Raul Tovar
Raul Tovar Sanchez, Colombian mathematician (Naranjal, Timaná District, Huila 07 February 1941 – Santa Fé de Bogotá 06 April 1999) With P. Nowosad showed validity of Carleman’s inequalities in reflexive Orlicz spaces Proved certain properties of integral operators completely of finite double norm acting on Orlicz spaces Eponym of Tovar-Nowosad inequality
Raul Esteban Trucco
Raul Esteban Trucco, Argentine biochemist (Buenos Aires 02 September 1915 – ?) With R. Caputto, J. Tang & S. Wolf isolated and crystallized the gastricsin (1958) With L. F. Leloir, A. Paladini, R. Caputto & C. Cardini isolated glucose 1,6 diphosphate, uridine diphosphate glucose and other sugar nucleotides With C.E. Cardini. A new phosphoric esther of glucose and its function as a coenzyme. Cien. Invest. 4(10):433-5, 1948 With C.E. Cardini, A. Paladini, R. Caputto & L.F. Leloir. Una nueva reacción de transfosforilación enzimatica (1949) With R. Caputto. A new galactose-containing compound from mammary glands. Nature 169 (4312):1061-2, 1952 With R. Caputto. Neuramin-lactose, a new compound isolated from the mammary gland of rats. J. Biol. Chem. 206 (2):901-9, 1954 With P. Verdier & A. Rega. New carbohydrate compounds from cow milk. Biochem. Biophys. Acta 15:582-3, 1954 With A.L.A. Cabrera. Isolation and characterization of an unsaponifiable lipid from Neurospora crassa. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (Lipids/Lipid Metabolism) 337(3):377-84, 1974 Developed a simple and rapid method for the purification of fish myosin with high yield With C.B. Martone, L. Busconi, E.J. Folco & J.J. Sanchez. A simplified myosin preparation from marine fish species. J. Food Science 51(6):1554-5, 1986 Methods With C.A. Barassi, R.P. Pécora & H. Roldan. Total non-volatile free fatty acids as a freshness index for hake (Merluccius hubbsi) stored in ice. J. Sci. Food Agric. 38(4):373-7, 1987 With B. Filsinger, C.A. Barassi & H.M. Lupin. An objective index for the evaluation of the ripening of salted anchovy. Intern. J. Food Sci. Technol. 17(2):193-200, 1982 Papers in top journals (see above) With S. El Khatib, U.A. Chenau, M.P. Carpenter & R. Caputto. Possible presence of lipid peroxides in tissues of tocopherol-deficient animals. Nature 201 (4915):188-9, 1964 Exchange of 14C-glucose-1-phosphate with uridine-diphosphate-glucose by the galacto-waldenase system. Nature 174 (4441):1103-4, 1954 Patents With J.S.G. Wolf. Method of isolating gastric secretion inhibitory substance, and the enzyme gastricsin, and the resulting products. US Patent 3, 026,251 (1962)
Ram Shanker Tiwari
Ram Shanker Tiwari, Indian palynologist (Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh 09 January 1936 – Authored 150 original research papers DESCRIBED FOSSIL TAXA Sporae/Pollen Genera Barakarites 1964 with Bharadwaj Bokarosporites 1970 with Bharadwaj Boshisporites 1973 with Bharadwaj & Venkatachala Brazilea 1967 Brijrajisporites 1968 Densostriapollis 1981 with Rana Dentatispora 1964 Direticuloidispora 1964 Disectispora 1967 with Navale Dubrajisporites 1987 with Tripathi Fossulatisporites 1971 with Bharadwaj Godavarisporites 1971 with Moiz Gondisphaeridium 1971 with Moiz Goubinispora 1981 with Rana Gulatriletes 1970 with Bharadwaj Hennellysporites 1968 Ibisporites 1968 Imparitriletes 1981 with Singh Indotriradites 1964 Jhariatriletes 1970 Kingiacolpites 1971 with Moiz Korbapollenites 1964 Lobatisporites 1971 with Moiz Manumisporites 1970 with Bharadwaj Novitasporites 1981 with Rana Parasaccites 1964 with Bharadwaj Primuspollenites 1964 Radiatispinospora 1973 with Bharadwaj & Venkatachala Rajmahalispora 1984 with Tripathi & Kumar Ringosporites 1981 with Rana Rugulasphaeridium 1971 with Bharadwaj & Venkatachala Scheuringipollenites 1973 Srivastavaesporites 1970 with Bharadwaj Surangeaesporites 1970 with Bharadwaj Tethysispora 1982 with Vijaya Acritarcha Genera Globulasphaeoridium 1971 with Moiz Maculatasporites 1964 HONORS Tiwariasporis Maheshwari & Kar 1967 (Fossil Sporae)
