langs: 24 января [ru] / january 24 [en] / 24. januar [de] / 24 janvier [fr] / 24 gennaio [it] / 24 de enero [es]
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The Chinese paddlefish ( Psephurus gladius ; simplified Chinese : 白鲟 ; traditional Chinese : 白鱘 ; pinyin : báixún : literal translation: "white sturgeon "), also known as the Chinese swordfish , is an extinct species of fish that was formerly native to the Yangtze and Yellow River basins in China. W
The Venus flytrap ( Dionaea muscipula ) is a carnivorous plant native to subtropical wetlands on the East Coast of the United States in North Carolina and South Carolina . [4] It catches its prey—chiefly insects and arachnids —with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the p
Jean-Henri Humbert (24 January 1887 – 20 October 1967) was a French botanist born in Paris . Jean-Henri Humbert Born ( 1887-01-24 ) January 24, 1887 Died October 20, 1967 (1967-10-20) (aged 80) Nationality French Occupation Botanist He studied physics , chemistry and natural sciences in Rennes and
Daniel Trembly MacDougal (March 16, 1865 – February 22, 1958) was an American botanist , plant biologist , and writer . He is known for his work on desert ecology and as the earliest botanist to research Chlorophyll . He was the inventor of the MacDougal dendrograph, used to record changes in the vo
Joseph Sabine FRS ( / ˈ s eɪ b ɪ n / SAY -bin ; 6 June 1770 – 24 January 1837) was an English lawyer, naturalist and writer on horticulture. British botanist and zoologist (1770–1837) For the British general and Member of Parliament, see Joseph Sabine (British Army officer) . Joseph Sabine Born ( 17
Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was a British [1] naturalist , explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. [2] He is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection . His 1858 paper on the subject was publ
Ferdinand Julius Cohn (24 January 1828 – 25 June 1898) was a German biologist . He is one of the founders of modern bacteriology and microbiology . German biologist (1828-1898) Ferdinand J. Cohn was born in the Jewish quarter of Breslau in the Prussian Province of Silesia (which is now Wroclaw , Pol
Leopold Trattinnick (26 May 1764 in Klosterneuburg – 24 January 1849 in Vienna) was an Austrian botanist and mycologist. He was a curator of the Royal Natural History collection in Vienna. He published several mycological and other botanical works. Most of these works were illustrated with engraving
Homer LeRoy Shantz (1876–1958) was an American botanist and former president of the University of Arizona . American botanist (1876–1958) Homer LeRoy Shantz Born Kent County, Michigan Died June 23, 1958 (1958-06-23) (aged 82) Nationality American Education Colorado College University of Nebraska S
Johann Andreas Kneucker (24 January 1862 – 22 December 1946) was a German botanical collector who was a native of Wenkheim, a village that today is part of the community of Werbach , Baden-Württemberg . German botanist Up until 1923 he was a schoolteacher in Karlsruhe , afterwards working as curator
Kathleen Dixon Gordon-Gray (née Huntley) (born 24 January 1918, Pietermaritzburg , died 13 January 2012, Pietermaritzburg ) was a South African botanist , plant collector , and educator noted for her expertise in the flora of Natal . She worked as both a lecturer and professor of botany at the Unive
#10 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
#11 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 (
#12 John Hutchinson (botanist)
John Hutchinson , OBE , FRS (7 April 1884 Blindburn, Northumberland – 2 September 1972 London ) was an English botanist , taxonomist and author. [1] [2] [3] [4] English botanist and taxonomist (1884-1972) John Hutchinson Born ( 1884-04-07 ) 7 April 1884 Wark on Tyne , Northumberland Died 2 September
Édouard Georges Delacroix (24 January 1858 in Montrouge – 1 November 1907 in Paris ) was a French mycologist and plant pathologist . Botanist (1858-1907) Beginning in 1886 he worked in the laboratory of plant pathology at the Institut nationale agronomique , where he later served as a lecturer of de
Johan Peter Rottler (June 1749 – 24 January 1836) was a French missionary and botanist , most associated with the Danish Mission in Tranquebar and later Vepery , Chennai in southern India. He was born in Strasbourg , France in 1749, and studied at the local Gymnasium from the age of nine. He was i
Gustav Woldemar Focke (24 January 1810, Bremen – 1 June 1877, Bremen) was a German physician and naturalist. He was a nephew of naturalist Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus . German physician and naturalist Gustav Woldemar Focke He studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg , receiving his doctora
#16 Elizabeth Gertrude Britton
Elizabeth Gertrude Britton (née Knight ) (January 9, 1858 – February 25, 1934) was an American botanist , bryologist , and educator. She and her husband, Nathaniel Lord Britton played a significant role in the fundraising and creation of the New York Botanical Garden . She was a co-founder of the pr
#17 Hugh Low
Sir Hugh Low , GCMG [1] [2] (10 May 1824 – 18 April 1905) was a British colonial administrator and naturalist . After a long residence in various colonial roles in Labuan , he was appointed as British administrator in the Malay Peninsula where he made the first trials of Hevea rubber in the region.
Alexander Theodor von Middendorff ( Russian : Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Ми́ддендорф ; tr. Aleksandr Fyodorovich Middendorf ; 18 August 1815 – 24 January 1894 [2] ) was a zoologist and explorer of Baltic German and Estonian extraction. He is known for his expedition 1843–45 to the extreme north and east o
Charles Wardell Stiles (May 15, 1867 – January 24, 1941) [1] was an American parasitologist born in Spring Valley, New York . He was notable for working on a campaign against hookworm infestation in the American South, where it had been found to cause high rates of anemia , a debilitating disease. T
#20 Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter
Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter (20 February 1809, in Jelgava – 24 January 1889, in St. Petersburg ), was a Baltic German botanist , specialising in the flora of the Caucasus and central Asia . Trautfetter, Rudolf Ernestovich He was the son of Ernst Christian Johann von Trautvetter (1780-1859), Profess
#1 The Seas with Nemo & Friends
The Seas with Nemo & Friends (formerly The Living Seas ) is a pavilion located in the World Nature section of Epcot , a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida . The pavilion is themed as an oceanic exploration base called SeaBase Alpha, with several exhibits devoted to ocean
#2 Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is the sixth oldest zoo in the United States, founded in 1873 and officially opening in 1875. It is located in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio . It originally began with 64.5 acres (26.1 ha) in the middle of the city, but has spread into the neig
The Miami Seaquarium is a 38-acre (15 ha) oceanarium located on the island of Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay , Miami-Dade County, Florida located near downtown Miami . Zoo in Florida, US Miami Seaquarium The killer whale show at Miami Seaquarium, starring Lolita , a 7,000 pounds (3,200 kg) Souther