Eliezer de Carvalho Rios
Eliezer de Carvalho Rios, Brazilian malacologist (Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State 09 November 1921 – Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State 25 March 2015) He was a University Professor of Chemistry DESCRIBED TAXA Subgenus Ledavolvarina 1985 (in honor to his wife Leda da Silva Rios) Species Anachis renatae 2009 Bursa barcellosi 1973 with Matthews & Coelho Caelatura barcellosi 1995 with Absalão Caelatura spirocordata 1995 with Absalão Cleantioides vonprahli 1988 with Ramos Conella ledaluciae 1981 with Tostes Eulima mulata 1990 with Absalão Falsamargarita stephaniae 2005 with Simone Fusiturricula maesae 1985 Inodrillia ricardoi 2009 Latirus devyanae 1994 with Costa & Calvo Marginella cloveri 1970 with Matthews Metula anfractura 1968 with Matthews Mitra saldanha 1970 with Matthews Nanomelon vossi 1990 with Leal Parametaria ledaluciae 1981 with Tostes Petaloconchus myrakeenae 1987 with Absalão Pleurotomaria atlantica 1968 with Matthews Pugnus tarasconii 2009 Trivia leditae 2009 Volvarina pontesi 1993 with Leal Subspecies Perotrochus amabilis coltrorum 2003 HONORS Subgenus Riosatella Vokes 1973 (Bivalvia)
Edwyn Charles Reed
Edwyn Charles Reed, English-born Chilean naturalist (Bristol, England 07 November 1841 – Concepción 05 November 1910) DESCRIBED HYMENOPTERA GENERA Cadeguala 1892 Dumonela 1894 Liphanthus 1894 Neomutilla 1898 Neosphex 1894 Pseudolarra 1894 Others Cyanotarus 1874 (Coleoptera) Rochrosoma 1899 (Hemiptera) Tana 1888 (Diptera) Trachysarus 1874 (Coleoptera) HONORS (Hymenoptera) Subg Reedapis Michener 1989 Reedomutilla Mickel 1964 Edwinyana Moure 1954 Edwynia Aldrich 1930 (Diptera)
Eduardo Rapoport
Eduardo Hugo Rapoport, Argentine ecologist and biogeographer (Buenos Aires 03 July 1927 – San Carlos de Bariloche, Rio Negro Province 16 May 2017) From Jewish Russian ancestry Anticipated the vicariance concept Defined transition zones Obtained the first evidences in favour of Rapoport rule named in his honor (1975; 1982) With M.V. Capparelli & J.E. Rabinovich. La irregularidad, un nuevo parametro para describir la distribución espacial de organismos. Acta Cient. Venez. 22(1):26-7, 1971 Una medida de la micro-heterogeneidad en la distribución espacial de los artropodos edáficos. Folia Entomol. Mex. 23-4:113-5, 1972 Authored the book Areografia: las estratégias geográficas de las especies (1975; translated into English in 1982). It was used in research institutions in Europe and United States Authored Population studies on three species of Cladocera. Nature 179:637-8, 1957 Established the importance of insects in transforming litter into organic matter usable as nutrients DESCRIBED COLLEMBOLA TAXA Genera Araucanocyrtis 1968 with Massoud Brachygastrura 1962 Delamarellina 1963 with Rubio Mucrotoma 1963 with Rubio Neorganella 1963 with Rubio Notachorudina 1962 with Cassagnau Parastomella 1968 with Rubio Probrachystomella 1962 Species 87 HONOURS (Collembola) Rapoportina Salmon 1964 Rapoportella Ellis & Bellinger 1973 Raponella Najt 1988 Honorary Member, Ecological Society of America (1996)
Edmundo Alfredo Ruveda
