Jānis Arnolds Roze, born in

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

in 1926, is a

herpetologist Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians ( gymnophiona)) and rep ...

and Professor of Biology Emeritus of City College and

Graduate School Postgraduate or graduate education refers to Academic degree, academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by higher education, post-secondary students who have earned an Undergraduate education, un ...

of the City University of New York.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Roze", p. 228). He was professionally associated with the

American Museum of Natural History The American Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as AMNH) is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. In Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 26 inter ...

and the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

. A founder of the International Center for Integrative Studies, he published several books and narrated several videos on Creative Evolution. He co-edited ''What Does it Mean to Be Human''.

Biography

A short résumé from the "Be Human" film site of The Ecological Institute of Búzios, Atlantic Rain Forest, Brazil: *Fulbright Senior Scholar. *Co-Director of UASD International Exchange Program of University of New York. *Advisor at United Nations Center of Science and Technology. *Member of the expert group of UN for the establishment of a new international order. *Member of the ICIS (International Center of Integrative Studies), and Elpis Foundation, Argentina.

Published works

Books

*''Coral snakes of the Americas: biology, identification, and venoms''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger. (1996).

Other publications

*On Hallowell's type specimens of reptiles from Venezuela in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. (1958). *Taxonomic notes on a collection of Venezuelan reptiles in the American Museum of Natural History. (1959). *''La taxonomía y zoogeografía de los ofidios en Venezuela''. (1966). *A check list of the New World venomous

coral snake Coral snakes are a large group of elapid snakes that can be divided into two distinct groups, the Old World coral snakes and New World coral snakes. There are 16 species of Old World coral snakes, in three genera (''Calliophis'', '' Hemibungar ...

s (

Elapidae Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids ; grc, ἔλλοψ ''éllops'' "sea-fish") is a family of snakes characterized by their permanently erect fangs at the front of the mouth. Most elapids are venomous, with the exception of the genus Emydoce ...

), with descriptions of new forms. (1967). *''Ciencia y fantasía sobre las serpentes de Venezuela''. (1970). *New species and subspecies of coral snakes, genus ''

Micrurus ''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae. Geographic range Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are endemic to the Americas. Species The following 83 species are recognized as being valid. *''Micrurus albicinctus'' ...

'' (Elapidae): with notes on type specimens of several species. ''American Museum of Natural History Novitates''. (1989). *''Evolución y magia: el camino del hombre''. (2000).

Awards

*Golden medal of merit,

Central University of Venezuela The Central University of Venezuela (Spanish: ''Universidad Central de Venezuela''; UCV) is a public university of Venezuela located in Caracas. It is widely held to be the highest ranking institution in the country, and it also ranks 18th in ...

. *National award of Scientific Research of Venezuela. (1962). *Doctor Honoris Causa, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás. October 18, 2016.http://noticias.pucgoias.edu.br/?p=8392

Eponyms

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

worm lizard Amphisbaenia (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of usually legless squamates, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their long bodies, the reduction or loss of the limbs, and rudimentary eyes. As ...

, ''

Amphisbaena rozei Roze's worm lizard (''Amphisbaena rozei'') is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela. Etymology The specific name, ''rozei'', is in honor of Latvian-born American herpetologist Janis Roze.B ...

'', is named in his honor.

References

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