langs: 2 мая [ru] / may 2 [en] / 2. mai [de] / 2 mai [fr] / 2 maggio [it] / 2 de mayo [es]
days: april 29 / april 30 / may 1 / may 2 / may 3 / may 4 / may 5
Animal / Animal
#1 Reef triggerfish
The reef triggerfish ( Rhinecanthus rectangulus ), also known as the rectangular triggerfish , wedgetail triggerfish [1] or by its Hawaiian name humuhumunukunukuāpua ʻ a ( pronounced [ˈhumuˈhumuˈnukuˈnukuˈwaːpuˈwɐʔə] , meaning 'triggerfish with a snout like a pig', [2] also spelled humuhumunukunuk
- ... triggerfish (humuhumunukunukuāpua ʻ a) as the state fish of Hawaii. [7] The bill passed into law on may 2, 2006, and was effective upon its approval. [8] [9] Decades prior to official recognition, humuhumun ...
#2 List of kākāpō
As of August 8th of the year 2022, there were 252 living individuals of the critically endangered kākāpō , a large, flightless parrot native to New Zealand . Every known living kākāpō, except some young chicks, has been given a name by officials of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme . Many of the older b
- ... pa. [46] Arab – first captured by Gary ‘Arab’ Aburn [47] in 1980; father of Egilsay, Hera '16, Died 2 may 2019 from complications relating to an eye injury. [48] Gumboots – first captured: 1988, died 3 May ...
Researcher / Researcher
#1 Norman Bor
Norman Loftus Bor CIE OBE FRSE FLS FNI (2 May 1893 – 22 December 1972) was an Irish botanist . [1] [2] He was awarded the Linnean Medal of the Linnean Society in 1962. Irish botanist
- Norman Loftus Bor CIE OBE FRSE FLS FNI ( 2 may 1893 – 22 December 1972) was an Irish botanist . [1] [2] He was awarded the Linnean Medal of the Li ...
#2 Cedric Bucknall
Cedric Bucknall , born 2 May 1849 in Bath and died 12 December 1921, was an English organist and botanist. English organist and botanist
- Cedric Bucknall , born 2 may 1849 in Bath and died 12 December 1921, was an English organist and botanist. English organist and ...
#3 Erich Lindemann (botanist)
Erich Lindemann (May 8, 1888, in Güstrow , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern – May 2, 1945, in Erbach , Hesse) was a German phycologist and taxonomist . [1] German phycologist and taxonomist Erich Lindemann Born May 8, 1888 Güstrow , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Died May 2, 1945 Erbach , Hesse, Germany Na
- Erich Lindemann (May 8, 1888, in Güstrow , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern – may 2, 1945, in Erbach , Hesse) was a German phycologist and taxonomist . [1] German phycologist and taxon ...
- ... gist and taxonomist Erich Lindemann Born May 8, 1888 Güstrow , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Died may 2, 1945 Erbach , Hesse, Germany Nationality German Occupation Phycologist and taxonomist Spouse(s) No ...
#4 Sterling Howard Emerson
Sterling Howard Emerson was an American geneticist . [1] Emerson was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1951. [2] American geneticist Sterling Howard Emerson Born 29 October 1900 Died 2 May 1988 (aged 87) Alma mater University of Michigan Employer California Institute of Technology Stanford
- ... fessor of genetics at the California Institute of Technology from 1928 to 1971. [1] Emerson died on may 2, 1988, in Altadena , California . [4] The standard author abbreviation S.Emers. is used to indicate ...
- ... nheim Fellowship in 1951. [2] American geneticist Sterling Howard Emerson Born 29 October 1900 Died 2 may 1988 (aged 87) Alma mater University of Michigan Employer California Institute of Technology Stanfo ...
#5 Felix Eugen Fritsch
Felix Eugen Fritsch FRS [1] (26 April 1879 – 2 May 1954) was a British biologist . British marine biologist Fritsch started his career at the University of Munich before moving to research at University College London and also the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew . He was Professor and Head of the Botan
- Felix Eugen Fritsch FRS [1] (26 April 1879 – 2 may 1954) was a British biologist . British marine biologist Fritsch started his career at the Universi ...
#6 Richard Anthony Salisbury
Richard Anthony Salisbury , FRS (born Richard Anthony Markham ; 2 May 1761 – 23 March 1829) was a British botanist. While he carried out valuable work in horticultural and botanical sciences, several bitter disputes caused him to be ostracised by his contemporaries. British botanist and gardener (17
- Richard Anthony Salisbury , FRS (born Richard Anthony Markham ; 2 may 1761 – 23 March 1829) was a British botanist. While he carried out valuable work in horticultural a ...
- ... Anthony Salisbury Richard Anthony Salisbury portrayed by William John Burchell Born ( 1761-05-02 ) 2 may 1761 Leeds, England Died 23 March 1829 ( 1829-03-24 ) (aged 67) London, England Nationality British ...
