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Edvín Bayer
Edvín Bayer (anglicized as Edwin Bayer; 17 February 1862 – 17 March 1927) was a botanist from Bohemia and later Czechoslovakia. He worked at the National Museum in Prague as curator and later the head of the department of botany. He specialised in lichens and paleobotany (the study of plant fossils). Biography Bayer was born in Chotěboř, where his father was a notary. His brother Karel Bayer (1854–1930) became a prominent professor of surgery. He went to the local school before going in 1874 to the Prague gymnasium. In 1882 he joined the German University in Prague to study law but moved to the Czech University in Prague two years later to graduate in the natural sciences in 1888. From 1887, he served as an assistant in the botanical collections of the Museum of the Kingdom of Bohemia under professor Ladislav Josef Čelakovský. In 1891, he earned a doctorate in philosophy, and the following year he was appointed assistant at the botanical institute of the Czech unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krkonoše
The Giant Mountains, Krkonoše, or Karkonosze (Czech: , , ), are a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system (part of the Bohemian Massif). The Czech–Polish border, which divides the historic regions of Bohemia and Silesia, runs along the main ridge. The highest peak, Sněžka (), is the Czech Republic's highest natural point with an elevation of . On both sides of the border, large areas of the mountains are designated national parks ( Krkonoše National Park in the Czech Republic and Karkonosze National Park in Poland), and these together comprise the Krkonoše/Karkonosze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. The source of the River Elbe is within the Giant Mountains. The range has a number of major ski resorts, and is a popular destination for tourists engaging in downhill and cross-country skiing, hiking, cycling and other activities. Names The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Chotěboř
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ** The first transatlantic telephone call is made ''via radio'' from New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom. ** The Harlem Globetrotters exhibition basketball team play their first ever road game in Hinckley, Illinois. * January 9 – The Laurier Palace Theatre fire at a movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children. * January 10 – Fritz Lang's futuristic film ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' is released in Germany. * January 11 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California. * January 24 – U.S. Marines United States occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1862 Births
Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom annexes Lagos Island, in modern-day Nigeria. * January 6 – Second French intervention in Mexico, French intervention in Mexico: Second French Empire, French, Spanish and British forces arrive in Veracruz, Mexico. * January 16 – Hartley Colliery disaster in north-east England: 204 men are trapped and die underground when the only shaft becomes blocked. * January 30 – American Civil War: The first U.S. ironclad warship, , is launched in Brooklyn. * January 31 – Alvan Graham Clark makes the first observation of Sirius B, a white dwarf star, through an eighteen-inch telescope at Northwestern University in Illinois. February * February 1 – American Civil War: Julia Ward Howe's "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is published for the first time in the ''Atlantic Monthly''. * February 2 – The Dun Mountain Railway, first railway is opened in New Zealand, by the Dun Mountain Copper Mining Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyblastia Bayeriana
''Polyblastia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Verrucariaceae. As of 2020, it consists of about 40 species combined with about 50 orphaned species. The main difference with the genus ''Verrucaria'' is related to spores, which are muriform in ''Polyblastia''. Species 28 species, as accepted by Species Fungorum; * '' Polyblastia agraria'' * '' Polyblastia albida'' * '' Polyblastia aurantia'' * '' Polyblastia aurorae'' * '' Polyblastia australis'' * '' Polyblastia baltica'' * '' Polyblastia borealis'' * '' Polyblastia cataractae'' * ''Polyblastia cupularis ''Polyblastia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Verrucariaceae. As of 2020, it consists of about 40 species combined with about 50 orphaned species. The main difference with the genus ''Verrucaria'' is related to spores, which are mur ...'' * '' Polyblastia dermatodes'' * '' Polyblastia dimidiata'' * '' Polyblastia efflorescens'' * '' Polyblastia fusca'' * '' Polyblastia gothica'' * '' P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physconia Muscigena
Physconia muscigena is a species of lichen in the family Physciaceae. It exhibits a foliose growth form with that are generally ascending and concave at the tips. The upper cortex is grey-brown to brown in color and often mostly to completely (or covered in calcium oxalate crystals known as pruina). Ecology and distribution ''Physconia muscigena'' is often found growing mosses, small plants (such as ''Selaginella''), or detritus atop of soil or rock. Its distribution is cosmopolitan, found on all continents including Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. .... References Caliciales Lichen species Lichens of North America Lichens of Asia Lichens of South America Lichens of Europe Cosmopolitan lichens Lichens described in 1810 Taxa named by Erik A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermatocarpon Bayerianum
''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruiting body (thallus), with a hole in the top to release spores, causing an appearance of being covered with small black dots.Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, Its species are told apart chiefly by spore size, the colour and texture of the lower surface, and whether the gives a bloom. Description ''Dermatocarpon'' lichens form grey-brown sheets that range from minute overlapping scales () to broad, leaf-like lobes ( thalli). Each thallus is anchored by one or several stout holdfasts that act like suction pads; the lower surface otherwise lacks the root-like rhizines common in many rock-dwelling lichens, although a few species develop wart-like or hair-like nodules that can be mistaken for rh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyalidea Diaphana
''Gyalidea'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Gomphillaceae. It has 50 species. Species *'' Gyalidea asteriscus'' *'' Gyalidea austrocoreana'' *'' Gyalidea corticola'' *'' Gyalidea diaphana'' *''Gyalidea fritzei'' *''Gyalidea fructicola'' *''Gyalidea fuscoclavata'' – South America *'' Gyalidea goughensis'' – Tristan da Cunha *''Gyalidea hensseniae'' *''Gyalidea hyalinescens'' *''Gyalidea izuensis'' – Japan *''Gyalidea koreana'' *''Gyalidea lecideopsis'' *''Gyalidea luzonensis'' *''Gyalidea mayaguezensis'' *''Gyalidea oosumiensis'' – Japan *''Gyalidea pisutii'' *''Gyalidea poeltii'' *''Gyalidea polyspora'' – Europe *''Gyalidea rivularis'' *''Gyalidea ropalosporoides'' *''Gyalidea roseola'' *''Gyalidea subminuta ''Gyalidea'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Gomphillaceae. It has 50 species. Species *''Gyalidea asteriscus'' *''Gyalidea austrocoreana'' *''Gyalidea corticola'' *''Gyalidea diaphana'' *''Gyalidea fritzei'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphoroblastia Bayeriana
''Polyblastia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Verrucariaceae. As of 2020, it consists of about 40 species combined with about 50 orphaned species. The main difference with the genus ''Verrucaria'' is related to spores, which are muriform in ''Polyblastia''. Species 28 species, as accepted by Species Fungorum; * '' Polyblastia agraria'' * '' Polyblastia albida'' * '' Polyblastia aurantia'' * '' Polyblastia aurorae'' * '' Polyblastia australis'' * '' Polyblastia baltica'' * '' Polyblastia borealis'' * '' Polyblastia cataractae'' * ''Polyblastia cupularis ''Polyblastia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Verrucariaceae. As of 2020, it consists of about 40 species combined with about 50 orphaned species. The main difference with the genus ''Verrucaria'' is related to spores, which are mur ...'' * '' Polyblastia dermatodes'' * '' Polyblastia dimidiata'' * '' Polyblastia efflorescens'' * '' Polyblastia fusca'' * '' Polyblastia gothica'' * '' P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxon
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion, especially in the context of rank-based (" Linnaean") nomenclature (much less so under phylogenetic nomenclature). If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were presumably set forth in prehistoric times by hunter-gatherers, as suggested by the fairly sophisticated folk taxonomies. Much later, Aristotle, and later st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
