Francisco José de Abreu Mattos
Francisco José de Abreu Mattos, Brazilian pharmacist and plant chemist (Fortaleza 21 May 1924 – Fortaleza 22 December 2008) Studied pharmacological properties of medicinal plants and natural products chemistry Authored 153 papers and 5 books Improved an apparatus for determination of essential oils With R. Wasicky. Um melhoramento no aparelho para determinação de óleos essenciais da Farmacopéia Brasileira Edição II de 1959. Trib. Farm. 28(6):58-9, 1960 Discovered healing properties of Myracrodruon urundeva and fungicide and bactericidal properties of Lippia sidoides Seleção de plantas para estudo, através de abordagem química e farmacológica. Arq. Inst. Biol. 35(2):46-52, 1968 (Suppl. 1) With O.R. Gottlieb isolated first isocucurbitacin (1967) CHEMICALS A naphthoquinoid from Lippia sidoides (1988) A saponin from Bredemeyera floribunda (1996) Triterpene chamaedrydiol from Marsupianthes chamaedrys (1998) An isoflavone from Harpalyce brasiliana (1999) A dimeric chalcone (2002)
Francisco Javier Muñiz
Francisco Javier Thomas de la Concepción Muniz y Frutos, Argentine physician and naturalist (Monte Grande, Buenos Aires Province 21 December 1795 – Buenos Aires 08 April 1871) Discovered the remains of Dasypus giganteus (1825) but didn’t publish it. D’Orbigny published the fossil species some years later (1838) Described Smilodon bonaerensis (1845) and other new fossil species Discovered and described some fossil vertebrates (Arctotherium sp; Lestodon sp.,Hippidion neogaeum; Discovered the first human remains in Argentina Invented some pharmaceutical preparations His studies on scarlet fever were presented by Charles Darwin in Royal Medical Body of Surgeons at London HONORS Genus Munyizia Kraglievich 1931 (Fossil Mammalia) Honorary Member, Royal Jennerian Society of London for his studies on human vaccines in order to treat cutaneous affections (1831) Berzelius Medal (1861) Named Vasa Order Knight, Sweden (1864)
Francisco Javier Matís
Francisco Javier Matís Mahecha, Colombian botanist and botanical painter (San Miguel de las Guaduas, Cundinamarca Department 1763 – Bogotá 05 November 1851) Discovered an antidote from Mikania guaco H.B.K. for snake venoms (1788) Relación sobre el descubrimiento del guaco (published in 1860) With S. Mutis authored Anatomias de las singenesias o florones. Arqu. Iconogr. Real Jardín Bot. Madrid M174-201, M310-43 (ined.) HONORS Matisia Humboldt & Bonpland 1805 (Malvaceae)
Francisco de Asís Monrós
Francisco de Asís Monrós, Spanish-born Argentine entomologist (Barcelona 06 June 1922 – San Miguel de Tucumán 03 May 1958) DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA TAXA Genera Acalligrapha 1955 Agathomeroides 1947 Aulacochlamys 1952 Bidensomela 1955 Bohumiljania 1958 Bothromegalopus 1947 Bothroscelis 1954 Calligramma 1955 Chujoita 1959 Coreopsomela 1955 Crowsonia 1952 Cylindrodachrys 1944 Eoclytra 1958 Euagathomerus 1947 Eudachrys 1953 Graphicallo 1955 Hapsidolemoides 1951 Heinzenella 1958 Heterobabia 1951 Histerogaster 1948 Janbechynea 1953 Lamprosomoides 1959 Lio 1949 Mariamela 1951 Melittochlamys 1948 Mesagathomerus 1947 Nanocthispa 1947 with Viana Neolema 1951 Neostena 1947 with Viana Oomorphoides 1956 Pachylema 1951 Parabaliosus 1947 Paranota 1949 with Viana Parhapsidolema 1951 Philippimolpus 1952 Plesioagathomerus 1945 Quasilema 1951 Sternostenoides 1947 with Viana Tellenina 1953 Temnodachrys 1951 Trachigathomerus 1947 Species At least 115 HONORS (Coleoptera except one) Monrosia Grondonia 1949 (Polygalaceae) Monrosiaia Haedo Rossi 1960 Monrosiella Bechyné 1945 Monrosina Cobos 1958 Monrosolopha Erber & Medvedev 2002 Subgenus Coleomonrosa Moldenke 1981 Subgenus Francmonrosia Pereira & Martínez 1960
Francisco de Assis Mariconi
