langs: 17 мая [ru] / may 17 [en] / 17. mai [de] / 17 mai [fr] / 17 maggio [it] / 17 de mayo [es]
days: may 14 / may 15 / may 16 / may 17 / may 18 / may 19 / may 20
Animal / Animal
#1 Chinook salmon
The Chinook salmon / ʃ ɪ ˈ n ʊ k / ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) is the largest and most valuable species of Pacific salmon in North America, as well as the largest in the genus Oncorhynchus . [2] Its common name is derived from the Chinookan peoples . Other vernacular names for the species include k
- ... d 16.8 kg (37 lb) . [17] The current sport-caught world record, 97.25 lb (44.11 kg) , was caught on may 17, 1985, in the Kenai River . The commercial catch world record is 126 lb (57 kg) caught near Rivers I ...
Plant / Plant
#1 Trillium cernuum
Trillium cernuum is a species of flowering plant in the bunchflower family Melanthiaceae . The specific epithet cernuum means "drooping, curving forwards, facing downwards", [3] a distinctive habit of its flower. It is commonly called nodding trillium or nodding wakerobin (not to be confused with Tr
- ... a plump six-lobed berry up to 3 cm (1.2 in) in diameter. [4] Trillium cernuum A clump in Minnesota ( 17 may ) With flower bud in Vermont (14 May) With flower in Ontario (10 June) With fruit in Vermont (31 Jul ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Julius Léopold Eduard Avé-Lallemant
Julius Léopold Eduard Avé-Lallemant (4 July 1803 – 17 May 1867) was a German botanist who was a native of Lübeck . German botanist From 1838 to 1855 he performed his scientific work in St. Petersburg . Botanists Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer (1782–1854) and Carl Anton von Meyer (1795–1855) name
- Julius Léopold Eduard Avé-Lallemant (4 July 1803 – 17 may 1867) was a German botanist who was a native of Lübeck . German botanist From 1838 to 1855 he perfo ...
#2 Thomas Harper Goodspeed
Thomas Harper Goodspeed (17 May 1887 Hartford, Connecticut - 17 May 1966 Calistoga California) was a botanist specializing in the genetics of species Nicotiana . He was the director of the University of California Botanical Garden from 1919 to 1957. Under the direction of Goodspeed and University of
- ... additional citations for verification . ( April 2011 ) Thomas Harper Goodspeed Born ( 1887-05-17 ) may 17, 1887 Hartford, Connecticut Died May 17, 1966 (1966-05-17) (aged 79) [1] Calistoga, California Occup ...
- ... ( April 2011 ) Thomas Harper Goodspeed Born ( 1887-05-17 ) May 17, 1887 Hartford, Connecticut Died may 17, 1966 (1966-05-17) (aged 79) [1] Calistoga, California Occupation Botanist Children Stephen Spencer ...
- Thomas Harper Goodspeed ( 17 may 1887 Hartford, Connecticut - 17 May 1966 Calistoga California) was a botanist specializing in the g ...
- Thomas Harper Goodspeed (17 May 1887 Hartford, Connecticut - 17 may 1966 Calistoga California) was a botanist specializing in the genetics of species Nicotiana . He wa ...
#3 Lajos Haynald
Stephan Franz Lajos (or Ludwig ) Haynald (October 3, 1816, at Szécsény – July 3, 1891, at Kalocsa ) was a Hungarian Archbishop of Kalocsa-Bács , naturalist , and cardinal . This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( June 2018 ) His Eminence Lajos Haynald Metropolitan Archbishop o
- ... f Kalocsa Lajos Haynald, 1886 portrait by Mihály Munkácsy Archdiocese Kalocsa See Kalocsa Installed 17 may 1867 Term ended 4 July 1891 Predecessor Jószef Krivinai Lonovics Successor Juraj Császka Other post ...
#4 G. Evelyn Hutchinson
George Evelyn Hutchinson ForMemRS (January 30, 1903 – May 17, 1991) was a British ecologist sometimes described as the "father of modern ecology." [2] He contributed for more than sixty years to the fields of limnology , systems ecology , radiation ecology, entomology , genetics , biogeochemistry ,
- George Evelyn Hutchinson ForMemRS (January 30, 1903 – may 17, 1991) was a British ecologist sometimes described as the "father of modern ecology." [2] He contrib ...