Edmundo Alfredo Ruveda, Argentine organic chemist (Corrientes 18 March 1934 – Rosario 14 December 2018) With M.D. Preite, J, Zinczuk, M.I. Colombo, J.A. Bacigalupo & M. Gonzalez Sierra. Resolution and absolute configuration of a tricyclic lactone. A potentially useful precursor of highly functionalized terpenoids. Tetrahedron Asymmetry 4:17, 1993 With M. Gonzalez Sierra, A.C.Olivieri & M.I. Colombo. The absolute stereochemistry of the novel dioxiaspiroditerpenoids strictanonic and grindelistrictiacid . Stereoselective synthesis of strictanonic acid methyl esther and its C6 epimer. J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. I 1:1393, 1989 With T.S. Kaufman & M. Gonzalez Sierra. Synthesis of an Alberta oil sand bitumen CJ10 tricyclic carboxylic acid bering a novel diterpenoid skeleton (1988) With A.C. Olivieri & M. Gonzalez Sierra. Stereoselective synthesis of the novel bisnorditerpene grindelistrictic acid, isolated from Grindelia strictis. J.Org. Chem. 51:2824, 1986 With M.P. Mischne & M. Gonzalez Sierra. Synthesis of the novel marine diterpenes isocopal-12-en-15,16-dial, 14-epi-Isocopal-12-en-15,16 dial and 15-acetoxy-Isocopal-12-en-16-al from methyl isocopalate. J. Org. Chem. 49:2035, 1984 With M. Gonzalez Sierra & R.A. Spanevello. Simple and efficient synthesis of 3-oxo-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylic acid, a key synthon for rac-strigol. J. Org. Chem. 48:5111, 1983 With D.S. de Miranda, G. Brendolan, P.M. Imamura, M. Gonzalez Sierra & A.J. Marsaioli. Stereoselective synthesis of the enantiomer of the novel marine diterpene isoagatholactone, it-13,16: sporgiadien-12-aol, and the parent hydocarbon isocopalane from methyl isocopalate. J. Org. Chem. 46(24), 1981 With P.M. Imamura & M. Gonzalez Sierra. Stereoselective synthesis of the novel marine diterpene (+) isoagatholactone. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm. 734 (1981) With H.A. Priestap & J.D. Bonafede. Argentilactone, a novel 5-hydroxyacid lactone from Aristolochia argentina. Phytochem. 16(10):1579-82, 1977
Edgard Roquette Pinto
Edgard Roquette Pinto, Brazilian anthropologist, ethnologist and writer (Rio de Janeiro 25 September 1884 – Rio de Janeiro 18 October 1954) His full name was Edgar Roquette Carneiro de Mendonça Pinto Vieira de Mello Performed anthropometric measurements in Indians of Nambiquara, Paresis and Urupás tribes With B. Vinelli Baptista. Contribution à l’Anatomie Comparée des Races Humaines (1926) Laid the basis of forensic entomology in tropical lands With O. Freire. Nota sobre a fauna cadavérica no Rio de Janeiro. A Tribuna Médica 21:413-7, 1908 With O.B. de Couto e Silva & A. Ozorio de Almeida. Sobre um novo veneno sagitário dos índios Purus-Borós. Anais Acad. Bras. Ciencias (1926) Honored in genus Roquettea Mello-Leitão 1931 (Arachnida)
Dorival da Fonseca Ribeiro
Dorival da Fonseca Ribeiro, Brazilian chemist (Campinas, São Paulo State 16 November 1907 – Atibaia, São Paulo State 1960) Authored 32 works OBTAINED/SYNTHESIZED NEW COMPOUNDS Obtained the urucine from Bixa orellana in Rev. Biol. Hyg. 6:68-90, 1935 Sobre um novo sal de bismuto – Iodo-lecitanato de bismuto Rev. Biol. Hyg. 4:44-6, 1934 Contribuição ao estudo da aurotherapia. Sobre um novo composto áurico, o morrhuato de ouro. Bras. Med. 29:577, 1934 Síntese de um novo sal de ouro. Bras. Med. 20:557, 1934 DEVELOPED METHODS Sobre um método de esterificação de ácidos graxos (1934) Esteres de ácidos gordos e seu emprego em hypodermia. Sobre um methodo de esterificação (1934) Methodo rápido de anályse ponderal (1936) WORKS IN ENGLISH Influence of sulfanilamide on the germination of seeds. J. Biol. Chem. 152(3):665-7, 1944 Penicilin action on the germination of seeds. Science 104 (288):18, 1946 BIBLIOGRAPHY Mem. Inst. Butantan 30:5-9, 1960-2