Prafulla Chandra Mitter
Prafulla Chandra Mitter, Indian organic chemist (Barisal, Pakistan 22 June 1882 – Calcutta 12 July 1957) ACHIEVEMENTS Discovered the isiminazole group of oxo-chloro compounds With P. Gupta first synthesized rubiadin, an anthraquinone derivative (1927-8) With P.N. Bagchi offered an explanation for the formation of some 12 and 16-carbon acids occurring in nature (1939) DEVELOPED METHODS A general method for the synthesis of pyrimidines Ghosh-Mitter procedure in Quart. J. Ind. Chem. Soc. 4:353-66, 1928 With H. Biswas. On an inductive method for the study of natural products. Part I. The naturally occurring anthraquinone derivatives. J. Indian Chem. Soc. 5:769-78, 1928 LINKS http://insaindia.res.in/BM/BM1_6605.pdf
Prabhat Kumar Maithy
Prabhat Kumar Maithy, Indian paleobotanist (fl.1961 DESCRIBED FOSSIL GENERA Cyanophyceae Aphamocapsaopsis 1977 with Shukla Chlorogloeaopsis 1975 Ghoshia 1984 with Mandal Microcystiopsis 1983 with Misra Neophormidium 1983 with Misra Palaeohydrococcus 1983 with Misra Palaeomicrocystis 1975 Palaeoscytonema 1977 with Shukla Palaeowestiellopsis 1983 with Misra Sclerococcus 1982 with Bhargava Vesicophycus 1984 with Mandal Vindhyacapsiopsis 1983 with Mandal Plantae Barakaroxylon 1962 with Surange Dichotomopteris 1974 Gondwanophyton 1974 Indoxylon 1963 with Surange Neomariopteris 1974 Pachwarophyllum 1990 with Prasad Palmatophyllites 1965 Rotundocarpus 1965 Santhalea 1977 Stellotheca 1978 with Mandal Sporae & Pollen (With Lele 1969) Crucisaccites 1964 Gondwanopollis 1969 Pachysaccus 1969 Rimospora 1969 Rugasaccites 1969 Algae Saccifera 1983 with Mandal Cnidaria Ramapuraea 1984 with Shukla Not Classified Amjohrea 1992 Misraea 1987 with Babu
Pio Manuel Martínez
Pio Manuel María Martínez Curbelo, Cuban surgeon and anesthesiologist (Nueva Paz, La Habana Province 05 June 1906 – 01 May 1962) Proposed a modification of Kulenkampf brachial plexus block technique Nueva tecnica de la anestesia del plexo braquial: ventajas de esta anestesia regional em clinica ortopédica. Rev. Med. Cub. 5:27-31, 1933 Developed Continuous Peridural Segmental Anesthesia Technique (first presented in 1947) Continuous peridural segmental anesthesia by means of an urethral catheter. Curr. Res. Anesth. Analg. 28:12-23, 1949 Created a continuous rachidial anesthesia with thin needle catheter (1950) and proposed a thinner trocar
Peter MacOwan
Peter MacOwan, English-born South African botanist and mycologist (Hull, England 14 November 1830 – Uitenhagen, Cape Province 30 November 1909) DESCRIBED Plantae Species Agasthoma wrightii 1890 Aspalathus argyrella 1890 Aspalathus humilis 1889 with Bolus Athrixia fontana 1881 Babiana macrantha 1890 Berkheya caffra 1890 Berkheya debilis 1890 Bowkeria cymosa 1896 Bowkeria simplicifolia 1896 Garuleum tanacetifolium Geissorhiza bellendenii 1892 Habenaria arachnoides 1893 Helichrysum argyrolepis 1890 Lamiostachys tubulosa 1893 Leonotis laxifolia 1893 Lobelia laxa Moraea xerospatha 1897 Polygala confusa 1890 Polygala gymnoclada 1890 Ranunculus baurii 1881 Senecio cornu-cervi 1869 Senecio harveyanus 1890 Senecio napifolius 1890 Senecio prionites 1881 Senecio rumicifolius 1881 with Bolus Senecio serratus 1881 with Bolus Senecio surculosus 1869 Senecio tropaeolifolius 1867 Senecio trullifolius 1881 Senecio tysonii 1890 Stachys obtusifolia 1893 Fungi Valid Genus Lopharia 1881 with Kalchbrenner Species Aecidium chlorophyti Aecidium rafniae Amanita pleuropus Chamaeceras filaris with Kalchbrenner Dicaeoma exanthematica 1882 Dicaeoma mesembryanthemi 