langs: 14 февраля [ru] / february 14 [en] / 14. februar [de] / 14 février [fr] / 14 febbraio [it] / 14 de febrero [es]
days: february 11 / february 12 / february 13 / february 14 / february 15 / february 16 / february 17
The alligator gar ( Atractosteus spatula ) is a ray-finned euryhaline fish related to the bowfin in the infraclass Holostei / h oʊ ˈ l ɒ s t i aɪ / . It is the largest species in the gar family, and among the largest freshwater fish in North America . The fossil record traces its group's existence b
#1 Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert
Jules Paul Benjamin Delessert (14 February 1773 – 1 March 1847) was a French banker and naturalist . He was an honorary member of the Académie des Sciences and many species were named from his natural history collections. Benjamin Delessert circa 1800-1810
Albert Bruce Jackson (14 February 1876, in Newbury, Berkshire – 14 January 1947, in Kew ) was a British botanist and dendrologist. He worked as an assistant the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1907 to 1910 and later at the British Museum from 1932 to his death in 1947. [1] British dendrologist (1876
#3 Benjamin Franklin Bush (botanist)
Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Bush (December 21, 1858 – February 14, 1937) was an American botanist and ornithologist . He was an expert on the flora of Jackson County, Missouri , and his lifelong research into the plant life of that area made it into one of the best known botanical regions in the Unite
Jan-Peter Frahm (14 February 1945 – 5 February 2014) was a German botanist dedicated to the study of mosses . The standard author abbreviation J.-P.Frahm is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [1] German botanist (1945–2014) Jan-Peter Frahm Born 14 February 19
Rolf Martin Theodor Dahlgren (7 July 1932 – 14 February 1987) was a Swedish - Danish botanist and professor at the University of Copenhagen from 1973 to his death. Swedish-Danish botanist Rolf Dahlgren Born 7 July 1932 Örebro Died 14 February 1987 ( 1987-02-15 ) (aged 54) Scania Nationality Dani
Maevia Noemí Correa (1914-2005) was an Argentine botanist , researcher, botanical curator, and professor . She studied at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum Studies at the National University of La Plata , and in 1953 completed a doctorate in natural sciences at the same university, with a d
#7 Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein
Franz de Paula Adam Norbert Wenzel Ludwig Valentin von Waldstein (14 February 1759 – 24 May 1823) was an Austrian soldier, explorer and naturalist. Austrian botanist (1759-1823) Count Franz Adam Waldstein, lithograph by Josef Lanzedelli (d. 1832) A member of the noble Waldstein family , he was born
Andrés Barbero (1877, Asunción – 1951, Buenos Aires ) was a Paraguayan scientist and botanist . Paraguayan botanist (1877-1951) This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards . ( December 2012 ) Andrés Barbero Birth name Andrés José Camilo Barbero Crosa Born ( 187
#9 Paul Usteri
Paul Usteri (14 February 1768, Zurich – 9 April 1831, Zurich) was a Swiss physician , botanist , publicist and politician . See also: Paul Emil Usteri Paul Usteri (c.1820), portrait by Hans Jakob Oeri In 1788 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Göttingen , afterwards working as
#10 A C Joshi
Amar Chand Joshi (18 September 1908 – 14 February 1971), also known as A. C. Joshi , was an Indian botanist and academic administrator, who served as the Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University , Chandigarh , India ; and the Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi , India . The standard
#11 Hugh Cuming
Hugh Cuming (14 February 1791 – 10 August 1865) was an English collector who was interested in natural history , particularly in conchology and botany . He has been described as the "Prince of Collectors". [1] A portrait of Hugh Cuming late in his life, with shells of some tropical species of sea sn
#12 Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny
Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny was a French botanist and geologist specializing in the Tertiary of France. He was the younger brother of French naturalist and South American explorer, Alcide d'Orbigny . [1] At the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, d'Orbigny identified many of the flow
#13 Marmaduke Alexander Lawson
Marmaduke Alexander Lawson (20 January 1840, Seaton Carew , County Durham – 14 February 1896, Madras ) was a British botanist. Lawson matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1858 and graduated there B.A. 1862 and M.A. 1868. He was Sherardian Professor of Botany and Rural Economy at Oxford from
René Louiche Desfontaines (14 February 1750 – 16 November 1833) was a French botanist . [1] French botanist (1750-1833) René Louiche Desfontaines Born ( 1750-02-14 ) 14 February 1750 Tremblay, Ille-et-Vilaine , France Died 16 November 1833 (1833-11-16) (aged 83) Known for Flora Atlantica Awards
Franz Friedrich Fronius (1829–1886) was a Transylvanian-Saxon botanist , ethnologist , and Lutheran cleric from Schäßburg . [1] [2] Title Page of Aus Siebenbürgens Vorzeit und Gegenwart (1857) For other uses, see Fronius . Fronius was born on 9 January 1829, in Nadesch (now Nadeş ). [3] He authored
#16 Edwin Cheel
Edwin Cheel (14 February 1872 – 19 September 1951) was an Australian botanist and collector. Australian botanist (1872–1951) Edwin Cheel Born 14 January 1872 Chartham, Kent , England Died 19 September 1951 ( 1951-09-20 ) (aged 79) Sydney, NSW, Australia Known for Botanical collector Scientific
#17 Elliot C. Howe
Elliot Calvin Howe (February 14, 1828 – March 2, 1899) was an American botanist and a member of the Torrey Botanical Club . Most notably, he discovered several species of fungi throughout his life, including Tricholoma Peckii , Hygrophorus Peckianus , Puccinia curtipes , P. Peckianus , Microsphaera
#18 Amédée Galzin
Amédée Galzin (1 May 1853, Parrinet, Aveyron – 14 February 1925, Parrinet) was a French veterinarian and mycologist . In 1878 he obtained his degree from the veterinary college in Toulouse . From 1879 to 1905, he served as a military veterinarian, becoming a knight of the Legion of Honour in 1899. [
#19 A. C. Joshi
Amar Chand Joshi (18 September 1908 – 14 February 1971), also known as A. C. Joshi , was an Indian botanist and academic administrator, who served as the Vice-Chancellor of Panjab University , Chandigarh , India ; and the Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi , India . The standard
#20 A. A. Henderson
Andrew Augustus Henderson (born Huntingdon County , Pennsylvania , February 14, 1816; died Brooklyn , New York , April 4, 1875) was an American surveyor, navy surgeon, and inventor who is best known today for his work collecting biological specimens.
L'Oceanogràfic ( Valencian: [loseˌanoˈɣɾafik] ; Spanish : El Oceanográfico [el oˌθe.anoˈɣɾafiko] , "The Oceanographic") is an oceanarium situated on the dry Turia River bed to the southeast of the city center of Valencia, Spain , where different marine habitats are represented. It was designed by
#2 Detroit Zoo
The Detroit Zoo is a zoo located in Royal Oak, Michigan , spanning 125 acres and housing more than 2,000 animals and more than 245 different species. It was the first U.S. zoo to feature bar-less habitats, [7] and is regarded to be an international leader in animal welfare, conservation and sustaina