langs: 17 февраля [ru] / february 17 [en] / 17. februar [de] / 17 février [fr] / 17 febbraio [it] / 17 de febrero [es]
days: february 14 / february 15 / february 16 / february 17 / february 18 / february 19 / february 20
Acer pseudoplatanus , known as the sycamore in the British Isles and as the sycamore maple in the United States, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae . It is a large deciduous , broad-leaved tree, tolerant of wind and coastal exposure. It is native to Ce
Georg Frederik Ludvig Sarauw (12 November 1862 – 17 February 1928) was a Danish - Swedish botanist and archaeologist . He discovered the Maglemosian culture and was among the first to study fossil pollen . [1] Georg Sarauw 1914
John Stanley Beard (15 February 1916 – 17 February 2011) was a British -born forester and ecologist who resided in Australia . Beard studied at the University of Oxford where he completed his doctoral thesis on tropical forestry. British ecologist This article is about the forester and ecologist. Fo
Werner Friedrich Hoffmeister (14 March 1819 Braunschweig – 21. December 1845 Ferozeshah , Punjab) was a German physician and botanist. He accompanied his childhood friend, [1] Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Waldemar of Prussia , (2 August 1817 – 17 February 1849), son of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783–18
#4 Horace Bénédict de Saussure
Horace Bénédict de Saussure (17 February 1740 – 22 January 1799) was a Genevan [1] geologist , meteorologist , physicist , mountaineer and Alpine explorer, often called the founder of alpinism and modern meteorology, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven . This artic
Bain Hugh Clapperton (18 May 1788 – 13 April 1827) was a Scottish naval officer and explorer of West and Central Africa . Hugh Clapperton An engraving by Thomas Goff Lupton from a picture by Gildon Manton (1828) Born ( 1788-05-18 ) 18 May 1788 Annan, Dumfriesshire Died 13 April 1827 (1827-04-13) (ag
#6 Henri François Anne de Roussel
Henri François Anne de Roussel (11 July 1748, Saint-Bômer-les-Forges – 17 February 1812, Caen ) was a French naturalist . He studied humanities and philosophy at the University of Caen , obtaining the rank of "maître ès-arts" in 1767. Afterwards he studied medicine in Caen, relocating to Paris in 17
Dr Richard Pulteney FRS FRSE FLS (17 February 1730 – 13 October 1801) was an English physician and botanist. He was a promoter of Linnaean taxonomy , and authored the first English language biography of Carl Linnaeus , entitled A General View of the Writings of Linnaeus . Richard Pulteney by P. Ro
Reginald John Farrer (17 February 1880 – 17 October 1920), was a traveller and plant collector. [2] He published a number of books, although is best known for My Rock Garden . He travelled to Asia in search of a variety of plants, many of which he brought back to England and planted near his home vi
Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold (17 February 1796 – 18 October 1866) was a German physician , botanist and traveler. He achieved prominence by his studies of Japanese flora and fauna and the introduction of Western medicine in Japan. He was the father of the first female Japanese doctor educated
Johannes Abromeit (17 February 1857 – 19 January 1946) was a German botanist and teacher. German botanist (1857-1946) Johannes Abromeit Born February 17, 1857 ( 1857-02-17 ) Paschleitschen, East Prussia Died January 19, 1946 ( 1946-01-20 ) (aged 1936) Jena , Germany Alma mater Albertus-Unive
#11 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
Florence Helen Woolward (1854 Hammersmith – 3 January 1936) was an English botanical illustrator and author, and was commissioned by Schomberg Kerr, 9th Marquess of Lothian to paint his extensive orchid collection, and published in parts between 1891 and 1896 as "The Genus Masdevallia". [1] The stan
Georg Eberhard Rumphius (originally: Rumpf ; baptized c. 1 November 1627 – 15 June 1702) was a German -born botanist employed by the Dutch East India Company in what is now eastern Indonesia , and is best known for his work Herbarium Amboinense produced in the face of severe personal tragedies, incl
#14 Dixon Denham
Dixon Denham (1 January 1786 – 9 June 1828) was an English soldier, explorer of West Central Africa , and ultimately Governor of Sierra Leone . British explorer and Governor of Sierra Leone An 1826 portrait of Dixon Denham by Thomas Phillips
Carl August Bolle (sometimes also Karl Bolle ) (21 November 1821, Schöneberg (Berlin) – 17 February 1909) was a German naturalist and collector. German naturalist and collector (1821–1909) Carl Bolle Carl Bolle Born 21 November 1821 Berlin , Germany Died 17 February 1909 (1909-02-17) (aged 87) Ger
Otto Eugen Schulz (31 October 1874 – 17 February 1936) was a German botanist , born in Berlin . He was the brother of botanist Roman Schulz (1873–1926). [1] For other people named Otto Schulz, see Otto Schulz (disambiguation) . He published important systematic treatments of the families Brassicacea
Karel Bořivoj Presl (17 February 1794 – 2 October 1852) was a Czech botanist . Carl Borivoj Presl Born ( 1794-02-17 ) 17 February 1794 Prague , Bohemia , Habsburg monarchy Died 2 October 1852 (1852-10-02) (aged 58) Prague , Bohemia , Austrian Empire Alma mater Charles University Scientific caree
#18 Maurice A. F. Breistroffer
Maurice Andrè Frantz Breistroffer (15 July 1910, Paris – 17 February 1986, Grenoble ) was a French paleontologist and botanist . He worked as a curator at the natural history museum in Grenoble. He was recognized as a leading authority in the study of ammonites , [1] of which, he circumscribed numer
Christian Gustav Wilhelm Müller (17 February 1857, Mühlberg near Erfurt – 18 February 1940) [1] was a German zoologist specializing in Ostracoda . Christian Gustav Wilhelm Müller Born ( 1857-02-17 ) February 17, 1857 Mühlberg, Thuringia , Kingdom of Prussia , German Empire Died February 18, 1940 (19
#20 Johannes Baptista von Albertini
Johannes Baptista von Albertini (17 February 1769 – 6 December 1831) was a German botanist , mycologist and clergyman of the Moravian Church . He was born in the town of Neuwied . German botanist and clergyman of the Moravian Church (1769–1831) Johannes Baptista von Albertini Born ( 1769-02-17 ) 17
#1 Hobart Zoo
The Hobart Zoo (also known as Beaumaris Zoo ) was an old-fashioned zoological garden located on the Queen's Domain in Hobart , Tasmania , Australia. The Zoo site is very close to the site of the Tasmanian Governor's House , and the Botanical Gardens . Although its location is now primarily the site
#2 Toronto Zoo
The Toronto Zoo is a zoo located in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. Encompassing 287 hectares (710 acres) , [1] the Toronto Zoo is the largest zoo in Canada. [7] It is divided into seven zoogeographic regions: Indo-Malaya, Africa, Americas, Tundra Trek, Australasia, Eurasia, and the Canadian Domain. Som