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José Cuatrecasas
José Cuatrecasas (1903–1996) was a Spanish botanist. He was born on March 19, 1903, in Camprodon, Catalonia, Spain. His research focused on the high-elevation páramo and sub-páramo regions of the Andes Mountains in South America, especially the flowering plant families Asteraceae and Malpighiaceae. He played an important role in the founding of the Organization for Flora Neotropica. In 1997, the Smithsonian Institution established the José Cuatrecasas Botanical Fund to "support significant research projects that emulate the spirit of the research of José Cuatrecasas". The Smithsonian also awards a José Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany annually. Honors *1950 Guggenheim Fellowship Multiple plant species have been named for him, including ''Narcissus cuatrecasasii '', ''Joseanthus cuatrecasasii'', ''Pradosia cuatrecasasii'', and '' Tessmannianthus quadridomius'' (where "quadridomius" is Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botanist
Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who specialises in this field. "Plant" and "botany" may be defined more narrowly to include only land plants and their study, which is also known as phytology. Phytologists or botanists (in the strict sense) study approximately 410,000 species of Embryophyte, land plants, including some 391,000 species of vascular plants (of which approximately 369,000 are flowering plants) and approximately 20,000 bryophytes. Botany originated as history of herbalism#Prehistory, prehistoric herbalism to identify and later cultivate plants that were edible, poisonous, and medicinal, making it one of the first endeavours of human investigation. Medieval physic gardens, often attached to Monastery, monasteries, contained plants possibly having medicinal benefit. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuatrecasas Medal For Excellence In Tropical Botany
Cuatrecasas is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * José Cuatrecasas (1903–1996), Spanish botanist * Pedro Cuatrecasas (1936–2025), American biochemist {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 Births
Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 10 – The Aceh Sultanate was fully annexed by the Dutch East Indies, Dutch forces, deposing the last sultan, marking the end of the Aceh War that have lasted for almost 30 years. * January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been made in 1901#December, 1901). February * February 13 – Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03, Venezuelan crisis: After agreeing to arbitration in Washington, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy reach a settlement with Venezuela resulting in the Washington Protocols. The naval blockade that began in 1902 ends. * February 23 – Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity". March * March 2 – In New York City, the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel exclusively for women, opens. * March 3 – The British Admir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botanists Active In South America
This is a list of botanists who have Wikipedia articles, in alphabetical order by surname. The List of botanists by author abbreviation is mostly a list of plant taxonomists because an author receives a standard abbreviation only when that author originates a new plant name. Botany is one of the few sciences which has had, since the Middle Ages, substantial participation by women. A *Erik Acharius (1757–1819) * Julián Acuña Galé (1900–1973) * Johann Friedrich Adam (1780–1838) * Carl Adolph Agardh (1785–1859) * Jacob Georg Agardh (1813–1901) * Nikolaus Ager (1568–1634) *William Aiton (1731–1793) * Frédéric-Louis Allamand (1736–1809) * Ruth F. Allen (1879–1963) * Carlo Allioni (1728–1804) * Lucile Allorge (b. 1937) *Prospero Alpini (1553–1617) * Benjamin Alvord (1813–1884) * Adeline Ames (1879–1976) * Janaki Ammal (1897–1984) *Eliza Frances Andrews (1840–1931) *Agnes Arber (1879–1960) *Giovanni Arcangeli (1840–1921) * David Ashton (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. Through the expansion of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language in the Italian Peninsula and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. It has greatly influenced many languages, Latin influence in English, including English, having contributed List of Latin words with English derivatives, many words to the English lexicon, particularly after the Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England, Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons and the Norman Conquest. Latin Root (linguistics), roots appear frequently in the technical vocabulary used by fields such as theology, List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names, the sciences, List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes, medicine, and List of Latin legal terms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tessmannianthus Quadridomius
''Tessmannianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are seven species distributed in Central and South America. They are medium to large trees up to tall. The flowers are heterantherous, bearing two types of stamens. These plants are rare, and some are narrow endemics known from only one location. The genus name of ''Tessmannianthus'' is partly in honour of Günther Tessmann (1884–1969), a German-Brazilian ethnologist Ethnology (from the , meaning 'nation') is an academic field and discipline that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology). Scien ... and botanist. He was also an African explorer and plant collector, who later settled in Brazil. The second part of the name, ''anthos'' refers to flower. Known species * '' Tessmannianthus calcaratus'' (Gleason) Wurdack * '' Tessmannianthus carinatus'' Almeda * '' Tessmannianthu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pradosia Cuatrecasasii
''Pradosia'' is a genus of plants in the family Sapotaceae described as a genus in 1872.Liais, Emmanuel. 1872. Climats Geologies, Faune et Geographie Botanique du Bresil 614 Most of the species of ''Pradosia'' are native to Central America, Central and South America, but a few occur in Trinidad and in tropical Africa. Species 26 species are accepted. # †''Pradosia argentea'' (Kunth) T.D.Penn. – Peru # ''Pradosia beardii'' (Monach.) T.D.Penn. – Trinidad, Venezuela, Guyana # ''Pradosia brevipes'' (Pierre) T.D.Penn. – Brazil, Paraguay # ''Pradosia caracasana'' (Pittier) T.D.Penn – Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia # ''Pradosia cochlearia'' (Lecomte) T.D.Penn. – French Guiana, N Brazil # ''Pradosia colombiana'' (Standl.) T.D.Penn. ex T.J.Ayers & Boufford – Venezuela, Colombia # ''Pradosia cuatrecasasii'' (Aubrév.) T.D.Penn. – Colombia # ''Pradosia decipiens'' Adolpho Ducke, Ducke – Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas # †''Pradosia glaziovii'' (Pierre) T.D.Penn. (sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseanthus Cuatrecasasii
''Joseanthus'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Jørgensen, P. M. & C. Ulloa Ulloa. 1994. Seed plants of the high Andes of Ecuador—A checklist. AAU Reports 34: 1–443 ; Species * ''Joseanthus chimborazensis'' - Ecuador * ''Joseanthus crassilanatus'' - Ecuador * ''Joseanthus cuatrecasasii'' - Ecuador * ''Joseanthus sparrei'' - Ecuador * ''Joseanthus trichotomus'' - Colombia References Joseanthus, Asteraceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Asteraceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissus Cuatrecasasii
Narcissus may refer to: Biology * ''Narcissus'' (plant), a genus containing daffodils and others People * Narcissus (mythology), Greek mythological character * Narcissus (wrestler) (2nd century), assassin of the Roman emperor Commodus * Tiberius Claudius Narcissus (1st century), freedman and secretary to the Roman emperor Claudius * Saint Narcissus (other), several saints Film * ''Narcissus'' (1983 film), a film by Norman McLaren * ''Narcissus'' (2012 film), a Lithuanian film * ''Narcissus'' (2015 film), a Tunisian film * '' Pink Narcissus'', a film by James Bidgood * ''Narcissus'', a 1956 film by Willard Maas *''Black Narcissus'', a 1947 film by Powell and Pressburger * ''Narcissus'', an escape shuttle in the '' Aliens'' film series Music * ''Narcissus'', a 2010 album by the Danish band Kellermensch * ''Narcissus'', a 2019 EP by South Korean boy group SF9 * "Narcissus" (music), a piano piece by Ethelbert Nevin, recorded as a duet by Norman Wisdom and Joyce Grenf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded In 1950
One hundred and fifty-eight Guggenheim Fellowships were awarded in 1950. This marked the 25th anniversary of the fellowship. 1950 U.S. and Canadian Fellows 1950 Latin American and Caribbean Fellows See also * Guggenheim Fellowship * List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1949 * List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1951 References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded In 1950 1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ... Guggenheim Guggenheim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, Education center, education and Research institute, research centers, created by the Federal government of the United States, U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the Federal government of the United States#branches, three branches of the federal government. The institution is named after its founding donor, British scientist James Smithson. It was originally organized as the United States National Museum, but that name ceased to exist administratively in 1967. The Smithsonian Institution has historical holdings of over 157 million items, 21 museums, 21 libraries, 14 education and research centers, a zoo, and historical and architectural landmarks, mostly located in Washington, D.C. Additional facilities are located in Maryland, New York (state), New York, and Virg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
