langs: 16 февраля [ru] / february 16 [en] / 16. februar [de] / 16 février [fr] / 16 febbraio [it] / 16 de febrero [es]
days: february 13 / february 14 / february 15 / february 16 / february 17 / february 18 / february 19
Plant / Plant
#1 Prunus africana
Prunus africana , the African cherry , has a wide distribution in Africa, occurring in montane regions of central and southern Africa and on the islands of Bioko, São-Tomé, Grande Comore, and Madagascar. [5] It can be found at 900–3,400 m (3,000–10,000 ft) above sea level. It is a canopy tree 30
- ... tangles of undergrowth." [13] It is currently protected under appendix II of CITES [14] [15] since 16 february 1995 and in South Africa under the National Forest Act (Act 84) of 1998. [16] Large numbers of tree ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquin [1] (16 February 1727 – 26 October 1817) was a scientist who studied medicine , chemistry and botany . Chemist, physician and botanist from the Netherlands "Jacq." redirects here. For other uses, see Jacq . Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin Born ( 1727-02-16 ) 16 Feb
- Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquin [1] ( 16 february 1727 – 26 October 1817) was a scientist who studied medicine , chemistry and botany . Chemist, phys ...
- ... "Jacq." redirects here. For other uses, see Jacq . Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin Born ( 1727-02-16 ) 16 february 1727 Leiden Died 26 October 1817 (1817-10-26) (aged 90) Vienna Education Leiden University Occupati ...
#2 Hugo de Vries
Hugo Marie de Vries ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦyɣoː də ˈvris] ) (16 February 1848 – 21 May 1935) [2] was a Dutch botanist and one of the first geneticists . He is known chiefly for suggesting the concept of genes , rediscovering the laws of heredity in the 1890s while apparently unaware of Gregor Men
- Hugo Marie de Vries ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦyɣoː də ˈvris] ) ( 16 february 1848 – 21 May 1935) [2] was a Dutch botanist and one of the first geneticists . He is known chiefly ...
- ... ries . Hugo de Vries ForMemRS HonFRSE [1] de Vries, c. 1907 Born Hugo Marie de Vries ( 1848-02-16 ) 16 february 1848 Haarlem , Netherlands Died 21 May 1935 (1935-05-21) (aged 87) Lunteren , Netherlands Scientifi ...
#3 Nils Rosén von Rosenstein
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
- ... rchbishop Johannes Steuchius . [6] They had two children, Anna Margareta Rosén von Rosenstein (born 16 february 1736) and Nils von Rosenstein (born 12 December 1752). Anna Margareta married Samuel Aurivillius an ...
#4 Henry Halcro Johnston
Colonel Henry Halcro Johnston CB CBE DL FRSE FLS (13 September 1856 – 18 October 1939) was a Scottish botanist, physician, rugby union international and Deputy Lieutenant for Orkney . As a member of Edinburgh University RFC he represented Scotland in 1877 [2] and went on to make a significant contri
- ... s to CB) in the October 1902 South African Honours list. [5] [1] He attained the rank of Colonel on 16 february 1911, and retired on 13 September 1913. However, after his retirement he rejoined for service in th ...
#5 Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg
Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg (16 February 1801– 24 October 1871) was a German zoologist , botanist , entomologist , and forester . German entomologist and zoologist Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg. Teachers of the school of forestry in Neustadt-Eberswalde around 1868 (from left): Robert Har
- Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg ( 16 february 1801– 24 October 1871) was a German zoologist , botanist , entomologist , and forester . German ent ...
#6 Paul Heinemann
Paul Heinemann (February 16, 1916 – June 18, 1996) was a Belgian botanist and mycologist . [1] Heinemann specialized in African mycology. In his long career, he published 435 names, including 2 families , 6 genera , 346 species , and 40 varieties . [2] [3] His collections of dried specimens, numberi
- Paul Heinemann ( february 16, 1916 – June 18, 1996) was a Belgian botanist and mycologist . [1] Heinemann specialized in African ...
#7 Lincoln Constance
Lincoln Constance (February 16, 1909 – June 11, 2001) was an American botanist and administrator at the University of California, Berkeley . An expert on the parsley family , he was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the California Academy of Sciences , and served as president
- Lincoln Constance ( february 16, 1909 – June 11, 2001) was an American botanist and administrator at the University of California, B ...
- ... cal Society and the Botanical Society of America . [1] [2] American botanist Lincoln Constance Born 16 february 1909 Eugene Died 11 June 2001 (aged 92) Alma mater University of California, Berkeley Employer Univ ...
#8 Hugh Davies (botanist)
Hugh Davies (3 April 1739 – 16 February 1821) was a Welsh botanist and Anglican clergyman. He spent most of his professional life on the island of Anglesey and published a treatise on the flora of the county, which was the first volume to cross-reference plant names in the Welsh language with their
- Hugh Davies (3 April 1739 – 16 february 1821) was a Welsh botanist and Anglican clergyman. He spent most of his professional life on the is ...
