated at Whitgift School from 1934 to 1940. He w ...
#6 Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf
Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf , Nathanael Matthäus von Wolf, Polish : Nataniel Mateusz Wolf (28 January 1724 in Konitz [1] – 15 December 1784 in Gdańsk ) was a German [2] botanist , physician , and astronomer . Nathanael Matthaeus von Wolf. Wolf was born in Chojnice ( Konitz ) in Royal Prussia , Crow
- ... Wolf , Nathanael Matthäus von Wolf, Polish : Nataniel Mateusz Wolf (28 January 1724 in Konitz [1] – 15 december 1784 in Gdańsk ) was a German [2] botanist , physician , and astronomer . Nathanael Matthaeus von W ...
#7 Hinrich Johannes Rink
Dr. Hinrich Johannes Rink (first name sometimes as Henrik) (26 August 1819 – 15 December 1893) was a Danish geologist , [1] one of the pioneers of glaciology , [2] and the first accurate describer of the inland ice of Greenland . [3] Rink, who first came to Greenland in 1848, spent 16 winters and 22
- Dr. Hinrich Johannes Rink (first name sometimes as Henrik) (26 August 1819 – 15 december 1893) was a Danish geologist , [1] one of the pioneers of glaciology , [2] and the first accurate d ...
- ... Danish geologist Hinrich Johannes Rink Born ( 1819-08-26 ) 26 August 1819 Copenhagen , Denmark Died 15 december 1893 (1893-12-15) (aged 74) Christiania , Norway Nationality Danish Alma mater University of Copenh ...
#8 Walter Carl Otto Busse
Walter Carl Otto Busse (1868 – 1933) was a German botanist , whose primary scholarly focus was on German agriculture and the plants, fungi and lichen of Africa. [1] Indian botanist Walter Carl Otto Busse Born ( 1868-12-07 ) 7 December 1868 Berlin , Germany Died 15 December 1933 (1933-12-15) (aged
- ... 1] Indian botanist Walter Carl Otto Busse Born ( 1868-12-07 ) 7 December 1868 Berlin , Germany Died 15 december 1933 (1933-12-15) (aged 65) Rome , Italy Nationality German Citizenship German Alma mater Universit ...
#9 George Smith (mycologist)
George Smith (15 December 1895 – 29 March 1967) was a British mycologist . Born in Great Harwood ( Lancashire , England), he graduated from the University of Manchester in 1916 with first-class honours , and received his Master's degree in chemistry two years later. After starting a laboratory with
- George Smith ( 15 december 1895 – 29 March 1967) was a British mycologist . Born in Great Harwood ( Lancashire , England), he ...
- ... made from cotton. [1] British mycologist and botanist (1895–1967) George Smith Born ( 1895-12-15 ) 15 december 1895 Great Harwood Died 29 March 1967 (1967-03-29) (aged 71) Nationality British Known for Contribu ...
#10 William Bertram Turrill
William Bertram Turrill FRS OBE FLS (14 June 1890 – 15 December 1961) was an English botanist. [3] W B Turrill's mathematical classification of leaf shapes English botanist (1890–1961) William Bertram Turrill Born ( 1890-06-14 ) 14 June 1890 Woodstock, Oxfordshire Died 15 December 1961 (1961-12-15)
- William Bertram Turrill FRS OBE FLS (14 June 1890 – 15 december 1961) was an English botanist. [3] W B Turrill's mathematical classification of leaf shapes English ...
- ... st (1890–1961) William Bertram Turrill Born ( 1890-06-14 ) 14 June 1890 Woodstock, Oxfordshire Died 15 december 1961 (1961-12-15) (aged 71) Surrey Alma mater Chelsea Polytechnic [1] Spouse Florence Homan Awards ...
#11 Lorenz Chrysanth von Vest
Lorenz Chrysanth Edler von Vest (18 November 1776, in Klagenfurt – 15 December 1840, in Graz ) was an Austrian physician and botanist . Austrian physician and botanist Lorenz Chrysanth von Vest; lithograph by Josef Kriehuber . He studied medicine in Vienna and at the University of Freiburg , where i
- Lorenz Chrysanth Edler von Vest (18 November 1776, in Klagenfurt – 15 december 1840, in Graz ) was an Austrian physician and botanist . Austrian physician and botanist Lorenz Chr ...
