Wilhelm Rau
Wilhelm Rau, German-born Brazilian geologist and paleontologist (Ludwigshafen, Palatinate 30 July 1874 – Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul State 11 May 1953) Discovered Gomphodontosuchus brasiliensis (1927) described by Von Huene Described fossil plants Cedroxylon canoasense (1931) & Dadoxylon butiense (1933) HONORS Rauisuchus Von Huene 1942 (Fossil Reptilia)
Vulimiri Ramalingaswami
Vulimiri Ramalingaswami, Indian physician (Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh 08 August 1921 – New Delhi 28 May 2001) Authored 225 scientific works Respected as an international authority on nutritional pathology With M.G. Deo first developed a non-human model of kwarshiorkor in rhesus monkeys Elucidated pathology and pathogenesis of the syndrome of protein-energy malnutrition in children Established the role of proteins in the syndrome of protein-energy malnutrition, earlier attributed to calorie deficiency Related chronic hepatitis B virus to primary hepatocellular carcinoma (1975) Co-described the non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis (1962) Established viral aetiology of nutritional cirrhosis First demonstrated that actual damage of the rods and cones of retinal of newborn monkeys following maternal deficiency of vitamin A independently from Japanese researchers Described the essential pathology of the liver in Indian childhood cirrhosis Identified the major aetiological factors of nutritional anaemia in pregnancy
Virgilio Raffinetti
Virgilio Raffinetti, Argentine engineer (San Juan 29 December 1869 – Buenos Aires 21 November 1946) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Differencia de longitude entre los observatories de Cordoba y La Plata (1904) Descripción de los instrumentos astronômicos del Observatorio de La Plata seguida de uma nota sobre los adelantos mas recientes de la astronomia (1904) Lecciones de geometria descriptiva HONORS Raffinetti 3648 (Asteroid)
Victor A. Ramos
Victor Alberto Ramos, Argentine geologist (Buenos Aires 22 April 1945 – First to determine that the tectonic plates of Andes were locked in a flat slab subduction Discovered accretionary tectonics as part of the Andes formation SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY (about 16,000 citations) With V.D. Litvak, A. Folguera & M. Spagnuolo. An Andean tectonic cycle: from crustal thickening to extension in a thin crust. (34°-37°SL). Geosc. Frontiers 5:351-67, 2014 With M. Spagnuolo, V.D. Litvak, A. Folguera & G. Bottesi. Neogene magmatic expansion and mountain building processes in the southern Central Andes. 36-37° S, Argentina. J. Geodyn. 53:81-94, 2012 With A. Folguera. Payenia volcanic province in Southern Andes: an appraisal of an exceptional Quaternary tectonic setting. J. Volcan. Geoth. Res. 201:53-64, 2011 With G. Vujovich, R. Martino & J. Otamendi. Pampia: a large cratonic block missing in the Rodinia supercontinent. J. Geodynamics 50:243-55, 2010 With M. Tunik, A. Folguera, M. Naipauer & M. Pimentel. Early uplift and orogenic deformation in the Neuquén basin: constraints on the Andean uplift from U-Pb and Hf isotopic data of detrital zircons. Tectonophysics 489:258-73, 2010 With G.G. Voldman & G.L. Albanesi. Conodont geothermometry of the lower Paleozoic from the Precordillera (Cuyania terrane), northwestern Argentina. J. South Amer. Earth Sciences 29:278-88, 2010 Anatomy and global context of the Andes: main geological features and the Andean orogenic cycle. GSA Memoirs 204:31-65, 2009 With G.G. Voldman & G.L. Albanesi. Ordovician metamorphic event in the carbonate platform of the Argentine Precordillera: implications for the geotectonic evolution of the proto-Andean margin of Gondwana. Geology 37:311-4, 2009 Patagonia: a Paleozoic continent adrift? J.S. Am. Earth Sciences 26:235-51, 2008 Cuyania, an exotic block to Gondwana: review of a historical success and the present problems. Gondwana Res. 7:1009-26, 2004 With E.O. Cristallini & D.J. Pérez. The Pampean flat-slab of the Central Andes. J. South America earth Sciences 15:59-78, 2002 With A. Folguera. Control structural del volcán Copaue. Implicancias tectónicas para el arco volcánico Cuartenario (36°-39°S). Rev. Geol. Arg. 55:229-44, 2000 Los depósitos sinorogènicos terciários de la región andina. Geologia Argentina. Anales Inst. Geol. Recursos Minerales 29(22):651-82, 1999 With J.D. Keppie. Gondwana connections before Pangea. Spec. Paper Geol. Soc. America 336, 1999 With