Charles Frederick Robbs
Charles Frederick Robbs, Brazilian microbiologist and plant pathologist (Olinda, Pernambuco State 18 January 1920 – Rio de Janeiro 03 January 2012) From English father Authored about 100 works The second in the world to report mycoplasma-like organisms causing plant diseases With E.W. Kitajima. Association of a mycoplasma-like organism with chayote witche’s broom. International Congress of Plant Pathology. p.80. 1978. Proposed the term pathovar and suggested the term subspecies for some genera of bacteria With J.W. Young, D.W. Dye, J.F. Bradbury & G.C. Panagopoulos A proposed nomenclature and classification for plant pathogenic bacteria. New Zealand J. Agric. Res. 21:153-77, 1978 DESCRIBED Erwinia psidii 1987 with Rodrigues Neto & Yamashiro (causal agent of bacterial blight of guava Psidium guajava) Pseudomonas caricapapayae 1956, causal agent of bacterial leaf spot of Carica papaya DISCOVERED OTHER DISEASES OR AGENTS Uma nova doença do fumo (Nicotiana tabacum) causada por Pseudomonas cichorii (Swingle) Stapp. Rev. Agric. 35(1):59-60, 1960 With O. Kimura & R.L.D. Ribeiro. A preliminary note: a new bacterial disease of garden beets (Beta vulgaris L. var. hortensis). Arqu. Univ. Fed. Rur. Rio de Janeiro 4(1):83-4, 1971 Nova enfermidade da fruteira do conde (Annona squamosa L.) causada por patotipo de Calonectria rigidiuscula (Berk & Br.) Sacc. Fitopatol. ALF 9(2):69, 1974 With O. Kimura & R.L.D. Ribeiro. Xanthomonas campestris sp. betae sp. nov. incitante da “mancha bacteriana” das folhas de beterraba (Beta vulgaris). Rev. Soc. Bras. Fitopatol. 9:3, 1976 With O. Kimura, F. Akiba & J. Teranishi. A identificação de um novo patotipo de Xanthomonas vesicatoria (Doidge) Dowson infectando a berinjela (Solanum melongena L.). Rev. Soc. Bras. Fitopatol. 1976 With O. Kimura & A.G. Medeiros. Uma doença do guaranazeiro causada por um novo patovar de Xanthomonas campestris. Fitopatol. Bras. 3(1):104-5, 1978 With O.C. Almeida, F. Akiba & O. Kimura. Enfermidade nova do pimentão causado por Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn no Brasil. Fitopatol. Bras. 5:7-10, 1980 With O. Kimura & R.L.D. Ribeiro. Descrição de um novo patovar de Xanthomonas campestris em beterraba horticola e estudo comparativo com Xanthomonas beticola. Fitopatol. Bras. 6(3):387-94, 1981 With O. Kimura & A.G. Medeiros. Mancha bacteriana das folhas do guaranazeiro causada por um novo patovar de Xanthomonas campestris. Arq. Univ. Fed. Rur. Rio de Janeiro 5(2):195-201, 1982 With O. Kimura, J. Rodrigues Neto & V.A. Malavolta Jr. Bacterial spot and blight of yellow shrimp (Pachystachys lutea) caused by a new pathovar of Xanthomonas campestris. Summa Phytopathol. 15(2):174-9, 1989 With O.C. de Almeida & M.A.Z. Maia. Nova doença do guaranazeiro causada por Cylindrocladium clavatum. Anais 2º Encontro Nac. Fitossanit. 2:41-50, 1992 With O. Kimura, R.L.D. Ribeiro & L.C. Oyadomuri. Crestamento bacteriano das folhas. Nova enfermidade do cafeeiro (Coffea arabica) incitada por Pseudomonas cichorii (Swingle) Stapp With O. Kimura. Uma doença bacteriana do guaranazeiro METHODS Descrição de um método prático para a constatação de Pseudomonas solanacearum Smith em tubérculos suspeitos de batatinha para efeito de certificação. Rev. Oler. 2:146-53, 1962 Alguns métodos rápidos para a identificação de bactérias patogênicas em batata-semente. Agronomia 24:33-9, 1966 HONORS Robbsia Lopes-Santos, Castro, Ferreira-Tonin, Correa, Weir, Park, Ottoboni, Rodrigues Neto & Destefano 2017 (Bacteria)