#12 David Heinrich Hoppe
David Heinrich Hoppe (15 December 1760 – 1 August 1846) was a German pharmacist , botanist , entomologist and physician. He is remembered for contributions made to the study of alpine flora . David Heinrich Hoppe Born ( 1760-12-15 ) 15 December 1760 Vilsen , Hanover Died 1 August 1846 (1846-08-01) (
- David Heinrich Hoppe ( 15 december 1760 – 1 August 1846) was a German pharmacist , botanist , entomologist and physician. He is rememb ...
- ... ered for contributions made to the study of alpine flora . David Heinrich Hoppe Born ( 1760-12-15 ) 15 december 1760 Vilsen , Hanover Died 1 August 1846 (1846-08-01) (aged 85) Regensburg , Bavaria Nationality Ge ...
#13 James D. Lawrey
James D. Lawrey is a biologist, specialising in lichens . He is known for leading long-term monitoring projects, taxonomy and studies of the evolution of the fungi in lichens. [1] American lichenologist (born 1949) James D. Lawrey Born ( 1949-12-15 ) December 15, 1949 Arlington, Virginia, USA Nation
- ... of the fungi in lichens. [1] American lichenologist (born 1949) James D. Lawrey Born ( 1949-12-15 ) december 15, 1949 Arlington, Virginia, USA Nationality USA Education University of South Dakota Alma mater Ohio ...
#14 Amelia Smith Calvert
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
- ... . [4] American botanist (1876–1965) Amelia Smith Calvert Born 1876 Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Died december 15, 1965 Chester, Pennsylvania Nationality American Known for Study of Costa Rican flora Spouse Philip ...
#15 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
- ... December Umgeni 10 December Howick , Mooi River 11 December Ladysmith , Natal 14 December Warmbaths 15 december near Potgietersrust 16 December Louis Trichardt to Wylliespoort 18 December Limpopo River near Mess ...
#16 Benjamin Stillingfleet
Benjamin Stillingfleet (1702–1771) was an English botanist, polymath, and author. "Still." redirects here. For other uses, see Still (disambiguation) . Benjamin Stillingfleet Stillingfleet by Johann Zoffany , RA Born 1702 Wood Norton, Norfolk , England Died 15 December 1771 [1] Piccadilly , England
- ... in Stillingfleet Stillingfleet by Johann Zoffany , RA Born 1702 Wood Norton, Norfolk , England Died 15 december 1771 [1] Piccadilly , England Resting place St James's Church, Piccadilly Nationality British Occup ...
#17 Ethelbert Blatter
Ethelbert Blatter SJ (15 December 1877 – 26 May 1934) was a Swiss Jesuit priest and pioneering botanist in British India . Author of five books and over sixty papers on the flora of the Indian subcontinent , he was Principal and Professor of Botany at St Xavier College , Bombay and Vice-President of
- Ethelbert Blatter SJ ( 15 december 1877 – 26 May 1934) was a Swiss Jesuit priest and pioneering botanist in British India . Author of ...
#18 William Wright Smith
Sir William Wright Smith FRS [1] FRSE FLS VMH LLD (2 February 1875 Lochmaben , Dumfriesshire – 15 December 1956) was a Scottish botanist and horticulturalist. Scottish botanist (1875–1956) Sir William Wright Smith Born ( 1875-02-02 ) 2 February 1875 Lochmaben Died 15 December 1956 (1956-12-15) (aged
- Sir William Wright Smith FRS [1] FRSE FLS VMH LLD (2 February 1875 Lochmaben , Dumfriesshire – 15 december 1956) was a Scottish botanist and horticulturalist. Scottish botanist (1875–1956) Sir William Wrigh ...
- ... sh botanist (1875–1956) Sir William Wright Smith Born ( 1875-02-02 ) 2 February 1875 Lochmaben Died 15 december 1956 (1956-12-15) (aged 81) Alma mater University of Edinburgh Awards FRS (1945) [1] FRSE (1919) Fe ...
