Guillermo Seeber
Guillermo Rodolfo Seeber Cayol, Argentine physician (Buenos Aires 08 November 1876 – ?) Identified rhinosporidiosis (1893) and described the causal agent Rhinosporidium seeberi (1900) without named it Un Nuevo esporozoario parasite del hombre. Dos casos encontrados em polipos nasales. Doctoral Thesis, Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires (1900) A new suspensor for treating blennorrhagic orchiepididymitis Un Nuevo suspensorio para el tratamiento de la orquiepididimitis blenorragica (1905)
Govind Swarup
Govind Swarup, Indian radioastronomer (Thakurdwara, Uttar Pradesh State 23 March 1929 – Pune, Maharashtra State 07 September 2020) Authored over 125 papers and 4 books ACHIEVEMENTS Discovered type U solar radio bursts Found the first example of a steep spectrum “bridge” of radio emission between the two radio lobes of a radio galaxy (1962) First provided high-resolution angular data for more than 1000 weak radio sources (1970s) Discovered a relation between the angular sizes of radio sources and their flux density Developed a gyro-radiation model for explaining the microwave solar emission With A. Maxwell. A new spectral characteristic in solar radio emission. Nature 181:36-8, 1958 PATENTS/METHODS/INNOVATIONS Developed a round trip transmission technique for phase measurements (1959) Constructed a parabolic-cylindrical radio telescope of a unique and innovative design (1960s) Produced innovative concepts and designs for radio telescopes Conceived and headed the design and construction of Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, the world’s largest radio telescope operating the frequency range of about 130-1430 MHz (1984-96) With V.K. Kapahi. A simple image forming technique suitable for multifrequency observations of solar radio bursts. Solar Physics 14:404-13, 1970 A fixed mirror line focus solar concentrator (patent) A preloaded parabolic dish antenna and method of designing it (patent) HONOURS Tsiolkovsky Medal, Federation of Cosmonautics, USSR (1987) Delinger Gold Medal, International Union of Radio Sciences (1990) Herschel Medal, Royal Astronomical Society (2005) Grote Reber Medal, Australia (2007)
Gopala Krishna Sastri
G. Gopala Krishna Sastri, Indian economic geologist (fl.1948-82) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With C.S. Sastry. Chemical characteristics and evolution of the laterite profile in Hazaridadar bauxite plateau, Madhya Pradesh., India. Econ. Geol. 77:154-62, 1982 With C.S. Sastry. Physics and chemistry of the hydrothermal system at the Panguna porphyry copper deposit, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Econ. Geol. 77(1):127-53, 1982 Some features of the central Indian type bauxite deposits and their bearing on exploration and exploitation (1981) Note on a chrome and two manganese garnets from India. Mineral. Mag. 33:508-11, 1963 Paragenesis of a cordierite-garnet granulite from Assam, India. Geol. Mag. 100(4):331-6, 1963 Determination of the end-member composition of garnets from their physical properties. Rec. Geol. Surv. India 87(4):757-80, 1962 Report on the investigation of Khandli iron ore deposits, Poonch District, Geol. Surv. Ind. Rep. (1960) Origin of the desert gypsum in Rajasthan. Rec. Geol. Surv. Ind. 87(4):781-6, 1962 Gypsum resources of India. Bull. Nat. Inst. Sci. Ind. 5:72-4, 1955 With C. Mahadevan. Optically positive cordierite from the khondalites of Pachipenta, Vizapatam district. Ind. Acad. Sci. Proc. 27 Sec A 361-5, 1948 HONORS Sastriipollenites Venkatachala & Kar 1969 (Fossil Sporae)
Gopal Swarup
Gopal Swarup, Indian plant helminthologist (30 May 1928 – 16 July 2011) DESCRIBED NEMATODA TAXA Genus Brevicephalodera 1988 with Kaushal Species Bifurcohaptor chauhani 1984 with Jain Bifurcohaptor kulkarnii1984 with Jain Bifurcohaptor ramalingami 1984 with Jain Bitylenchus vulgaris 1972 with Upadhay & Sethi Brevicephalodera bamboosi 1988 with Kaushal Brevicephalodera sacchari 1988 with Kaushal Bucephalopsis lateroporus 1985 with Jain Bucephalus stunkardi 1985 with Jain Ditylenchus indicus 1967 with Sethi Divittus chonai 1968 with Sethi Helicotylenchus punicae 1968 with Sethi Heterodera sorghi 1982 with Jain, Sethi & Srivastava Heterodera zeae 1970 with Koshy & Sethi Macrorhynchus zeae 1968 with Sethi Neocalceostoma microformis 1968 Neodolichorhynchus phaseoli 1968 with Sethi Paramazocraes minutum 1984 with Jain Paratrophurus housei 1964 with Raski & Prasad Tylenchorhynchus berberidis 1968 with Sethi HONORS Gopalus Khan, Jairajpuri & Ahmad 1987 (Nematoda)
Giorgio Schreiber
