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#1 List of longest living dogs
This is a list of the oldest verified dogs in the world, listed by age, all of whom have attained the minimum age of 20. Aging in dogs depends on breed, size and diet. This article possibly contains inappropriate or misinterpreted citations that do not verify the text . ( October 2015 )
Torreya taxifolia , commonly known as Florida torreya or stinking-cedar , but also sometimes as Florida nutmeg or gopher wood , is an endangered subcanopy tree of the yew family , Taxaceae . It is native to only a small glacial refugium in the southeastern United States , at the state border region
Antoine Frédéric Spring (8 April 1814 in Gerolsbach , Bavaria – 17 January 1872) was a German-born, Belgian physician and botanist . Belgian physician and botanist (1814–1872) Antoine Frédéric Spring He studied botany and medicine at the University of Munich , obtaining his PhD in 1835 and his medic
Eduard Oscar Schmidt (21 February 1823, in Torgau – 17 January 1886, in Kappelrodeck ) was a German zoologist and phycologist. German zoologist and phycologist (1823–1886) Oskar Schmidt
#3 Robert Wight
Robert Wight MD FRS FLS (6 July 1796 – 26 May 1872) was a Scottish surgeon in the East India Company , whose professional career was spent entirely in southern India, where his greatest achievements were in botany – as an economic botanist and leading taxonomist in south India. He contributed to the
Birgitta Bremer (born 17 January 1950), Swedish botanist and academic , is professor at Stockholm University , and director of the Bergius Botanic Garden . [1] Swedish botanist and academic Birgitta Bremer Born ( 1950-01-17 ) 17 January 1950 (age 72) Nationality Swedish Occupation Botanist Known
Tyge Ahrengot Christensen (31 March 1918 in Nykøbing Mors – 17 January 1996) was a Danish botanist and phycologist . The standard author abbreviation T.A.Chr. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [1] Danish botanist and phycologist
#6 John Ray
John Ray FRS (29 November 1627 – 17 January 1705) was a Christian English naturalist widely regarded as one of the earliest of the English parson-naturalists . Until 1670, he wrote his name as John Wray . From then on, he used 'Ray', after "having ascertained that such had been the practice of his f
John Edward Sowerby (17 January 1825 – 28 January 1870) was a British botanical illustrator and publisher born in Lambeth, London on 17 January 1825. Part of the Sowerby family , he was eldest son of Charles Edward Sowerby and grandson of James Sowerby . John inherited a taste for botanical drawing,
Thomas Walter (c. 1740 – January 17, 1789) was a British-born American botanist best known for his book Flora Caroliniana (1788), the first flora set in North America to utilize the Linnaean system of classification . [1] American botanist (1740–1789) Thomas Walter Born c. 1740 Hampshire , England D
Vincenzo Petagna ( Naples , 17 January 1734 – 6 October 1810) was an Italian biologist , physician and entomologist . He was appointed as director of the small botanical garden pertaining to the Monastery of Santa Maria di Monte Oliveto (associated with the church now known as Sant'Anna dei Lombardi
#10 Erling Porsild
Alf Erling Porsild (1901–1977) was a Danish - Canadian botanist. Danish-Canadian botanist (1901-1977) Alf Erling Porsild Born ( 1901-01-17 ) January 17, 1901 Copenhagen , Denmark Died November 14, 1977 (1977-11-14) (aged 76) Vienna , Austria Nationality Danish - Canadian Known for Flora of the A
Jacob Georg Agardh (8 December 1813 in Lund , Sweden – 17 January 1901 [1] in Lund, Sweden) was a Swedish botanist , phycologist , and taxonomist . [2] Swedish botanist, phycologist, and taxonomist (1813–1901) Jacob Georg Agardh Jacob Georg Agardh (1813–1901) painted by Oscar Björck in 1893 Born 8 D
#12 Jean Kickx
Jean Kickx (17 January 1803, Brussels – 1864) was a Belgian botanist . His father, also known as Jean Kickx (1775–1831) was a botanist and mineralogist ; his son Jean Jacques Kickx (1842–1887) was a professor of botany at the University of Ghent . Belgian botanist (1803-1864) Jean Kickx (1803–1864)
#13 Raymond Benoist
Raymond Benoist (10 June 1881, Vendresse – 17 January 1970) was a French botanist and entomologist . He is known for his research involving the plant family Acanthaceae . Raymond Benoist Born 10 June 1881 Vendresse Died 17 January 1970 Nationality French Occupation botanist and entomologist He studi
Friedrich Guimpel (1 August 1774 in Berlin – 17 January 1839) was a German engraver and botanical illustrator . An artist and professor at the Berlin Academy of Arts , he collaborated with several renowned botanists in the creation of illustrated botanical works. [1] [2] Botanical plate of Theobroma
Albert Israel Schatz (2 February 1920 – 17 January 2005) was an American microbiologist and academic, who discovered the antibiotic streptomycin , [1] the first drug known to be effective for the treatment of tuberculosis . [2] He graduated from Rutgers University in 1942 with a bachelor's degree in
Julius Auboineau Palmer Jr. , (March 1, 1840 – January 11, 1899) is probably best remembered in history for his association with Hawaiian queen Liliuokalani . His was born into an old established Massachusetts family that centered around a conservative Christian lifestyle. His father was a successfu
Bartolomeo Biasoletto (24 April 1793, Vodnjan – 17 January 1858, Trieste ) was an Italian pharmacist , botanist and phycologist . Bust of Bartolomeo Biasoletto in Trieste Italian pharmacist, botanist and phycologist In 1814 he received his degree in pharmacy at the University of Vienna , and after a
#18 Kåre Bremer
Kåre Bremer (born 17 January 1948) is a Swedish botanist and academic . He has also been Vice-Chancellor of Stockholm University . Swedish botanist and academic (b. 1948) Kåre Bremer Kåre Bremer Born ( 1948-01-17 ) 17 January 1948 (age 74) Nationality Swedish Known for APG Scientific career Auth
#19 Rudolf Mansfeld
Rudolf Mansfeld (17 January 1901, Berlin – 1960) was a German botanist and agricultural scientist . For more than twenty years, he worked as a curator at the Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum in Berlin-Dahlem . Here he specialized in studies of Orchidaceae (orchids) and Euphorbiaceae (spurges).
James Anderson (17 January 1738 – 6 August 1809 [1] ) was a Scottish physician and botanist who worked in India as an employee of the East India Company . During his career in India, he was involved in establishing a botanical garden at Mambalam, Madras, originating from a nopalry or Opuntia garden
#1 Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo is a zoo located in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia , in the suburb of Mosman , on the shores of Sydney Harbour . The opening hours are between 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. [3] This article is about the zoo in Mosman. For the zoo in Bungarribee, known as Sydney Zoo, see Sydney Zoo . Zoo in S
Knaresborough Zoo was a zoo located in the grounds of Conyngham Hall, [1] Knaresborough , a small market town within the district of Harrogate , North Yorkshire . It opened on 29 July 1965 and closed on 13 January 1986. [2] Former zoo in North Yorkshire, England