#7 James Motley
James Motley (2 May 1822 – 1 May 1859) was a Yorkshireman closely associated with South Wales and Borneo. [1] [2] [3] [4]
- James Motley ( 2 may 1822 – 1 May 1859) was a Yorkshireman closely associated with South Wales and Borneo. [1] [2] [3] [ ...
#8 José Celestino Mutis
José Celestino Bruno Mutis y Bosio (6 April 1732 – 11 September 1808) was a Spanish priest, botanist and mathematician . He was a significant figure in the Spanish American Enlightenment , whom Alexander von Humboldt met with on his expedition to Spanish America. [1] He is one of the most important
- ... o studied physics, chemistry and botany. He graduated in medicine from the University of Seville on 2 may 1755. [2] On 5 July 1757 he received his doctorate in medicine. From 1757 to 1760 he was interim pr ...
#9 Edwin Earle Honey
Edwin Earle Honey (May 2, 1891 – October 31, 1956) [1] [2] was an American plant pathologist and mycologist . [3] In 1936, he formally described the fungus and plant pathogen Monilinia azaleae , [4] which preys upon crops and other plants in the families Rosaceae and Ericaceae . American plant patho
- Edwin Earle Honey ( may 2, 1891 – October 31, 1956) [1] [2] was an American plant pathologist and mycologist . [3] In 1936, he ...
#10 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
- ... ory hastily left Spain to take part to the German campaign and participate in the Battle of Lützen ( 2 may 1813) and in the Battle of Bautzen (20-21 May 1813). After these victories, he returned to his home ...
#11 Gustav Lindau
Gustav Lindau (2 May 1866 in Dessau – 10 October 1923 in Berlin ), was a German mycologist and botanist . German mycologist and botanist (1866–1923)
- Gustav Lindau ( 2 may 1866 in Dessau – 10 October 1923 in Berlin ), was a German mycologist and botanist . German mycolog ...
#12 Christian Friedrich Schwägrichen
Christian Friedrich Schwägrichen (16 September 1775, Leipzig – 2 May 1853, Leipzig) was a German botanist specializing in the field of bryology . German botanist In 1799 he obtained his medical doctorate from the University of Leipzig , where he was later an associate professor of natural history (1
- Christian Friedrich Schwägrichen (16 September 1775, Leipzig – 2 may 1853, Leipzig) was a German botanist specializing in the field of bryology . German botanist In 179 ...
- ... , being succeeded by Gustav Kunze , a specialist in the field of pteridology . Schwägrichen died on 2 may 1853 as the result of a fall down a flight of stairs. [1] [2] He is the taxonomic authority of the ...
#13 David Perkins (geneticist)
David Dexter Perkins (May 2, 1919 – January 2, 2007) was an American geneticist , a member of the faculty of the Department of Biology at Stanford University for more than 58 years, from 1948 until his death in 2007. He received his PhD in Zoology in 1949 from Columbia University . A member of the N
- David Dexter Perkins ( may 2, 1919 – January 2, 2007) was an American geneticist , a member of the faculty of the Department of B ...
- ... rces remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( February 2013 ) David Dexter Perkins Born may 2, 1919 Died January 2, 2007 (2007-01-02) (aged 87) Occupation Geneticist Awards Thomas Hunt Morgan Me ...
#14 Aleksandr Fomin (botanist)
Aleksandr Vasiljevich Fomin was a Russian botanist that lived during the reign of the Soviet Union . He studied ferns and seed plants. He was also a director of the Kiev University Botanical Garden ; which was renamed after him, when he died. Aleksandr Vasiljevich Fomin Fomin, before 1935 Born ( 186
- ... renamed after him, when he died. Aleksandr Vasiljevich Fomin Fomin, before 1935 Born ( 1869-05-02 ) 2 may 1869 Ermolevka, Petrovsk, Saratov Oblast , Russia Died 16 October 1935 (1935-10-16) (aged 66) Kiev ...
- ... in BIOGRAPHY He was born in the village of Ermolevka in Petrovsk, Saratov Oblast on ( 14 May [ O.S. 2 may ] 1869 . [1] From 1888 to 1890, Fomin along with Nicolaĭ Adolfowitsch Busch and Nikolai Ivanovich K ...
#15 Francis Blackwell Forbes
Francis Blackwell Forbes (August 11, 1839 – May 2, 1908) was an American botanist with expertise in Chinese seed-producing plants who also worked as a merchant and opium trader in Asia. Francis Blackwell Forbes Born August 11, 1839 New York City , New York , U.S. Died May 2, 1908 ( 1908-05-03 ) (a
- Francis Blackwell Forbes (August 11, 1839 – may 2, 1908) was an American botanist with expertise in Chinese seed-producing plants who also worked as a ...
