Nicolas Puente Duany
Nicolás de la Caridad Puente Duany, Cuban anatomical pathologist and oncologist (Santiago de Cuba 06 December 1899 – Miami, Florida 17 March 1991) Authored 266 papers, 7 monographs and 6 books Proposed a histogenetic-based classification of breast sarcoma Sarcoma de las mamas. Arch. Cuban. Cancerol. 13:91, 1954 Skin tumors of spinocerebellar structure and benign nature. A new clinical form. Multiple and recurring spinocrebellar epitheliomas with a tendency toward spontaneous cicatrization. Arch. Cub Cancerol. 13 (10-12):327-81, 1954 Spinous cell pseudoepithelioma (keratoacanthoma) of the skin of the anterior face of the torax: a new multiple massive and localized clinical variety. Arch. Cub Cancerol. 18 (1-3):1-14, 1959
Nicola Petragnani
Nicola Petragnani, Italian-born Brazilian organic chemist (Rome 16 May 1929 – São Paulo 05 December 2015) Son of world-famous microbiologist Gianni Petragnani Authored about 100 original papers With A. R. Katritzky, O. Meth-Cohn & C.S. Rees authored the book Tellurium in organic synthesis (1994) Authored one chapter in volume 11 of Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry ACHIEVEMENTS With J.V. Comasseto, W. Nakamura & C.A. Brandt discovered aryl (selenotelluro) acetals, a new class of non-metallic elements compounds (1983) With J.V. Comasseto & J.T.B. Ferreira performed the acetylenic selenides (1981) With J.V. Comasseto performed the first synthetic application of vinyl selenides (1978) With J.V. Comasseto first to add diazoalkanes to aryl selenyl bromides (1976) With J.V. Comasseto & Varella developed two methods for diaryltellurium dicarboxylates synthesis (1976) With L. Torres & K.J. Wynne described the reaction involving tellurenyl halides and Grignard reagents yielding diorganoyl tellurides (1975) With J.V. Comasseto, Brocksom, R. Rodrigues & Teixeira developed a simple method for preparation of di- and tetra substituted succinates (1974) and a method for preparation of succinates or succinic acid derivatives (1975) With G. Schill developed the first general method for telluroacetals synthesis and the first synthesis of a selenoacetal compound (1970) With M.M. Campos developed a number of reagents containing P-C-Se (selenophosphoranes) With M.M. Campos & Toscano first to synthesize species containing a P-Se-C binding With M.M. Campos described the addiction of tellurium tetrachloride to olefins (1962) Discovered aryl tellurium tribromides and triiodides (1960) With M.M. Campos & C. Thomé first to report the reduction of an organic substrate via a tellurium reagent (1960) With M.M. Campos first to use a tellurium reagent in organic synthesis (1960) With M.M. Campos discovered that both selenium and tellurium promotes the cyclization of unsaturated substrates in Chem. Ber. 93:317, 1960 With M.M. Campos discovered seleno- and tellurolactonization of unsaturated acids in Chem. Ber. 93:317, 1960 With M.M. Campos first to describe selenocyclofunctionalization reaction (1959) Established the role of b5 cytochrome in methaemoglobin With I. Raw & O.C. Nogueira. Methaemoglobin reduction through cytochrome b5. Nature 184:1651, 1959
Neville Stuart Pillans
Neville Stuart Pillans, South African botanist (Rosedale, Rosebank 02 May 1884 – Cape Town 23 March 1964) Described the valid genus Stapeliopsis 1928 (Asclepiadaceae) and about 290 plant species HONORS Nevillea Esterhuysen & Linder 1984 (Restionaceae) Pillansia L. Bolus 1914 (Iridaceae)
Nelson Papavero
