Fernando Romano Milanez
Fernando Romano Milanez, Brazilian plant anatomist and pathologist (Rio de Janeiro 08 July 1905 – Rio de Janeiro 23 January 1987) Performed important works on wood cells Presented evidence that Fusarium vasinfectum can use paraffin oil as source of carbon and energy and suggested possible diagnostic value of this character. With J. Joffily. Estudo sobre a fusariose do algodoeiro. Rodriguesia 5(14):325-52, 1941 Proposed a correlation between the presence of crystals and the thickening of cell walls and suggested that the crystals were responsibles for sclereid formations in some families of dicotyledons Ação modificadora do oxalato de calcio sobre as estruturas celulares. Revista Florestal 3:5-12, 1932 First to recognize the existence of laticifers formed by fusion of differential parenchymatic protoplasms (1932) Described the formation process of resin ducts of secondary wood Proposed a double or triple staining method for ligneous membranes and in oil-resin based on the Wodehouse method for pollen grains Canais secretores do Marupá. Rodriguesia 10:13-40, 1946 Proposed that continuous or non-articulated laticifers from many botanical families is a syncytium Sobre os laticíferos foliares de Ficus retusa. Rodriguesia 16-17(28-9):159-92, 1954 Described the fossil plant genus Lecythioxylon 1935 and the fossil species Lecythioxylon brasiliensis 1935 & Parataxopitys americana 1950 (with Dolianiti) METHODS Developed a new staining technique employing carmine for wood tissues Estructura secundária das raízes de Rhipsalis. Rodriguesia 2(5):165-76, 1936 Developed a fast and simple technique for dissociation of wood elements Estudo anatômico do lenho de trinta espécies do gênero Aspidosperma. Physis 15:429-90, 1939 (Separata) Proposed a classification for wood parenchyma Nota sobre a classificação do parênquima do lenho. Rodriguesia 8(17):1-2, 1944 Proposed modified methods for fixation and culture of plant embryos With H. Monteiro Neto. Origem dos laticíferos do embrião de Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. Rodriguesia 18-19:351-423, 1956 SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Ontogênese dos laticíferos contínuos de Nerium oleander L. (1977) With E. Onishi. Peculiaridades da anatomia foliar nos cerrados. Anais 2 Reun. Bras. Cerrados (1975) Nótula sobre a sílica na epiderme foliar. Rodriguesia 39:163-8, 1974 Sobre as células tubulosas de Haberlandt. An. Acad. Bras. Ciencias 43(1), 1971 With R.D. Machado & C.A. Areia. Alguns aspectos da infraestrutura foliar. XVIII Congr. Nac. Botanica (1967) With R.D. Machado & C.C. Costa. Observações sobre os elaioplastos da epiderme foliar da baunilha. An. Acad. Bras. Ciencias 38:509-12, 1966 With A. Mattos Filho. Contribuição ao estudo anatômico das madeiras do gênero Dicorynia. An. Bras. Econ. Florestal 13(13):396-409, 1961 With R.D. Machado. Aplicação da microscopia eletrônica ao estudo dos laticíferos embrionários de Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. Rodriguesia 18-19(30-31):425-40, 1956 With A. Mattos Filho. Nota sobre a ocorrência de sílica no lenho das leguminosas. Rodriguesia 18-19 (30-31):7-26, 1956 Sobre os núcleos dos laticíferos de Euphorbia phosphorea Mart. Rodriguesia 15(27):163-75, 1952 Galactoplastas de Hevea brasiliensis Mull. Arg. Arq. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 11:39-50, 1951 With H. Monteiro Neto. Nota prévia sobre a micorriza do pinho do Paraná. Arq. Serv. Florestal 4:87-93, 1950 Calcium oxalatkrystalle in Podocarpus lambertii Klotz. Arq. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 9:113-48, 1949 Nota prévia sobre os laticíferos de Hevea brasiliensis. Arq. Serv. Flor. Brasil 2:39, 1946 Anatomia das principais madeiras brasileiras das Rutaceae. Rodriguesia 7(16):5-22, 1943 Observações sobre uma estranha doença das laranjeiras. Rodriguesia 4(13):199-264, 1940 Anatomia do lenho de Aspidosperma aquaticum Ducke. Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 4(1):65-70, 1938 Anatomia do lenho de Ampelocera glabra Kuhlmann. Arqu. Inst. Biol. Veg. 3(2):211-6, 1937 Anatomia do lenho do pau mulato pelo método da paraffina. Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 3(1):111-29, 1936 Anatomia de Paradrypetes ilicifolia Kuhl. Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. Rio de Janeiro 2:7-11, 1935 Estrutura do lenho de Mimusops huberi Ducke. Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 1:39, 1934 A estrutura do lenho da embuia (1930) A estrutura do lenho da braúna. Rev. Florestal 2(1):17-22, 1930 Microscopia das madeiras. Rev. Florestal Rio de Janeiro 1(2):6-8, 1929
Fernando Mane Garzon
Fernando Timoteo Mañe Garzón, Uruguayan pediatrician, zoologist, parasitologist and science historian (Montevideo 24 January 1925 – Montevideo 23 January 2019) PEDIATRICS Described a new clinical entities Hipertrofia muscular congenita con cavum septi pellucidum. Arch. Pediat. Uruguay 30(4):210, 1959 With E.S. de Camaño Schelkman, H.C. Irasustra & J.C. Bazzano. Exostosis cartilaginosa multiple con brevedad de algunos huesos tarsianos (Braquimetapodia) 1971 First to establish that free hyperbilirubinemia is related to intestinal occlusion at many levels With D. Lattaro. Volvulo total de intestine delgado con ictericia no obstructiva. Arch. Ped. Uruguay 32(12):708-14, 1961 First to use catecholamines excretion in acrodinia With J.M. Portillo, C. Esponda & M. Geymonat de Grezzi. Estudio de eliminación de catecolaminas en la acrodinia. Soc. Urug. Ped. (1963) First to describe genital malformation in Pierre Robin syndrome With R. Santana & R. Maggi. Síndrome de Pierre Robin (síndrome del primer arco braquial). Arch. Ped. Uruguay 38(1):667-84, 1967 Described the first case in literature of Prader-Labhart-Willi-Fanconi syndrome in which the first clinical manifestation was diabetic coma With J.J. Ravera, R. Maggi & V. Scolpini. Hipotonía com retardo mental, obesidade y diabetes (Síndrome de Prader-Labhart-Willi-Fanconi) em una niña.Arch. Ped. Uruguay 40:44-50, 1969 Described the world third case of congenital hypothyroidism by thyroid disgenesia being the first case diagnosed using manometry With J.L Díaz Rossello & P. Santuntun. Pseudohirschsprung por hipotiroidismo congénito. Arch. Ped. Urug. 54(8):167-70, 1983 ZOOLOGY DESCRIBED NEW TAXA Phylum Mesoneurophora 1985 Family Iagotrematidae 1963 with Gil (Trematoda) Genera Colombdella 1973 (Hirudinea) Iagotrema 1963 with Gil (Trematoda) Iquitos 1963 with Gil (Trematoda) Neocancrinicola 1974 with Sobota (Crustacea) Velardeacarus 1980 with Gil (Acari) Wolffhugelia 1974 with Dei Cas (Acanthocephala) Species Acanthocarpus meridionalis 1974 (Crustacea) Amblyopinodes munoai 1960 with San Martín (Coleoptera) Anomopus chasmagnati 1973 with Montero (Rotifera) Caimanicola brauni 1961 with Gil (Trematoda) Cassidinidea fluminensis 1944 (Crustacea) Catadiscus corderoi 1958 (Trematoda) Choledocystis pseudium 1967 with Holcman Spector (Trematoda) Collastoma wahli 1980 with Ponce de León (Platyhelminthes) Colombdella ringueleti 1973 (Hirudinea) Colossendeis geoffroyi 1944 (Pantopoda) Conspicuum minor 1975 with Holcman Spector (Trematoda) Copidognathus gasconi 1979 with Gil (Acari) Crepidostomum stenopteri 1973 with Gascon (Trematoda) Didymorchis haswelli 1961 (Platyhelminths) Falsifilicoli chasmagnathi 1977 with Holcman Spector & Dei Cas (Acanthocephala) Glypthelmins sanmartini 1974 with Holcman Spector (Trematoda) Gorgoderina darwini 1978 with Gonzales (Trematoda) Gorgoderina megacysta 1978 with Gonzales (Trematoda) Haematoloechus freitasi 1959 with Gil (Trematoda) Haematoloechus legrandi 1959 with Gil (Trematoda) Heterodiplostomum helicopsis 1976 with Alonso (Trematoda) Hislopia corderoi 1959 (Bryozoa) Iagotrema uruguayensis 1963 with Gil (Trematoda) Iquitos ceii 1963 with Gil (Trematoda) Lamellibranchia victori 1985 with Montero (Polychaeta) Liophistrema buccalis 1973 with Holcman Spector (Trematoda) Lironea magna 1974 (Crustacea) Lobatostoma platense 