- ... Yale in 1935 Born George Evelyn Hutchinson ( 1903-01-30 ) January 30, 1903 Cambridge , England Died may 17, 1991 (1991-05-17) (aged 88) London , England Nationality English, American (naturalized 1941) Educa ...
- ... Twitty, a biologist of Haitian descent. [13] He survived all three of his wives and died in London, may 17, 1991. [14] BEGINNING OF PROFESSIONAL CAREER After graduating, he went to Italy to study octopuses. ...
#5 Edward Alexander Preble
Edward Alexander Preble (born in Somerville , Massachusetts on ( 1871-06-11 ) June 11, 1871 ; died October 4, 1957 (1957-10-04) (aged 86) ) was an American naturalist and conservationist . He is noted for work in studying birds and mammals of the Pacific Northwest. He also acted as an editor for n
- ... nature magazines. [1] Ernest Thompson Seton and Edward Alexander Preble leaving Athabaska Landing, may 17, 1907. In 1908, Preble published a report on the natural history of the Athabaska-Mackenzie region, ...
#6 William Allport Leighton
William Allport Leighton (17 May 1805 – 28 February 1889) was an English Church of England clergyman and botanist.
- William Allport Leighton ( 17 may 1805 – 28 February 1889) was an English Church of England clergyman and botanist. LIFE He was the o ...
- ... pshire. His father was the keeper of the Talbot Hotel in Shrewsbury , and the son was born there on 17 may 1805. He went to school at the Unitarian Manse on Claremont Hill , Shrewsbury, with Charles Darwin ...
#7 Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent
Jean-Baptiste Geneviève Marcellin Bory de Saint-Vincent [n 1] was a French naturalist , officer and politician . He was born on 6 July 1778 in Agen ( Lot-et-Garonne ) and died on 22 December 1846 in Paris . Biologist and geographer , he was particularly interested in volcanology , systematics and bo
- ... e followed him throughout his exile between 1815 and 1820; they began to cohabitate in 1817. [8] On 17 may 1818, their first daughter, Cassilda, was born. A second daughter, Athanalgide, was born on 22 July ...
#8 Amos Eaton
Amos Eaton (May 17, 1776 – May 10, 1842) was an American botanist , geologist , and educator who is considered the founder of the modern scientific prospectus in education, which was a radical departure from the American liberal arts tradition of classics , theology , lecture, and recitation. [2] [3
- Amos Eaton ( may 17, 1776 – May 10, 1842) was an American botanist , geologist , and educator who is considered the foun ...
- ... [10] [11] For the American Civil War officer, see Amos Beebe Eaton . Amos Eaton Born ( 1776-05-17 ) may 17, 1776 Chatham, New York Died May 10, 1842 (1842-05-10) (aged 66) Troy, New York Nationality American ...
- ... ndred eleven specimens labeled in his handwriting. [12] Amos Eaton was born at Chatham, New York on may 17, 1776. His father, Captain Abel Eaton was a farmer of comfortable means. He belonged to a family tha ...
#9 Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur ForMemRS ( / ˈ l uː i p æ ˈ s t ɜːr / , French: [lwi pastœʁ] ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination , microbial fermentation and pasteurization , the latter of which was named after
- ... y-le-Fort. 58 sheep, 2 goats and 10 cattle were used, half of which were given the vaccine on 5 and 17 may ; while the other half was untreated. [111] All the animals were injected with the fresh virulent cu ...
#10 Henry William Bristow
Henry William Bristow (17 May 1817 – 14 June 1889) was an English geologist and naturalist . English geologist and naturalist (1817–1889)
- Henry William Bristow ( 17 may 1817 – 14 June 1889) was an English geologist and naturalist . English geologist and naturalist (18 ...
- ... ologist and naturalist . English geologist and naturalist (1817–1889) LIFE He was born in London on 17 may 1817. He was the son of Major-general Henry Bristow , a member of a Wiltshire family, and his wife ...