Ram Narayan Tandon
Ram Narayan Tandon, Indian mycologist and plant pathologist (Sikohabad, Uttar Pradesh 27 November 1903 – Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 18 December 1999) Authored over 250 papers CONTRIBUTIONS Assessed the role of different plant pathogens responsible for spoilage in fruits Found that even different ascospores of the same ascus differ in fertility Examined the role of synthetic transient oligosaccharides in carbohydrate metabolism of fungi Found that the pathogens not only modified greatly the organic acid contents of their respective hosts but also brought about drastic changes in carbohydrates of host tissues Developed strategies for the management of a large number of economically important plant diseases DESCRIBED NEW SPECIES & DISEASES With B. Lal. Two new leaf spot diseases caused by Helminthosporium rostratum from India. Mycopath. Mycol. Appl. 42:289-91, 1970 With M.P. Srivastava, S.N. Bhargava & A.K. Ghosh. Studies on fungi diseases of some tropical fruits. IV. Some new fungi. Mycopath. Mycol. Appl.30:203-8, 1966 Three new leaf infecting fungi from Allahabad. Mycopath. Mycol. Appl. 29(3-4):273-6, 1966 With S. Chandra. Two new leaf-spot fungi. Curr. Sci. 34(19):565-6, 1965 With S. Chandra. Three new foliicolous fungi. Curr. Sci. 34(8):257-60, 1965 With R.K. Kakkar. Kamrakh, Averrhoa carambola L., a new host of Trichothecium roseum Link. Curr. Sci. 32:426-7, 1964 With S. Chandra. A new species of Phyllosticta on the leaves of Murraya exotica L. Curr. Sci. 33:409-10, 1964 With R.K. Kakkar. A new species of Curvularia Boed., causing fruit rot of tomato. Die Naturwissenschaften (1964) With S. Chandra. Two new species of Phyllosticta from Allahabad. Mycopath. Mycol. Appl. 30:203-8, 1966 With A. Verma. Some new storage diseases of fruits and vegetables. Curr. Sci. 33:625-7, 1964 With S. Chandra. A new species of Sphaeronema from India. Die Naturwissenschaften (1951) Preliminary observations on a new disease of wheat at Allahabad. Proc. Natn. Acad. Sci. Sec. B 16:1-5, 1946 HONORS (Fungi) Tandonia Mehrotra 1991 Tandonella Prasad & Verma 1970 LINKS http://www.iisc.ernet.in/currsci/apr252000/personalnews.pdf
Raj Tilak
Raj Tilak, Indian zoologist (10 April 1935 – DESCRIBED VALID PISCES SPECIES Barilius dimorphicus 1990 with Husain Gagata sexualis 1970 Glyptothorax alaknandi 1969 Glyptothorax garhwali 1969 Nemacheilus chindwinica 1990 with Husain Nemacheilus kaimurensis 1998 with Husain Pangio goaensis 1972 Pseudolaguvia kapuri 1975 with Husain Psilorhynchus nudithoracicus 1980 with Husain Schistura doonensis 1977 with Husain Triplophysa drassensis 1990
Rafael Andres Toro
Rafael Andrés Toro, Puerto Rican mycologist and plant pathologist (San Germán 29 November 1897 – 1981) DESCRIBED FUNGI TAXA Valid Genera Placoasterina 1930 Punctillina 1934 Kerniomyces 1939 Mirandia 1934 Ticomyces 1952 Species 95 SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY (Plant pathology) A study of the tropical American “black mildews”. Thesis, George Washington University (1951) Nueva sombra para los cafetales. Rev. Agric. Puerto Rico 32(4):489-92, 1940 Plant disease notes from the Central Andes. II. Phytopathology 19:969-74, 1929 Algunos insectos de la papa em Cundinamarca. Rev. Ind. 6(62):39-40, 1929 Un nuevo parasito del café en Cundinamarca. Rev. Cafet. Colombia 2(13):437-8, 1929 Una epifitotia del café en Cúcuta. Rev. Cafet. Colombia 2(5-6):171-3, 1929 La roya del frisol. Educ. Publ. Antioqueña 71-2:399-401, 1928 With C.E. Chardón. Plant disease notes from the Central Andes. Phytopathology 17(3):147-53, 1927 The influence of the environment in the protection of plants against disease. Porto Rico Insul. Exp. Sta. Circ. 90:10, 1925 Una enfermedad importante de las cebollas en Puerto Rico (1923) HONORS Toroa Sydow 1926 (Fungi)