Francisco de Assis Menezes Mariconi, Brazilian agricultural entomologist and plant pathologist (Piracicaba, São Paulo State 20 June 1925 – Piracicaba, São Paulo State 11 May 2008) Authored over 200 scientific works and 8 books Authored Saúvas (1970) the first book in the world about sauba ant With J.M.M. Walder & F.M. Wiendl. Método de marcação de iscas para saúvas Atta spp, com fósforo radioativo (1979) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With A.I. Clari. The cotton white mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) (Banks) (Acari:Tarsonemidae) and assay of chemical control (1990) Contribuição para o conhecimento de sauveirinhos de oito e nove meses de idade. Anais Esc. Sup. Luiz de Queiroz (1987) With J.M.T. Godoy, R. Pedreiro Jr., C.A.C. Queiroz, M.S.T. Santos, S.L. Almeida, C.R.L. Corte & J. Cioni. Ensaio de combate a “broca do café” Hypothenemis hampei (Ferrari, 1867) com defensivos químicos. Solo 76:17-22, 1984 With J.F. Franco, J.C. Tardivo, A. Dionisio, V. Palma & L.A. Moretti. Ensaio de combate ao “ácaro branco” (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) (Banks,1904) em algodoeiro. Anais Soc. Entomol. Brasil 6(1):101-5, 1977 With F.S. Pulz, W.T. Sanada, T.I. Idagawa & N.T. Murai. Novo ensaio de combate ao “ácaro rajado” Tetranychus urticae Koch 1836, em algodoeiro. Solo 67:24-7, 1975 With D. Barbin, N.T. Murai, M. Yoshizaki & N. Macedo. Novos resultados de combate químico ao cupim de monte Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar, 1832). O Biológico 27:317-22, 1971 With N.T. Murai & M. Yoshizaki. Combate experimental ao “acaro rajado” (Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1936) em cultura de berinjela (Solanum melongena L.). Rev. Oleric. 11:42, 1971 Inseticidas e seu emprego no combate as pragas (first edition 1963; 2nd edition 1985) With J. Soubihe Sobrinho. Contribuição para o conhecimento de alguns insetos que depredam a goiabeira (Psidium guajava L.). Public. Cient. Inst. Gen. 2:35-67, 1961 With A.P. Zamith. Contribuição para o conhecimento de Monosicerya hempeli (Cockerell, 1899) (Homoptera, Margarodidae) e de seu predador Exoplectra erythrogaster Mulsant 1851 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae). Anais Esc. Sup. Agric. Luiz de Queiroz 17:223-38, 1960 With A.C. Paiva. Notas sobre a saúva e o sauveiro. O Biológico 26(6):97-108, 1960 Alguns besouros predadores de eucaliptos na região de Piracicaba. O Biológico 22(1):42, 1956 With S. Iba. A mosca do Mediterrâneo. O Biológico 21:17-32, 1955 With A. Orlando & S. Iba. O besouro de Limeira, praga de plantas frutíferas, eucaliptos e algumas outras culturas. O Biológico 20:1-10, 1954 As lagartas rosca. Praga de plantas hortícolas. O Biológico 20(3):41-6, 1954 With L.G.E. Lordello. Biologia de Arsenura xanthopus (Walker 1855) (Lepidoptera, Adelocephalidae) praga do açoita cavalo (Luehea spp.) e nota sobre seus inimigos naturais (1953) Contribuição para o conhecimento do Diactor bilineatus (Fabricius,1803) (Hemiptera, Coreidae), praga do maracujazeiro (Passiflora spp.) Arq. Inst. Biol. 21:21-42, 1952 Alguns percevejos das frutas. O Biológico 18 (11):181-7, 1952 HONORS Mariconitermes Fontes & Vulcano 1998 (Fossil Isoptera)
Francisco Antonio Marçallo
Francisco Antonio Marçallo, Brazilian cytogeneticist (Curitiba 16 May 1933 – 1987) DESCRIBED NEW SYNDROMES With I. Cat, L.P. Marinoni, D.J. Giraldi, O. Costa & H. Braga. Syndrome of cellular agony – biochemical characterization. Helv. Paediat. Acta 24 (5):493-6, 1969 With I. Cat, V.L.V. Lopes, E.A. Chautard, N. Freire-Maia, I.J. Cavalli, R.F. Pilotto, M.C. Schetino & A.A. der Bedrossian. A new malformation syndrome. Lancet 1:840-1, 1970 With I. Cat, V.L.V. Lopes, E.A. Chautard, I.J. Cavalli, R.F. Pilotto & N. Freire-Maia. A síndrome de Maringá – Estudos clínicos, bioquímicos, dermatoglíficos e cromossômicos. Resumos da XXII Reunião Anual da Soc. Bras. Progr. Ciencia, p.130-1, 1970. With V.A. Fortes, L.C. Pereira, J.M. Opitz, F.A. Marçallo & I.J. Cavalli. A syndrome of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia with normal teeth, peculiar facies, pigmentary disturbances, psychomotor and growth retardation, bilateral nuclear cataract and other signs. Journal of Medical Genetics 12(3):308-10, 1975. With M.J. Piazza, A.C. Teixeira, M.F. Amaral & A.S. Netto. Bilateral gonadoblastoma with chromosomal aberration. Obstet. Gynecol. 50 (1Suppl.): 35-8, 1977 With L.C. Werneck, R.F. Pilotto & J.M. Opitz. Hemihypotrophy in a girl with a translocation t(13q;7p). Eur. J. Pediat. 124:167, 1977 METHODOLOGY With N. Freire-Maia. Coeficientes de inbreeding para gens ligados ao sexo. Bol. Soc. Bras. Genetica 2(2):14-6, 1960 Papers in renowned reviews With I.J. Cavalli, A. Waldrigues & N. Stueber. Sex-chromatin and menstrual cycle. Lancet 2 (7677):832, 1970 With N. Freire-Maia & J.B.C. Azevedo. Recurrence and precurrence. Lancet 290 (7515):566, 1967 With N. Freire-Maia. A new recurrent series in inbreeding phenomena. Nature 189(4762):421-2, 1961