#11 Alexander Hunter
Dr Alexander Hunter FRSE FRS (1729–17 May 1809) was a Scottish physician, known also as a writer and editor. Scottish doctor (1729–1809) For other people named Alexander Hunter, see Alexander Hunter (disambiguation) . Dr Alexander Hunter
- Dr Alexander Hunter FRSE FRS (1729–1 17 may 1809) was a Scottish physician, known also as a writer and editor. Scottish doctor (1729–1809) For o ...
- ... Hall. [1] He was also made an honorary member of the Board of Agriculture . Hunter died in York on 17 may 1809, and was buried in the churchyard of St Michael le Belfrey, York . WORKS His first literary ve ...
#12 Benjamin Meggot Forster
Benjamin Meggot Forster (16 January 1764 – 8 March 1829) was an English botanist and mycologist who published An Introduction to the Knowledge of Fungusses in 1820. British botanist (1764–1829) Benjamin Meggot Forster Born ( 1764-01-16 ) 16 January 1764 Walbrook , London, England Died 8 March 1829 (
- ... amily. [9] He framed the Child Stealing Act 1814 . [2] It was introduced as a bill in parliament on 17 may 1814, by William Smith . [10] He also joined societies for diffusing knowledge about capital punish ...
#13 Leonard John Brass
Leonard John Brass (17 May 1900 – 29 August 1971) was an Australian and American botanist , botanical collector and explorer . Australian born American botanist (1900–1971)
- Leonard John Brass ( 17 may 1900 – 29 August 1971) was an Australian and American botanist , botanical collector and explorer . ...
#14 Alexander William Evans
Alexander William Evans (May 17, 1868 – December 6, 1959) was a botanist , bryologist , and mycologist that specialized in the flora of Connecticut . American botanist Alexander William Evans Alexander W. Evans, photographed by Ivan Mackenzie Lamb Born ( 1868-05-17 ) May 17, 1868 Buffalo, New York D
- Alexander William Evans ( may 17, 1868 – December 6, 1959) was a botanist , bryologist , and mycologist that specialized in the flora ...
- ... Alexander William Evans Alexander W. Evans, photographed by Ivan Mackenzie Lamb Born ( 1868-05-17 ) may 17, 1868 Buffalo, New York Died December 6, 1959 (1959-12-06) (aged 91) Nationality American Alma mater ...
- ... ols Margaret Hannah Fulford Author abbrev. (botany) A.Evans EARLY LIFE Born in Buffalo, New York on may 17, 1868, Evan's family moved to New Haven, Connecticut after the death of his father. After graduation ...
#15 Frédéric Albert Constantin Weber
Frédéric Albert Constantin Weber (17 May 1830 in Wolfisheim – 27 July 1903 in Paris ) was a French botanist , who specialized in Cactaceae . In 1852 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Strasbourg with the thesis De l'hémorrhagie des méninges cérébrales . [1] In 1864–67 he served
- Frédéric Albert Constantin Weber ( 17 may 1830 in Wolfisheim – 27 July 1903 in Paris ) was a French botanist , who specialized in Cactaceae . ...
#16 Frederick Eyles
Frederick Eyles (10 May 1864, Wick, Gloucestershire - 28 May 1937, Gatooma , Southern Rhodesia ) was an English-born Rhodesian botanist, politician and journalist. [1] The standard author abbreviation Eyles is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [2] Eyles was pr
- ... Juta & Co., 1900), and is the editor and founder of the " Bulawayo Observer." Mr. Eyles was married may 17, 1893. — The Anglo-African Who's Who and Biographical Sketch-book Species named in his honour incl ...
#17 William Robinson (gardener)
William Robinson FLS (5 July 1838 – 17 May 1935) was an Irish practical gardener and journalist whose ideas about wild gardening spurred the movement that led to the popularising of the English cottage garden , a parallel to the search for honest simplicity and vernacular style of the British Arts a
- William Robinson FLS (5 July 1838 – 17 may 1935) was an Irish practical gardener and journalist whose ideas about wild gardening spurred the m ...
- ... practical gardener and journalist (1838–1935) William Robinson Born ( 1838-07-05 ) 5 July 1838 Died 17 may 1935 (1935-05-17) (aged 96) Nationality Irish Occupation Gardener and journalist Known for Many inf ...
