langs: 12 февраля [ru] / february 12 [en] / 12. februar [de] / 12 février [fr] / 12 febbraio [it] / 12 de febrero [es]
days: february 9 / february 10 / february 11 / february 12 / february 13 / february 14 / february 15
#1 St. Brandon
Saint Brandon , also known as the Cargados Carajos Shoals , is an Indian Ocean archipelago about 430 kilometres (270 mi) Northeast of Mauritius consisting of sand banks, shoals and islets . Saint Brandon consists of five island groups, with about 28–40 islands and islets in total, depending on sea
#1 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute , KG , PC , FSA Scot ( / b j uː t / ; 25 May 1713 – 10 March 1792), styled Lord Mount Stuart between 1713 and 1723, was a British nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1762 to 1763 under George III . He was arguably the last important royal favouri
Hubert Bayley Drysdale Woodcock (born 1867 in Antigua , West Indies ; died 12 February 1957 at Jayne's Court, Bisley, Gloucestershire ), known as Judge Woodcock, was a British jurist and amateur botanist . He wrote and illustrated standard books and articles on Liliaceae , which he studied and culti
#3 Richard Cunningham (botanist)
Richard Cunningham (12 February 1793 – April 1835) was an English botanist who became Colonial Botanist of New South Wales and superintendent of the Sydney Botanic Gardens . British botanist Richard Cunningham Born ( 1793-02-12 ) February 12, 1793 Wimbledon, Surrey, England Died April 1835 Bogan Riv
Jean Jules Linden (12 February 1817, [1] in Luxembourg – 12 January 1898, in Brussels ) was a Belgian botanist, explorer, horticulturist and businessman. He specialised in orchids , which he wrote a number of books about. Belgian botanist Jean Jules Linden Jean Linden studied at the Athénée Royal in
John Edward Gray , FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist . He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The standard author abbreviation J.E.Gray is used to indicate this person as the a
Rudolf Ferdinand Theodor Aderhold (12 February 1865 in Frankenhausen – 17 March 1907 in Berlin-Dahlem ) was a German mycologist and pomologist . German mycologist (1865-1907) He obtained his education at the University of Berlin as a student of August Wilhelm Eichler and Simon Schwendener , and at t
#7 Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne
Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne (February 12, 1848 – October 12, 1918) was a German botanist and dendrologist born near Striegau , a town known today as Strzegom, Poland. For other uses, see Koehne . Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne Koehne was a professor of botany in Berlin and was a leading authority o
Edward Forbes FRS , FGS (12 February 1815 – 18 November 1854) [1] was a Manx naturalist . In 1846, he proposed that the distributions of montane plants and animals had been compressed downslope, and some oceanic islands connected to the mainland, during the recent ice age . [2] This mechanism, which
Alfred James Ewart , FRS [1] (12 February 1872 – 12 September 1937) was an English - Australian botanist .
Arthur Johnson Eames (October 10, 1881 – February 12, 1969) was an American botanist who spent over 50 years as faculty member and emeritus professor of botany at Cornell University , known for his work on flower anatomy and plant morphology . He served as president of the Botanical Society of Ameri
John Beaumont Williams (12 February 1932 – 31 July 2005) was an Australian botanist who spent most of his working life, from 1957 until 1992 as a lecturer in taxonomy, anatomy and ecology at the University of New England . He graduated Bachelor of Science from Sydney University in 1953 and commenced
Friedrich Wettstein, Ritter von Westersheim (24 June 1895 in Prague – 12 February 1945 in Trins , Tirol) was an Austrian botanist. Austrian botanist (1895–1945) Fritz von Wettstein Born Friedrich Wettstein, Ritter von Westersheim ( 1896-06-24 ) June 24, 1896 Prague , Kingdom of Bohemia , Austria-Hun
#13 Roger Heim
Roger Heim (February 12, 1900 – September 17, 1979) was a French botanist specialising in mycology and tropical phytopathology . He was known for his studies describing the anatomy of the mushroom hymenium , the systematics and phylogeny of higher fungi (especially the related genera Lactarius and R
#14 Johann Georg Christian Lehmann
Johann Georg Christian Lehmann (25 February 1792 – 12 February 1860) was a German botanist. German botanist (1792–1860) Johann Georg Christian Lehmann Born ( 1792-02-25 ) 25 February 1792 Haselau , Duchy of Holstein Died 12 February 1860 (1860-02-12) (aged 67) Hamburg , German Confederation Nation
#15 Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS FRGS FLS FZS JP [6] ( / ˈ d ɑːr w ɪ n / ; [7] DAR -win ; 12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist , geologist , and biologist , [8] widely known for contributing to the understanding of evolutionary biology . [I] His proposition that all species of life
#16 Hélène Bischler
Hélène Bischler-Causse (January 3, 1932, in Bern – February 12, 2005, in Paris ) was a French botanist and bryologist , best known for her research and description of neotropical liverworts , the Marchantiales genera , and plagiochasma . She was the recipient of the P. Bertrand Prize from the French
#17 Vicary Gibbs (St Albans MP)
Vicary Gibbs (12 May 1853 – 13 January 1932) [1] was a British barrister, merchant and Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1892 to 1904. He lost his seat after his business created a conflict of interest. He was the editor of the early volumes of The Complete Peerage (
John Smith (1798–1888) was a British botanist who was the first curator at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Kew Gardens) , starting in 1841. He had first been employed at the gardens as a stove boy (stoking stoves to warm the greenhouses) in 1822. Along with the directors, Sir William Jackson Hooker and
Sir George King KCIE FRS FLS VMH (12 April 1840 – 12 February 1909) was a British botanist who was appointed superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta in 1871, and became the first Director of the Botanical Survey of India from 1890. He was recognised for his work in the cultivation of ci
#20 Adolf Straehler
Adolf Straehler (also Strähler) [1] (10. December 1829 – 12 February 1897) was a Silesian forester and botanist. [2] Silesian forest scientist and plant collector. Adolf Straehler Born ( 1830-06-02 ) June 2, 1830 Szczawno-Zdrój (Salzbrunn), Lower Silesian, Poland. Died February 12, 1897 (1897-02-12)
#1 Oakland Zoo
The Oakland Zoo is a zoo located in the Grass Valley neighborhood of Oakland, California , United States. Established on June 6, 1922, it is managed by the Conservation Society of California, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife both locally and globally. The
The Sacramento Zoo is a zoo located in William Land Park in Sacramento , California . It opened on June 2, 1927, with 40 animals. At that time, it occupied 4.2 acres (1.7 ha) , which remained the case until the early 1960s when the zoo expanded to its current 14.3 acres (5.8 ha) . As of December
Tokyo Sea Life Park ( 葛西臨海水族園 , kasai-rinkai-suizoku-en ) is a public aquarium located in Edogawa Ward , Tokyo . It is located in Kasai Rinkai Park in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, and Kasai Rinkai Bird Garden is also located in the park. It can be accessed from Kasai-Rinkai Park Station . The Predecessor is