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Indian physicist (Thiruvanaikoil, Tiruchirappalli, Madras 07 November 1888 – Bangalore, Karnataka 21 November 1970) Authored 465 publications ACHIEVEMENTS A new method for the absolute determination of frequency. Proc. Royal Soc. London, 1919. Discovered with K.S. Krishnan and independently from Landsberg & Mandelshtam, inelastic scattering of light or Raman effect (1928) With K.S. Krishnan. A new type of secondary radiation. Nature 31, 1928 Discovered the quantum photon spin With S. Bhagavantam. Experimental proof of the Spin of the Spin. Nature 129:22, 1932. Provided the correct theoretical explanation for the acousto-optic effect (Raman-Nagendra Nath theory of diffraction of light by ultrasonic waves in liquids) With N.S. Nagendra Nath. Diffraction of Light by Ultrasonic Waves. Nature (London), 1936. Demonstrated that the luminescence of a diamond excited by ultraviolet light is a characteristic of the diamond itself First to study spectroscopically the flowers With T.M.K. Nedungadi discovered a soft mode in quartz EPONYMY Raman lines Raman frequencies Raman spectroscopy Raman spectrum Raman shifts Raman-Nath diffraction Raman-Nath parameter Raman-Nath approximation Raman process Raman active and inactive Raman intensities Raman mechanism Raman selection rules Raman surface HONORS Ramanite Thomas, Davidson & Hahn 2008 (Mineral) Raman crater (Moon) Physics Nobel Prize (1930)
Chakravartula Gopal Krishna Ramanujam
Chakravartula Gopala Krishna Ramanujam, Indian palaeobotanist and palynologist (Guntur, Andhra Pradesh State 25 August 1931 – DESCRIBED FOSSIL TAXA Sporae/ Pollen Bacubrevitricolpites 1981 with Rao Baksipollis 1985 with Reddy & Sharma Clavapalmaedites 1978 with Rao Clavaperiporites 1966 Clavasyncolpites 1981 with Rao Clavatricolporites 1966 Crotonisulcites 1978 with Rao Crotonoidaepollenites 1981 with Rao Echinosulcites 1975 with Rao Edvapollis 1975 with Rao Farsonsidites 1982 Foveoretitricolpites 1975 with Rao Grandizonaropollis 1966 Hexagonopollis 1985 with Reddy & Sharma Hippocrateaceaedites 1966 Iridacidites 1987 Jacobipollenites 1966 Loranthipites 1982 with Rao Margocolporites 1966 Neyvelipollenites 1966 Neyvelisporites 1972 Ornasporonites 1978 with Rao Ornatetradites 1981 with Rao Ornatriporites 1981 with Rao Padappakkarapollis 1981 with Rao Paravuripollis 1978 with Rao Pentadesmapites 1985 with Reddy & Sharma Permathyrites 1982 Pseudocolpopollis 1975 with Rao Quilonipollenites 1978 with Rao Retipilonapites 1966 Scabramonoletes 1966 Striatocolporites 1966 Trilatiporites 1966 Triquetropollis 1984 with Reddy & Sharma Fungi Alleppeysporonites 1979 with Rao Cannanorosporonites 1979 with Rao Foveoletisporonites 1979 with Rao Hapalophragmites 1980 with Ramachar Milesites 1980 with Ramachar Palaeoamphisphaerella 1980 with Srisailam Palaeocirrenalia 1980 with Srisailam Pucciniasporonites 1980 with Ramachar Ravenelites 1980 with Ramachar Retihelicosporonites 1979 with Rao Warkallisporonites 1979 with Rao Plantae Bischofioxylon 1960 Bridelioxylon 1956 Dalbergioxylon 1960 Glochidioxylon 1956 Putranjivoxylon 1956 Tamarindoxylon 1959 HONORS (Fossil) Ramanujamiaspora Kar & Sah 1970 (Sporae/Pollen) Ramanujamiastrobus Srivastava 1996 (Plantae) Ramasricellites Kalgutkar & Jansonius 2000 (Fungi) Ramanujamipalmaephyllum Banerjee, Mitra & Das 2005 (Plantae)