#19 Linda Katherine Escobar
Linda Katherine Albert de Escobar (born 14 August 1940, Columbus , died 15 December 1993, La Mesa ), was an American botanist , plant collector , and educator noted for her study of Passiflora as well as her work as a teacher and administrator at the University of Antioquia . She was director of the
- ... ican botanist (1940–1993) Linda Katherine Escobar Born ( 1940-08-14 ) August 14, 1940 Columbus Died december 15, 1993 (1993-12-15) (aged 53) La Mesa Nationality American Education University of New Hampshire Alma ...
- Linda Katherine Albert de Escobar (born 14 August 1940, Columbus , died 15 december 1993, La Mesa ), was an American botanist , plant collector , and educator noted for her study of P ...
#20 Charles Sturt
Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869) was a British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia . He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from Sydney and later from Adelaide . His expeditions traced several of the
- ... the Battle of Waterloo . [2] Sturt was gazetted lieutenant on 7 April 1823 and promoted captain on 15 december 1825. With a detachment from his regiment, Sturt escorted convicts aboard the Mariner to New South ...
Zoo / Zoo
#1 Colchester Zoo
Colchester Zoo is a zoological garden situated near Colchester , England . The zoo opened in 1963 and celebrated its 50th anniversary on 2 June 2013. It is home to many rare and endangered species, including big cats, primates and birds as well as many invertebrates and fish species. Zoo in Essex, E
- ... Valley This exhibit used to house Sasha, the zoo's well-known and loved white tiger . Sasha died on 15 december 2010 aged 15. The exhibit underwent extensive work, and re-opened as Lost Madagascar at Easter 2012 ...
#2 Manila Ocean Park
The Manila Ocean Park is a oceanarium in Manila , Philippines. It is owned by China Oceanis Philippines Inc., a subsidiary of China Oceanis Inc., a Singaporean -registered firm. It is located behind the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park . Oceanarium in Manila, Philippines For the former public aquari
- ... ntinued. In April 2007, the Manila Ocean Park started construction. It was initially set to open on december 15, 2007 but [1] the opening date was then moved to February 24, 2008. [2] The facility opened in March ...
#3 Chester Zoo
Chester Zoo is a zoo at Upton-by-Chester , Cheshire , England. Chester Zoo was opened in 1931 by George Mottershead and his family. [2] It is one of the UK's largest zoos at 51 hectares (130 acres) . [3] The zoo has a total land holding of approximately 160 hectares (400 acres) . Zoo in England Ches
- ... isease has caused many deaths of Indian elephants across the world in zoos and in the wild. [15] On 15 december 2018, an electrical fault [16] caused a fire to break out at the Monsoon Forest Habitat. The zoo ha ...
#4 Portland Aquarium
The Portland Aquarium was a 12,500-square-foot (1,160 m 2 ) for-profit aquarium in Oak Grove, Oregon , United States that opened to the public on December 15, 2012. [2] Aquarium in Oregon, United States Portland Aquarium Date opened December 15, 2012 Date closed February 16, 2016 Location 16323 SE
- ... (1,160 m 2 ) for-profit aquarium in Oak Grove, Oregon , United States that opened to the public on december 15, 2012. [2] Aquarium in Oregon, United States Portland Aquarium Date opened December 15, 2012 Date cl ...
- ... he public on December 15, 2012. [2] Aquarium in Oregon, United States Portland Aquarium Date opened december 15, 2012 Date closed February 16, 2016 Location 16323 SE McLoughlin, Oak Grove , Oregon , United States ...
#5 SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando is a theme park and marine zoological park , in Orlando, Florida . It is owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment . When combined with its neighbor Discovery Cove and Aquatica , it forms SeaWorld Parks and Resorts Orlando, an entertainment complex consisting of the three
- ... Drive, Orlando , Florida , United States Coordinates 28°24′39″N 81°27′45″W Status Operating Opened december 15, 1973 ; 48 years ago ( 1973-12-15 ) [1] Owner SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Operated by SeaWorld Pa ...
- ... rides 2 Shows 5 with 6 seasonal Website seaworld .com /orlando / HISTORY SeaWorld Orlando opened on december 15, 1973 as the third of the chain and just 2 years after Walt Disney World Resort 's Magic Kingdom . T ...