#18 Stephen G. Haw
Stephen G. Haw (born 1951) is a botanical taxonomist [1] and historian, specializing in subjects relating to China . He is the author of several published books and a large number of periodical articles. His most important work relates to the taxonomy of Tree Peonies [2] and to the history of the Mo
- ... 67 – 69 (1987). Bamboo comes west. The Garden 113, 557 – 61 (1988). A thousand petals. Country Life may 17, 1990: 188 –89 (1990). A review of the infraspecific taxa of Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews. Edinburgh ...
#19 Carl Gottlob Rafn
Carl Gottlob Rafn (31 July 1769 – 17 May 1808) was a Danish Enlightenment scientist and civil servant. He wrote influential papers on a broad array of basic and applied sciences. Carl Gottlob Rafn, painted by Hansen
- Carl Gottlob Rafn (31 July 1769 – 17 may 1808) was a Danish Enlightenment scientist and civil servant. He wrote influential papers on a broa ...
#20 August W. Eichler
August Wilhelm Eichler , also known under his Latinized name , Augustus Guilielmus Eichler (22 April 1839 – 2 March 1887), was a German botanist who developed a new system of classification of plants to reflect the concept of evolution . His author abbreviation in botany is Eichler . German botanist
- ... ndiagramme: construirt und erläutert. 2 vols [ Floral diagrams ]. Leipzig: W. Engelmann . Retrieved 17 may 2015 . Volume I: 1875 Volume II: 1878 Syllabus der Vorlesungen über Phanerogamenkunde Lipsius und T ...
Zoo / Zoo
#1 Limburg Zoo
The Limburg Zoo , also known as Zwartberg Zoo , was a zoo in the Belgian parish of Zwartberg in the municipality of Genk . The zoo was private property of the Wouters family and did not receive any subsidy or sponsorship. The zoo was known for its large number of animals, which resulted from the int
- ... ose it; the animals were relocated to other zoos. Zoo in Zwartberg, Belgium Limburg Zoo Date opened 17 may 1970 Date closed 16 April 1998 Location Zwartberg , Belgium HISTORY In the late 1960s Marcel Wouter ...
- ... cres) of land that had formerly belonged to the Zwartberg coal mine . The zoo opened on Whit Monday 17 may 1970 with more than 200 animals. [1] In 1973 there were already more than 1000 animals, so another ...
#2 Zoological Garden of Hamburg
The Zoological Garden of Hamburg (German: Zoologischer Garten zu Hamburg ) was a zoo in Hamburg , Germany that operated from 1863 until 1930. Its aquarium, which opened in 1864, was among the first in the world. Zoo in Hamburg, Germany This article is about an historic Hamburg Zoo. For Hamburg's cur
- ... astle" aquarium in the Zoological Garden of Hamburg [3] The zoo was quite popular when it opened on 17 may 1863. Although the population of Hamburg was only 300,000, around 54,000 people visited the zoo in ...
#3 Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo (also historically the Bronx Zoological Park and the Bronx Zoological Gardens ) is a zoo within Bronx Park in the Bronx , New York . It is one of the largest zoos in the United States by area and is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States by area, [5] comprising 265 acres (10
- ... dded. [63] RUSSELL B. AITKEN SEA BIRD AVIARY The Russell B. Aitken Sea Bird Aviary, which opened on may 17, 1997, is a huge walk-through aviary designed to resemble the Patagonian coast. The aviary stands at ...
#4 Inokashira Park Zoo
Inokashira Park Zoo ( Japanese : いのかしらしぜんぶんかえん; Kanji : 井の頭自然文化園) is a city zoo in Musashino, Tokyo . It is in a corner of Inokashira Park near the Ghibli Museum . A branch of the zoo is in Mitaka . It opened on May 17, 1942. [1] Inokashira Park Zoo This article is an orphan , as no other articles l
- ... corner of Inokashira Park near the Ghibli Museum . A branch of the zoo is in Mitaka . It opened on may 17, 1942. [1] Inokashira Park Zoo This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please ...
- ... e, large animals can not be gathered. The plan changed to a "nature observation park". It opened on may 17, 1942. [12] Two giraffes were bred at the time of the opening, but both died by the end of the war. ...