E.J. Milani. Orogenias paleozoicas no domínio sul-ocidental do Gondwana e os ciclos de subsidência da Bacia do Paraná. Rev. Bras. Geoc. 28:473-84, 1998 With M.B. Aguirre Ureta & P.P. Alvarez. Geología de la región del Aconcagua. Anales Direc. Nac. Serv. Geol. Buenos Aires 24 (1996) With M. Cegarra & E. Cristallini. Cenozoic tectonics of the High Andes of west-central Argentina (30°-36°S latitude). Tectonophysics 259:185-200, 1996 With R.N. Alonso. El Mar Paranense en la provincia de Jujuy. Rev. Geol. Jujuy 10:73-80, 1995 Tectonics of the Late Proterozoic-Early Paleozoic: a collisional history of Southern South America. Episodes 11:168-74, 1988 With J. Fuentes & R. Velo. La falla Rio Tupungato: una fractura de cizalla gondwânica, Mendoza, Argentina. Comunicaciones 37:1-15, 1986 With T.E. Jordan, R.W. Allmendinger, C. Mpodozis et al. Paleozoic terranes of the Central Argentine Chilean Andes. Tectonics 5:855-80,1986 Descripción geologica de la hoja 33c. Los Chihuidos Norte, Provincia de Neuquén. Serv. Geol. Nacional 182 (1981) With E.D. Ramos. Los ciclos magmáticos de la Rep. Argentina. Actas 7th Congr. Geol. Argent. P.771-86, 1979 With J.V. Ploszkiewicz. Estratigrafía y tectônica de la Sierra de Payaniyen (Prov. Chubut). Rev. Asoc. Geol. Arg 32(3):209-26, 1978 With F.E. Nullo & C.A. Proserpio. Estratigrafia y tectonica de la vertiente este del Hielo Continental Patagônico, Argentina-Chile. Actas VII Congr. Geol. Arg. 1:455-70, 1978 Estratigrafia de los lagos La Plata y Fontana, Provincia del Chubut. Actas Prim. Congr. Geol. Chileno 1(A):43-64, 1976 HONOURS Foreign Member, USA National Academy of Sciences (2010) Honorary Fellow, Geological Society of America (1993)
Veridiana Victoria Rossetti
Veridiana Victoria Rossetti, Brazilian plant pathologist (Santa Cruz das Palmeiras, São Paulo State 15 October 1917 – São Paulo 26 December 2010) From a family of Italian immigrants Nephew of Two-Time winner of World Soccer Cup Italian Coach Vittorio Pozzo Authored over 450 scientific works, 2 books and over 10 book chapters Gained international recognition for her studies on citrus virology With E. Kitajima et al. showed that citrus leprosy is a plant viral disease (1972) With C.M. Chagas proved the transmission of citrus leprosy by tissue grafts Developed ingenious methods for diagnosing citrus diseases Concluded that hemipteran species Platytylus bicolor as vector of citrus false exantema With J.T. Nakadaira & R. Calza. A provável causa do falso exantema dos citros. O Biológico 30(3):61-2, 1964 Citrus Variegated Chlorosis With M.J.G. Berretta identified and named citrus variegated chlorosis or amarelinho (1987) Discovered Xylella fastidiosa as causative agent of citrus variegated chlorosis With M. Garnier, J.M. Bové, M.J. Gobbo-Berretta, A.R.R. Teixeira, J.A. Quaggio & J.D. de Negri. Présence de bactéries dans le xyleme d’orangers atteints de chlorose variégée, une nouvelle maladie des agrumes au Brésil. C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris 310 (3):345-9, 1990 Observed that spittlebugs (Cicadellidae) were the disease vectors (1993) DESCRIBED OTHER NEW PLANT DISEASES A new virus-like disease affecting murcott tangor in the State of São Paulo, Brazil (1973) With T. Namekata, O. F. de Mello & E. de Conti discovered a new type of decline on citrus trees (1966) HONOURS Wallace Award for Best Work, International Organization of Citrus Virologists (1995) Honorary Professor, Florida University (1987) Honorary Member, International Society of Citriculture (1992) Curriculum Vitae http://www.biologico.sp.gov.br/grandesnomes/curriculum_victoria.pdf
Venkatraman Radhakrishnan
Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Indian radio astronomer (Tondaripet, Madras 18 May 1929 – Bangalore 03 March 2011) Son of Nobel Prize physicist C.V. Raman Authored over 80 papers Detected radio waves from Van-Allen like belts surrounding Jupiter First to determine the true rotation of the core of Jupiter (1958) Performed the first systematic application of interferometry to polarized hightness distributions Established the picture of a magnetized rotating neutron star Proposed the paradigm of curvature radiation from polar caps of neutron stars Proposed recycled pulsars Authored an important observational and theoretical work on different aspects of pulsars Designed and built hang-gliders, micro-light aircrafts and sailboats with original contributions HONORS Doctor Honoris Causa, Amsterdam University (1996)