#9 Richard Hind Cambage
Richard Hind Cambage CBE (7 November 1859 – 28 November 1928) was an Australian surveyor and botanist who made important contributions to the description of the genera Acacia and Eucalyptus . Richard Hind Cambage.
- ... nds for three years as a draftsman and then entered the department of mines as a mining surveyor on 16 february 1885. In 1900 he carried out a difficult and dangerous survey of abandoned Newcastle workings runni ...
#10 Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold
Prof Karl (Carl) Theodor Ernst von Siebold FRS(For) H FRSE (16 February 1804 – 7 April 1885) was a German physiologist and zoologist . He was responsible for the introduction of the taxa Arthropoda and Rhizopoda , and for defining the taxon Protozoa specifically for single-celled organisms. German p
- Prof Karl (Carl) Theodor Ernst von Siebold FRS(For) H FRSE ( 16 february 1804 – 7 April 1885) was a German physiologist and zoologist . He was responsible for the introduct ...
#11 David H. Valentine
David Henriques Valentine (16 February 1912 in Salford – 10 April 1987 in Manchester ) was a British botanist and plant taxonomist . David H. Valentine Born ( 1912-02-16 ) 16 February 1912 Salford Died 10 April 1987 (1987-04-10) (aged 75) Manchester Nationality British Alma mater University of C
- David Henriques Valentine ( 16 february 1912 in Salford – 10 April 1987 in Manchester ) was a British botanist and plant taxonomist . David ...
- ... n Manchester ) was a British botanist and plant taxonomist . David H. Valentine Born ( 1912-02-16 ) 16 february 1912 Salford Died 10 April 1987 (1987-04-10) (aged 75) Manchester Nationality British Alma mater Un ...
- ... r Author abbrev. (botany) Valentine EARLY CAREER Valentine was born in Higher Broughton , Salford , 16 february 1912, elder child of Emmanuel Henriques Valentine and his wife Dora Deborah Valentine née Besso. He ...
#12 Mildred Esther Mathias
Mildred Esther Mathias (September 19, 1906 – February 16, 1995) was an American botanist and professor. [1] [2] American botanist and professor (1906–1995) She was a professor at UCLA from 1962 until 1974. She also served as president of the American Society for Plant Taxonomists and the Botanical S
- Mildred Esther Mathias (September 19, 1906 – february 16, 1995) was an American botanist and professor. [1] [2] American botanist and professor (1906–1995) S ...
#13 Karl Maximovich
Carl Johann Maximovich (also Karl Ivanovich Maximovich , Russian: Карл Иванович Максимович; 23 November 1827 in Tula, Russia – 16 February 1891 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian botanist . Maximovich spent most of his life studying the flora of the countries he had visited in the Far East, and nam
- ... o Karl Ivanovich Maximovich , Russian: Карл Иванович Максимович; 23 November 1827 in Tula, Russia – 16 february 1891 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian botanist . Maximovich spent most of his life studying the ...
- ... im . Carl Johann Maximovich Karl Maximovich Born ( 1827-11-23 ) 23 November 1827 Tula , Russia Died 16 february 1891 (1891-02-16) (aged 63) St. Petersburg , Russia Occupation Herbarium director, Botanist, Explor ...
#14 Gyula Gáyer
Gyula Gáyer (16 February 1883, in Kiscell , Hungary , Austria-Hungary – 13 June 1932, in Szombathely , Hungary) was a Hungarian botanist , [1] lawyer, and judge. [2] Hungarian botanist (1883–1932) Gyula Gáyer Born 16 February 1883 Kiscell , Hungary , Austria-Hungary Died 13 June 1932 (1932-06-13) (a
- Gyula Gáyer ( 16 february 1883, in Kiscell , Hungary , Austria-Hungary – 13 June 1932, in Szombathely , Hungary) was a Hungar ...
- ... s a Hungarian botanist , [1] lawyer, and judge. [2] Hungarian botanist (1883–1932) Gyula Gáyer Born 16 february 1883 Kiscell , Hungary , Austria-Hungary Died 13 June 1932 (1932-06-13) (aged 49) Szombathely , Hun ...
#15 James Davis Ray Jr.
James Davis Ray Jr. (1918–1990) was an American botanist, herbarium director, and college dean. James Davis Ray Jr. Born ( 1918-05-05 ) May 5, 1918 Starkville, Mississippi , US Died February 16, 1990 (1990-02-16) (aged 71) Temple Terrace, Florida , US Alma mater Mississippi State University Univ
- ... college dean. James Davis Ray Jr. Born ( 1918-05-05 ) May 5, 1918 Starkville, Mississippi , US Died february 16, 1990 (1990-02-16) (aged 71) Temple Terrace, Florida , US Alma mater Mississippi State University Un ...
#16 Thomas Drummond (botanist)
Thomas Drummond (1793 [1] — March 1835), was a Scottish botanical collector. Scottish botanist Thomas Drummond
- ... Richardson in Sir John Franklin 's second land expedition. He accordingly sailed from Liverpool on 16 february 1825 and reached New York on the 15th of the following month. The expedition moved westward by the ...