Cecilio Romaña
Cecilio Felix Romaña Berón de Astrada, Argentine parasitologist (San Javier, Santa Fe Province 16 June 1899 – Barcelona, Spain 09 February 1997) Authored about 180 works (120 of them on Chagas disease) Described ocular chagome or Romaña sign Acerca de un sintoma inicial de valor para el diagnostic de la forma aguda de la enfermedad de Chagas. La conjuntivitis schizotripanosomica unilateral (hipótesis sobre la puerta de entrada conjuntival de la enfermedad). MEPRA 22:16-25, 1935 Established technical basis for Chagas disease prophylaxis employing residual action insecticides (i.e. Gammexane or BHC in 1947) independently from Pellegrino & Dias With J.W. Abalos. Acción del “Gammexane” sobre los triatomídeos. “Control” domiliciario. An. Inst. Med. Reg. Tucumán 2:95-106, 1948 With J.W. Abalos described the hemipteran species Triatoma delpontei 1947 Patented a procedure for treatment of reactive antigen for diagnosis of chronic listeriosis Procedimiento para la preparación de um antigen reactivo para la diagnosis de la listeriosis cronica. Spanish patent, 1981
Carmen Emilia Benitez de Rojas
Carmen Emilia Benítez de Rojas, Venezuelan botanist (1937 – DESCRIBED SOLANACEAE TAXA Cestrum darcyanum 1999 with Sawyer Cestrum jaramillanum 1995 with D’Arcy Cestrum neblinense 1990 with D’Arcy Cestrum ruizteranium 1995 with D’Arcy Cestrum tilletti 1995 with D’Arcy Cuatresia hunzikeriana 1995 with Martínez Deprea paneroi 1992 with Martínez Lycianthes francisci 2000 Schwenckia alvaroana 2006 Schwenckia huberi 1990 Schwenckia trujilloi 1990 Sessea jorgenseni 2001 Solanum badilloi 1987 Solanum orientale 1984 Solanum valadinervium 1985 with Knapp Witheringia wurdackiana 1997 HONORS Rojasimalva Fryxell 1984 (Malvaceae)
Carlos Rusconi
Carlos Rusconi Sassi, Argentine paleontologist and archaeologist (Buenos Aires 02 November 1898 – Mendoza 22 February 1969) From Italian parentage Authored about 500 works Described one subfamily Eumysopinae (1935) and two species Catagonus wagneri 1930 & Ctenomys australis 1934 of living mammals DESCRIBED NEW GENERA Trilobita 39 Mammalia Acrotypotherium 1936 Allalmeia 1946 Brasilochoerus 1930 Interchoerus 1930 Macrocavia 1933 Megactenomys 1930 Nothydrochoerus 1935 Notopachyrucos 1933 Parachoerus 1930 Tapiralium 1934 Tranyocastor 1936 Xenohydrochoerus 1934 Pisces Anatoia 1946 Caminchaia 1946 Cenechoia 1946 Challaia 1946 Echentaia 1946 Guaymayenia 1946 Neochallaia 1949 Pasambaya 1946 Reptilia Acrohydraspis 1934 Ancanamunia 1942 Ilchunaia 1946 Notocaiman 1937 Purranosaurus 1948 Rhamphostomopsis 1933 Uruguaysuchus 1933 Xenosuchus 1933 Amphibia Chigutisaurus 1948 Icanosaurus 1950 Otuminisaurus 1948 Crustacea Culampaia 1949 Estheriopsis 1947 Huarpeana 1954 Graptolita Challapora 1949 Mendograptus 1950 Notograptus 1948 Aves Cunampaia 1946 Querandiornis 1958 Echinodermata Antunia 1955 Salagastiana 1951 Mollusca Charruia 1955 Quilicanella 1952 Cnidaria Mendoconularia 1951 Mendopora 1948 Bryozoa Paraguataia 1948 HONORS Rusconia Kraglievich 1931 (Fossil Mammalia)