langs: 16 декабря [ru] / december 16 [en] / 16. dezember [de] / 16 décembre [fr] / 16 dicembre [it] / 16 de diciembre [es]
days: december 13 / december 14 / december 15 / december 16 / december 17 / december 18 / december 19
#1 Kasakela chimpanzee community
The Kasekela chimpanzee community (formerly spelled Kasakela [1] ) is a habituated community of wild eastern chimpanzees that lives in Gombe National Park near Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania . [2] The community was the subject of Jane Goodall 's pioneering study that began in 1960, and studies have con
Daniel (Dani) Zohary (24 April 1926 - 16 December 2016) was an Israeli plant geneticist, agronomist and an influential professor at the Hebrew University . He was the coauthor of a major synthesis, the Domestication of Plants in the Old World first published in 1988 with many later editions. Israeli
Federico Philippi (16 December 1838 – 16 January 1910) was a German zoologist and botanist active in Chile. Federico Philippi was the youngest son of the famed naturalist Rodolfo Amando Philippi . The son of Federico Philippi, Julio Philippi Bihl, became lawyer, economist and politician. The grandda
#3 Frederick John Freshwater Shaw
Frederick John Freshwater Shaw (16 December 1885 - 29 July 1936 [1] ) was a British botanist and mycologist who worked briefly in India where he died of heat stroke during a trip to Agra . F.J.F. Shaw at a meeting in Pusa 1929. He joined as an Imperial Mycologist in 1910 and studied plant pathology
Frans Antonie Stafleu (8 September 1921 – 16 December 1997) was a Dutch systematic botanist , former Chair of the Institute of Systematic Botany at the University of Utrecht , and author of Taxonomic Literature: A Selective Guide to Botanical Publications and Collections, with Dates, Commentaries, a
Johann Karl (or Carl ) August ( Friedrich Wilhelm ) Müller (16 December 1818 in Allstedt , Saxony – 9 February 1899, Halle, Saxony ) was a German bryologist and science popularizer. [1] German bryologist (1818-1899) For other people with Karl and Müller, see Karl Müller . Karl Müller Born ( 1818-12-
#6 Frederick Townsend (MP for Stratford-on-Avon)
Frederick Townsend , FLS (5 December 1822 – 16 December 1905) was a British botanist and Conservative politician who served as an Member of Parliament for six years [1] [2] The standard author abbreviation F.Towns. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [3] Fred
Felix Joseph Widder (16 December 1892 – 5 September 1974) was an Austrian mycologist , botanist , and naturalist . [1] [2] Austrian mycologist, botanist, and naturalist The standard author abbreviation Widder is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [3]
Johann Daniel Titius (born Johann Daniel Tietz ( e ), 2 January 1729 – 16 December 1796) was a German astronomer and a professor at Wittenberg . [1] Johann Daniel Titius Johann Daniel Titius Born Johann Daniel Tietz ( 1729-01-02 ) 2 January 1729 Konitz (Chojnice), Royal Prussia , Crown of Poland Die
#9 John Bews
John William Bews (16 December 1884 — 10 November 1938) was a Scottish born South African botanist. Scottish born South African botanist (1884–1938) John William Bews Born ( 1884-12-16 ) December 16, 1884 Kirkwall , Orkney Islands , Scotland Died November 10, 1938 (1938-11-10) (aged 53) Pietermari
Philip Furley Fyson (1877–1947) was a botanist and educator who worked in India . He is noted as the author of the first illustrated volumes on the flora of the South Indian hills . The Fyson prize is instituted in his honour by the Presidency College, Chennai for work in the area of Natural science
#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
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 ,
#13 A. S. Hitchcock
Albert Spear Hitchcock (September 4, 1865 – December 16, 1935) was an American botanist and agrostologist . A. S. Hitchcock in 1888. A frailejones in Ecuador as photographed by Hitchcock, c. 1923–1924. Hitchcock graduated from the Iowa Agricultural College with bachelor's degree in 1884 and M.S. in
#14 Kurt Dinter
Moritz Kurt Dinter (10 June 1868 – 16 December 1945) was a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa . [1] German botanist
Elisabeth Schiemann ( German: [eˈliːzabɛt ˈʃiːman] ( listen ) ; 15 August 1881 – 3 January 1972) was a German geneticist , crop researcher and resistance fighter in the Third Reich . Botanist, geneticist Elisabeth Schiemann Born 15 August 1881 Viljandi Died 3 January 1972 (aged 90) Awards Righ
#16 John Bradbury (naturalist)
John Bradbury (1768–1823) was an English botanist noted for his travels in the United States Midwest and West in the early 19th Century and his eyewitness account of the New Madrid earthquake .