#17 Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus
Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus (4 February 1776, Bremen – 16 February 1837, Bremen) was a German physician , naturalist , and proto-evolutionary biologist . For the German politician in the Weimar Republic , see Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus (politician) . Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus Born ( 1776-02
- Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus (4 February 1776, Bremen – 16 february 1837, Bremen) was a German physician , naturalist , and proto-evolutionary biologist . For the Germ ...
- ... litician) . Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus Born ( 1776-02-04 ) 4 February 1776 Bremen , Germany Died 16 february 1837 (1837-02-16) (aged 61) Bremen , Germany Alma mater University of Göttingen Known for Biology , ...
#18 William Paterson (explorer)
Colonel William Paterson , FRS (17 August 1755 – 21 June 1810) was a Scottish soldier, explorer , Lieutenant Governor and botanist best known for leading early settlement at Port Dalrymple in Tasmania . In 1795, Paterson gave an order that resulted in the massacre of a number of men, women and child
- ... Paterson (disambiguation) . Colonel William Paterson FRS 1st Commandant at Port Dalrymple In office 16 february 1804 – 24 March 1808 Succeeded by John Brabyn Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales In office 13 D ...
#19 Townshend Stith Brandegee
Townshend Stith Brandegee (February 16, 1843 – April 7, 1925) was an American botanist. He was an authority on the flora of Baja California and the Channel Islands of California. [1] American botanist (1843–1925) Townshend Stith Brandegee Born February 16, 1843 Berlin, Connecticut Died April 7, 1925
- Townshend Stith Brandegee ( february 16, 1843 – April 7, 1925) was an American botanist. He was an authority on the flora of Baja California ...
- ... the Channel Islands of California. [1] American botanist (1843–1925) Townshend Stith Brandegee Born february 16, 1843 Berlin, Connecticut Died April 7, 1925 (1925-04-07) (aged 82) Alma mater Sheffield Scientific ...
- ... al Geographical Society Sigma Xi Author abbrev. (botany) Brandegee EARLY LIFE Brandegee was born on february 16, 1843, in Berlin, Connecticut . From 1862 to 1864 he served in the Connecticut Artillery and later d ...
#20 Lloyd Herbert Shinners
Lloyd Herbert Shinners (September 22, 1918 – February 16, 1971) was a Canadian - American botanist and professor, known as an expert on the flora of Texas and Wisconsin . Canadian-American botanist (1918-1971) Lloyd Herbert Shinners Born September 22, 1918 Bluesky, Alberta Died February 16, 1971 (
- Lloyd Herbert Shinners (September 22, 1918 – february 16, 1971) was a Canadian - American botanist and professor, known as an expert on the flora of Texas an ...
- ... -American botanist (1918-1971) Lloyd Herbert Shinners Born September 22, 1918 Bluesky, Alberta Died february 16, 1971 ( 1971-02-17 ) (aged 52) Dallas, Texas Resting place Cedarburg, Wisconsin Nationality Canadian ...
Zoo / Zoo
#1 Tokyo Skytree
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
- ... Japanese wordplay goroawase . [24] 10 November 2009: The tower reached a height of 200 m. [25] 2010 16 february 2010: The tower reached a height of 300 m (980 ft) . [26] 29 March 2010: The tower reached a height ...
- ... 1: Guinness World Records certified the Tokyo Skytree as the tallest free-standing tower. [38] 2012 16 february 2012: The roofs of warehouses close to the tower were damaged by falling snow and ice from the towe ...
#2 Rajgir Zoo Safari
The Rajgir Zoo Safari or Rajgir Wildlife Safari is a Wildlife safari located in Rajgir , Bihar , India , was opened to public on 16 February 2022. [1] [2] Not to be confused with Rajgir Nature Safari. Zoo in Bihar, India Rajgir Zoo Safari Date opened 16 February 2022 Location Rajgir , Nalanda distri
- ... ir Wildlife Safari is a Wildlife safari located in Rajgir , Bihar , India , was opened to public on 16 february 2022. [1] [2] Not to be confused with Rajgir Nature Safari. Zoo in Bihar, India Rajgir Zoo Safari D ...
- ... [2] Not to be confused with Rajgir Nature Safari. Zoo in Bihar, India Rajgir Zoo Safari Date opened 16 february 2022 Location Rajgir , Nalanda district , Bihar , India Land area 191.12 hectares (472.26 acres) No ...
#3 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
- ... . [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 Coordinates 45.405°N 122.624° ...
- ... Website portlandaquarium .net On December 17, 2015, the aquarium announced it was closing effective february 16, 2016, and said the animals will be distributed to other aquariums in its chain of private, for-prof ...
#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
- ... licly about the details of what happened to them. [14] [31] CHANGES The updated tiger enclosures On february 16, 2008, the zoo re-opened the exterior tiger exhibit which was extensively renovated to meet the exte ...