1892 Dicaeoma stobeae 1882 Exidia purpureocinerea with Kalchbrenner Flammula tilopoda with Kalchbrenner Hygrocybe discolor 1880 with Kalchbrenner Kalchbrennera tuckii with Kalchbrenner Lepiota polysarca with Kalchbrenner Lepiota pterodota with Kalchbrenner Lepiota varians 1887 with Kalchbrenner Lopharia lirellosa 1881 with Kalchbrenner Lysurus woodii 1880 Mycena casta Phellorinia squamosa with Kalchbrenner Pholiota tilopus 1881 with Kalchbrenner Phyllotopsis salmonea with Kalchbrenner Pleurotus sciadium with Kalchbrenner Pocillaria fastuosus 1881 with Kalchbrenner Pocillaria murrayi 1891 with Kalchbrenner Stereum amoneum 1881 with Kalchbrenner Stropharia olivaceoflava with Kalchbrenner Uredo heteromorphae Uromyces trollipi with Kalchbrenner Xerotus caffrorum 1881 with Kalchbrenner HONORS Macowaniella Doidge 1921 (Fungi) Macowanites Kalchbrenner 1882 (Fungi) Macowania D. Oliver 1870 (Asteraceae)
Pedro Severiano de Magalhães
Pedro Severiano de Magalhães, Brazilian physician and helminthologist (Salvador 02 July 1850 – Rio de Janeiro 09 May 1927) ACHIEVEMENTS Described the presence of filariae in human heart. This filaria species was named Dirofilaria magalhaesi in his honor. Descrição de uma espécie de filarias encontradas no coração humano. Rev. Cursos Prat. Theor. Fac. Med. Rio de Janeiro 3:129-215, 1887 First to describe Black Piedra, a cutaneous disease (Horta confirmed that it was a new disease in 1911) Uma novidade de pathologia indigena, um caso autochtone de “piedra”. Rev. Med. São Paulo 9:143-5, 1901 Coined the term microfilaria before Le Dantec With Oscar Bulhões developed a device for anatomical injections (described in www.gmbahia.ufba.br/index.php/gmbahia/article/ViewFile/654/639) With O. Bulhões reported the first case of abdominal actinomycosis (1888) Novo modelo simplificado de secador cirúrgico. Rev. Med. S. Paulo 8(2):23-6, 1905 DESCRIBED Genus Synoecnema 1905 (Nematoda) Thelastoma bulhoesi 1900 (Nematoda) parasite Hymenolepis carioca 1898 (Cestoda) avian parasite Dorcatoma bibliophagum 1907 (Coleoptera) that attack books HONORS Protomagalhaensia Pinto 1918 (Protozoa) Severianoia Schwenk 1926 (Nematoda)
Pedro de Moura
Pedro de Moura, Brazilian geologist and engineer (Uberaba, Minas Gerais State 16 June 1901 – Rio de Janeiro 11 June 1988) Discovered the first commercial oil field in Brazil (Candeias, Bahia State) 1941 SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With G. Fernandes. Geologia do petróleo na Bahia. Rev. Esc. Minas Ouro Preto 18(4), 1953 Aspectos técnicos do problema do petróleo no Brasil (1948) With A.I. de Oliveira. Geologia da região de Corumbá e minérios de manganês e ferro do Urucum, Mato Grosso. Bol. Div. Fom. Prod. Mineral 62:13-29, 1944 O Relevo da Amazônia. Rev. Bras. Geogr. 5(3):323-42, 1943 Bacia do Alto Paraguai. Rev. Bras. Geogr. 5(1):3-38, 1943 With A.L.I. Wanderley. Noroeste do Acre. Reconhecimentos geológicos para o petróleo (1938) Geologia do Baixo Amazonas. Bol. Serv. Geol. Mineral. 91 (1937) Possibilidades do petróleo no território do Acre. Bol. Serv. Fom. Prod. Min 16 (1937) Estudos geológicos para a pesquisa de petróleo no Vale do Juruá (1936) Rio Gurupy. Bol. Serv. Geol. Mineral. Brasil 78 (1936) Fisiografia e geologia da Guiana Brasileira (vale do Oiapoque e região do Amapá). Bol. Inst. Geol. Miner. 65 (1934) Reconhecimentos geológicos no vale do Tapajós. Bol. Serv. Geol. Min. 67 (1932) With A.A. Bastos. Reconhecimentos geológicos no Rio Maecuru. Bol. Serv. Geol. Min. (1928) HONORS Mourasuchus Price 1964 (Fossil Reptilia)