- ... trader in Asia. Francis Blackwell Forbes Born August 11, 1839 New York City , New York , U.S. Died may 2, 1908 ( 1908-05-03 ) (aged 68) Boston, Massachusetts , U.S. Education Columbia Grammar & Preparatory ...
- ... hildren: Francis, William , James, Evelyn and Isobel. [1] Forbes died in Boston, Massachusetts , on may 2, 1908, survived by his wife, who died in 1931. LEGACY Forbes donated his herbarium of over 4000 spec ...
#16 Leonard Co
Leonardo Legaspi Co (December 29, 1953 in Manila – November 15, 2010 in Kananga, Leyte [1] ) was a Filipino botanist and plant taxonomist [2] who was considered the "foremost authority in ethnobotany in the Philippines" during his lifetime. [3] Leonard Co Born Leonardo Legaspi Co ( 1953-12-29 ) Dece
- ... always be a part of the university. [4] The last third of his ashes was given to his family. [4] On may 2, 2011, Co was posthumously conferred the National Academy of Science and Technology 's Hugh Greenwoo ...
#17 Georg Joseph Kamel
Georg Joseph Kamel ( German: [ˈkaːml̩] ; Latin : Georgius Josephus Camellus ; Czech : Jiří Josef Kamel ; Spanish : Jorge Camel ; 12 April 1661 – 2 May 1706) was a Jesuit missionary, pharmacist and naturalist known for producing the first comprehensive accounts of Philippine flora and fauna and for i
- ... n : Georgius Josephus Camellus ; Czech : Jiří Josef Kamel ; Spanish : Jorge Camel ; 12 April 1661 – 2 may 1706) was a Jesuit missionary, pharmacist and naturalist known for producing the first comprehensiv ...
- ... it missionary, pharmacist, and naturalist Georg Joseph Kamel Born 12 April 1661 Brno , Moravia Died 2 may 1706 ( 1706-05-03 ) (aged 45) Manila , Philippines Scientific career Fields Botany , zoology , natu ...
#18 John Bradbury (naturalist)
John Bradbury (1768–1823) was an English botanist noted for his travels in the United States Midwest and West in the early 19th Century and his eyewitness account of the New Madrid earthquake .
- ... April 1811. [2] Ramsay Crooks led Bradbury and two French-Canadian voyageurs to the Platte River on 2 may ahead of the main expedition. While the four men reach the outskirts of a major Otoe tribe village, ...
#19 Hermann Burmeister
Karl Hermann Konrad Burmeister (also known as Carlos Germán Conrado Burmeister ) (15 January 1807 – 2 May 1892) was a German Argentine zoologist , entomologist , herpetologist , botanist , and coleopterologist . He served as a professor at the University of Halle, headed the museum there and publish
- ... Karl Hermann Konrad Burmeister (also known as Carlos Germán Conrado Burmeister ) (15 January 1807 – 2 may 1892) was a German Argentine zoologist , entomologist , herpetologist , botanist , and coleopterolo ...
- ... Konrad Burmeister ( 1807-01-15 ) 15 January 1807 Stralsund , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Germany Died 2 may 1892 (1892-05-02) (aged 85) Buenos Aires, Argentina Nationality German, Argentinian Other names Car ...
- ... ase and injured himself seriously on 8 February 1892. He resigned from work on 18 April and died on 2 may . A state funeral was held on the 4 May and the president of Argentina, Carlos Pellegrini was presen ...
#20 Martinus Houttuyn
Maarten Houttuyn or Houttuijn (1720 – 2 May 1798) Latinised as Martinus Houttuyn , was a Dutch naturalist . Houttuynia cordata Maarten Houttuyn Title page of the first volume of Natuurlijke Historie (1761) Born 1720 Hoorn , Netherlands Died 2 May 1798 Amsterdam , Netherlands Nationality Dutch Alma
- Maarten Houttuyn or Houttuijn (1720 – 2 may 1798) Latinised as Martinus Houttuyn , was a Dutch naturalist . Houttuynia cordata Maarten Houttuyn ...
- ... yn Title page of the first volume of Natuurlijke Historie (1761) Born 1720 Hoorn , Netherlands Died 2 may 1798 Amsterdam , Netherlands Nationality Dutch Alma mater University of Leiden Scientific career Fi ...
Zoo / Zoo
#1 Zoo Basel
Zoo Basel is a non-profit zoo in the city of Basel , Switzerland . Its official name is Zoologischer Garten Basel — or in English: Basel Zoological Garden. Basel residents affectionately call it Zolli . [5] Its main entrance is just outside Basel's downtown strip of Steinen-Vorstadt and extends in t
- ... rope ( western lowland gorilla , the second worldwide in a zoo) and was raised by zoo officials. On may 2, 1972 she and Jambo had the world's first second generation zoo offspring: Tamtam (who died in summe ...