#17 Harald Kylin
Johan Harald Kylin (5 February 1879 – 16 December 1949) was a Swedish botanist specializing in phycology and a professor at Lund University . He was also editor of the Botaniska Notiser , a Swedish scientific periodical from 1922 to 1928. Swedish botanist (1879–1949) Johan Harald Kylin. Photo: Studi
Arthur Osborn MBE [1] (16 December 1878, Sonning , Berkshire , UK – 24 February 1964, Kew , London) was an English gardener, botanist and arborist . [2] Arthur's Osborn's father, Brewer Osborn, gained a considerable reputation as a horticulturalist and was a gardener at Holme Park, Sonning from 1870
#19 George Murray (naturalist)
George Robert Milne Murray FRS FRSE FLS (11 November 1858 – 16 December 1911) was a Scottish naturalist, botanist, diatomist and algologist , noted for his association with T. H. Huxley and with the Discovery Expedition . [1] He was the naturalist aboard the solar eclipse expedition to the West Indi
#20 Justus Ferdinand Poggenburg I
Justus Ferdinand Poggenburg I (May 20, 1840–December 16, 1893) was a German born American botanist. [1] [2] [3] Poggenburg was born in Holtum, today part of Wegberg in the district of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . He was married with Mary Catherine Franckhauser (ca. 1841–1905), the
#1 Auckland Zoo
Auckland Zoo is a 16.35-hectare (40-acre) zoological garden in Auckland , New Zealand , situated next to Western Springs Park not far from Auckland 's central business district . It is run by the Auckland Council with the Zoological Society of Auckland as a supporting organisation. Zoo in Auckland,
Tokyo Skytree ( 東京スカイツリー , Tōkyō Sukaitsurī , stylized TOKYO SKYTREE ) is a broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida , Tokyo . It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010 [3] and reached its full height of 634 meters (2,080 ft) in March 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, disp
#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
#4 San Francisco Zoo tiger attacks
Two tiger attacks occurred at the San Francisco Zoo , in 2006 and 2007, both involving a female Siberian tiger named Tatiana (June 27, 2003 – December 25, 2007). In the first incident, a zookeeper was bitten on the arm during a public feeding. In the second incident, one person was killed and two
#5 Breeding programs at Zoo Basel
The breeding programs at Zoo Basel have had many highlights since the zoo's opening in 1874. These include the worldwide first zoo births of an Indian rhinoceros and greater flamingo hatch, [1] as well as the first European gorilla birth. [2] Due to Zoo Basel's successful breeding programs, it manag
#6 National Aquarium (Baltimore)
The National Aquarium – also known as National Aquarium in Baltimore and formerly known as Baltimore Aquarium – is a non-profit public aquarium located at 501 East Pratt Street on Pier 3 in the Inner Harbor area of downtown Baltimore , Maryland, in the United States . Constructed during a period of
Shark Reef Aquarium is a public aquarium on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada . It is located at and owned by the Mandalay Bay resort. The attraction opened on June 20, 2000. Its main tank is 1,300,000 US gallons (4,900,000 l) , one of the largest in North America . [3] The facility is 105,0