Nelson Papavero, Brazilian entomologist and science historian (São Paulo 09 March 1942 – Authored World Oestridae (Diptera), Mammals and Continental drift (1977), a reference work in this area Theoretical contributions With J. Llorente Bousquets. Nuevo concepto en biologia comparada: el eidoforonte. Publ. Espec. Museo Zool. Univ. Nac. Auton. Mexico 5:21-9, 1992 With J. Llorente Bousquets & J.M. Abe. Formal definitions of some new biological and geological terms for use in biogeography. Biogeographica 70(4):193-203, 1994 With J. Llorente Bousquets & J.M. Abe. Proposal of a new system of nomenclature for phylogenetic systematics. Arq. Zool. 36(1):1-145, 2001 DESCRIBED DIPTERA GENERA Acrocomyia 1977 Albibarbefferia 1997 with Artigas Amorimius 2008 Anomalomydas 1974 with Wilcox Aphractia 1991 with Artigas & Serra Aposlastauroides 1988 with Artigas Araucopogon 1988 with Artigas Araujoa 1991 with Artigas Archilestroides 1991 with Artigas Argyropogon 1990 with Artigas Aridefferia 1997 with Artigas Atopomia 1967 Austrosymmerus 1977 Baliomydas 1989 with Wilcox & Pimentel Baruerizodion 1970 Cacatuopyga 1974 with Wilcox Carebaricus 1991 with Artigas Carinefferia 1997 with Artigas Cenomyiodes 1991 with Artigas Chrysomidas 1989 with Wilcox & Pimentel Chrysotriclis 1997 with Artigas & Costa Cochleriariocera 1997 with Artigas & Costa Cymbipyga 1997 with Artigas & Costa Cyphomyiactia 1991 with Artigas & Serra Eumydas 1971 with Wilcox Gauromydas 1989 with Wilcox & Pimentel Grajahua 1991 with Artigas Gruninia 1977 Gymnotriclis 1997 with Artigas & Costa Ivettea 1991 with Artigas Lonquimayus 1991 with Artigas Mapinguari 1974 with Wilcox Megalometopon 1995 with Artigas Meliponomina 1989 with Artigas Myaptexaria 1995 with Artigas Neatonia 1970 with Martin Neocrionisca 1977 Neoditomyia 1978 Neotes 1995 with Artigas Nevadasilus 1995 with Artigas Nothopogon 1991 with Artigas Nothosymmerus 1977 Oberon 1962 with Carrera Pachychaeta 1970 with Martin Paraphryssopoda 1983 with Guimarães & Prado Philamosius 1970 with Martin Plyomydas 1971 with Wilcox Pogonioefferia 1997 with Artigas Procephenemyia 1977 Proctophoroides 1995 with Artigas Protometer 1997 with Artigas & Costa Protomydas 1989 with Wilcox & Pimentel Pseudorhopalia 1971 with Wilcox Raulcortesia 1991 with Artigas Scarbroughia 2008 Scylaticina 1991 with Artigas Scylaticoides 1991 with Artigas Stratiomicrodon 1998 with Pujol-Luz Stratiomydas 1989 with Wilcox & Pimentel Suinoestrus 1977 Taperigna 1991 with Artigas Taurhynchus 1995 with Artigas Tsacasia 1995 with Artigas Tuberculefferia 1997 with Artigas Utinga 1989 with Wilcox & Pimentel Wygodasilus 1995 with Artigas Psocoptera Lenkoella 1962 with Machado-Allison HONORS Papaveronia Carvalho 1985 (Heteroptera) Papaverellus Artigas & Vieira 2014 (Diptera)
Narayana Krishna Pillai
Narayana Krishna Pillai, Indian carcinologist (Tiruvalla, Kerala 1921 – 16 March 2013) DESCRIBED VALID CRUSTACEA GENERA Amblycephalon 1954 Choniomyzon 1962 Cirolanoniscus 1966 Conopomatus 1960 Eudactylinopsis 1968 Humesiella 1973 with Sebastian Indanthura 1966 with Eapen Indoclausia 1974 with Sebastian Kabataella 1984 with Prabha Metataeniacanthus 1963 Parechetus 1962 Pseudanisomysis 1976 Pseudechetus 1979 with Prabha Pseudoirona 1964 Pseudorbitacolax 1971 Pumiliopsis 1967 Stockia 1974 with Sebastian Tambalagamia 1961 HONORS Pillainus Kabata 1983 (Crustacea)
Mário Pinotti
Mário Pinotti, Brazilian sanitarist (Brotas, São Paulo State 21 January 1894 – Rio de Janeiro 03 March 1972) Developed Pinotti method employing chloroquine salt against malaria (1952). This salt was used as therapeutic and/or prophylactic HONORS Bernhard Nocht Medal, Bernhard Nocht Institut für Tropenmedizin, Hamburg (1954) Medicine & Physiology Nobel Prize nominee (1959) OFFICES Brazilian Health Minister (1950-4; 1958-60)