Giorgio Schreiber, Italian-born Jewish Brazilian cytologist and geneticist (Trieste 19 February 1905 – Belo Horizonte 01 January 1977) Twin brother of Italian zoologist and hydrobiologist Bruno Schreiber Authored 216 works Known internationally for his studies on quantitative cytogenetics, cytochemistry and caryometry Proposed the existence of an intermediate phase in the nuclear volume doubling that called it sesquiphase Le grandezze nucleari nella spermatogenesi. La “sesquifase” nella intercinesi spermatogoniale. Atti R. Accad. Lincei R.C. Cl. Fís. Mat. Nat. Ser 8A 2t:843-7, 1947 Proposed the term elaxis for a proportional and discontinuous reduction of nuclear size during ontogenesis (1943) Clarified the phenomenon of neoteny in Proteus sp. With H.C. Carvalho & E. Paulini. Preliminary report on research towards the development of a standard test for insecticide-resistance and susceptibility in Drosophila. Bull. World Health Org. 24:664-8, 1961 First to verify that maternal and paternal spermatogenesis in ophidians don’t occur simultaneously Introduced the concept of ploido-megetic ratio, a DNA/nuclear volume ratio (1965) Perfected the cytophotometer SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With T.M.C. Cavenaghi. DNA e volume nuclear em Enteropneusta, Tunicata, Cephalochordata e suas implicações filogenéticas. Bol. Zool. Biol. Mar. Univ. São Paulo (NS) 29(1):119-24, 1972 With F.M.D. Amorim, T.M. Cavenaghi, Z.A. Fallier et al. Significance of the ratio “DNA/nuclear size” in the differentiation of tissues. Genetics 61(1):161-70, 1969 With E.S. Rezende & M.F. Pimentel. Expressão morfoquantitativa da fisiologia nuclear (1969) With W. Beçak, M.L.Beçak & D. Lavalle. Further studies on polyploid amphibians (Ceratophrydidae) 1967 Citologia quantitativa. I. An. Acad. Bras. Ciencias 38(1):137-41, 1966 With H.E. Belluomini, R.F. Mello & A.M. Penha. Cytological and ponderal researches on the testicle of Crotalus durissus terrificus during the annual cycle (1966) With Y.X. Sant’Ana. Relação entre o volume nuclear e DNA nas classes submúltiplas cariométricas de Jacobj. Cienc. Cult. 16(2):179-81, 1964 With A.S. Guedes. Cytological aspects of the taxonomy of anophelines (Subgenus Nyssorhynchus). Bull. Wld Health Org. 24:657-8, 1961 With A.S. Guedes. Cytological and ecological researches on Brazilian anophelids. Rev. Bras. Malarial Doenças Trop. 11:97-8, 1959 With I. R. Kaiserman Abramof & R. Rozestraten. Researches on quantitative cytology. XIV. Nuclear and nucleolar sizes in neurosecretory cells. Anais Acad. Bras. Ciencias 30(2):175-205, 1958 With A.S. Guedes & E.M. Amorim. Análise dos cromossomos salivares em anofelinos brasileiros. Rev. Bras. Malariol. Doenças Trop. 9:247-9, 1957 With N.M.B. Melucci, I.R. Kaiserman Abramof & J.M.P. Memória. Researches on quantitative cytology. XIII. Quantitative variations of the nucleolus in secretory cells (1955) Due meccanismi di variazione “quantica” del nucleolo. Publ. Staz. Zool. Napoli 27:283-94, 1955 With A. Groszman. Biometrical and cytological researches on tissues of inbred and hybrid corn caryopsis (1953) Análise estatística da variação interfásica do volume nuclear. Thesis (1953) Variações do volume nuclear e dos ácidos nucleicos durante a interfase (1952) With J. Pellegrino. Análise citológica e cariométrica da ação da colchicina sobre a espermatogênese dos hemípteros. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 49:513-42, 1951 Some basic factors concerning the variability of nuclear size. Anais Acad. Bras. Cien. 22:151-60, 1950 Statistical and physiological studies on the interphasic growth of the nucleus. Biol. Bull. 97(2):187-205, 1949 With R.F. de Melo & C.A. Salvatore. Pesquisas cariométricas no miométrio da camundonga. Anais Acad. Bras. Bras. Ciencias 21(4):267-74, 1949 With J. Pellegrino. Cytogenetical studies on Brazilian Hemiptera. Hereditas (Suppl) 656, 1949 A Terceira divisão e a dimegalia na espermatogênese dos ofídios. Gazeta Clin. (S. Paulo) 45(3-4):82, 1947 O crescimento interfásico do núcleo. Pesquisas cariométricas sobre a espermatogênese dos ofídios. Mem. Inst. Butantan 20:113-80, 1947 With C.A. Salvatore. Pesquisas cariométricas no ciclo estral e gravídico. Mem. Inst. Butantan 20, 1947 Pesquisas de citologia quantitativa: o crescimento interfásico das espermatogônias dos ofídios. Rev. Bras. Biol. 6(2):199-209, 1946 Estudo cariométrico dos poliploides de Coffea (Discussão do problema e primeiros resultados). Bragantia 6(7):279-97, 1946 Discontinuous and proportional decreasing of nuclear size in the liver of tadpole during development and metamorphism. Anat. Record 87(4), 1941 Il problema dell’accrescimento interfasico e della variazioni volumetriche dei nucleo durante lo sviluppo. Rend. Accad. Naz. dei Lincei 3:1-2 & 129-35, O volume do núcleo durante o desenvolvimento embrionário e a interfase With A.R. Hoge, H. W. Belluomini & A.M. Penha. Further researches on intersexuality in a highly isolated population of snakes La cynétique nucléolaire dans la production des protéines cytoplasmiques. Ann. Histochem.
Ghavameddin Scharif
Ghavameddin Scharif (Charif), Iranian botanist, mycologist and plant pathologist (fl.1947-71) DESCRIBED NEW SPECIES Plantae (with Aellen) Anabasis calcarea 1952 Cornulaca leucacantha 1950 Horaninovia aptera 1950 Horaninovia platyptera 1950 Fungi Cercoseptoria cydoniae 1959 Coniothyrium ochradeni 1957 with Petrak Coniothyrium salvadorae 1957 with Petrak Sclerotium intestinum 1956 with Petrak Bacteria Corynebacterium iranicum 1961 HONORS Scharifia Petrak 1955 (Fungi)