1976 with Holcman Spector (Trematoda) Monokalliapseudes schubarti 1949 (Crustacea) Moplisa sphaeromiformis 1946 (Crustacea) Myzobdella uruguayensis 1977 with Montero (Hirudinea) Neocancrinicola platensis 1974 with Sobota (Crustacea) Neoerpocotyle platensis 1968 with Holcman Spector Opisthogonimus uruguayensis 1973 with Holcman Spector (Trematoda) Polystomoides rohdei 1968 with Holcman Spector (Trematoda) Prionosoma phrynopsis 1961 with Gil (Trematoda) Proteocephalus bragri 1988 with Holcman Spector (Cestoda) Proteocephalus rhamdiae 1988 with Holcman Spector (Cestoda) Pseudotelorchis devincenzii 1961 with Gil (Trematoda) Rauschiella chaquensis 1967 with Holcman Spector (Trematoda) Rudolphitrema physalaemi 1976 with Ponce de León (Trematoda) Sertularella uruguayensis 1973 with Milstein (Cnidaria) Styphlodora gili 1967 with Holcman Spector (Trematoda) Telorchis achavali 1973 with Holcman Spector (Trematoda) Telorchis birabeni 1961 with Gil (Trematoda) Telorchis dubius 1968 with Holcman Spector (Trematoda) Telorchis platensis 1961 with Gil (Trematoda) Telorchis productus 1961 with Gil (Trematoda) Unionicola (Atacella) gigantea 1973 with Cachés (Acari) Unionicola (Atacella) subrecta 1973 with Cachés (Acari) Uromunna santaluciae 1974 with Gascon (Crustacea) Urotrema macrotestis 1965 with Telias (Trematoda) Wolffhugelia matercula 1974 with Dei Cas (Acanthocephala)
Fernando Magalhães
Fernando Augusto Ribeiro de Magalhães, Brazilian gynecologist and obstetrician (Rio de Janeiro 18 February 1878 – Rio de Janeiro 10 January 1944) From Portuguese father Authored over 200 medical works Modified the Gasinski pelvimeter Uma modificação do fórceps de Tarnier. Brazil Med. 18:8, 1904 Um novo fórceps. Brazil Médico 18 (1904) Proposed a therapeutic guidance for treatment of puerperal infection Advocated the use of metallic tubular drainage in the treatment of localized puerperal infection Laid down some indications for Caesarean section (1922) Developed a Caesarean section method of his own insulating uterus with rubber sheets (1915) Idealized a low caesarean section with anterior incision and low body with exteriorized uterus in Lições de Clinica Obstetrica (Novas lições) 1933 Enunciated Fernando de Magalhães laws for forceps use (extracted from M. Bittencourt. Diccionario Onomastico de Medicina e Pharmacia 1938) 1) Law of curvatures consonance: “the pelvian curvature to forceps corresponds to curvy direction of pelvis” 2) Law of surfaces correlation: “the concavity of spoon fórceps are intended to regular convexity of poles” 3) Law of parallel transposition: “the smaller intracochlear parallel it will pass the bigger delivery parallel” 4) Law of directing propulsions: “the power acts guiding the upper pole of delivery leaving free the largest sphere segment” His son, Nuno Andrade de Magalhães, gynecologist and obstetrician (Rio de Janeiro 20 July 1908 – Rio de Janeiro 14 April 1952) With his father established dosification as a main principle in hormone therapy With F. Magalhães. Dose na foliculinoterapia. Rev. Gynecol. Obst. (1948) Nova modificação da reação de Aschheim e Zondek para o diagnóstico biológico da prenhez. Brasil Med. 52 (1934) With J.M. Moniz de Aragão. Diagnóstico precoce da prenhez. Uma technica inédita. Brasil Medico (1933) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Vitalidade do ovário fora do organismo (pesquizas pessoais) Brasil Medico (1934) Orientação de Fernando Magalhães no tratamento da infecção puerperal. Rev. Ginec. et d’ Obst. Brasil (1936) Eclâmpsia experimental (1945)
Faustino Miranda
Faustino Antonio Miranda Gonzalez, Spanish / Mexican botanist and phycologist (Gijón, Asturias 19 February 1905 – Ciudad de Mexico 17 December 1964) Authored important works on tropical sinecology DESCRIBED PLANTAE & ALGAE TAXA Valid Genera Blomia 1953 (Sapindaceae) Grajalesia 1951 (Nyctaginaceae) Pterocereus 1954 with MacDougall (Cactaceae) Roseodendron 1965 Xolocotzia 1965 (Verbenaceae) Species 61 Algae Species Living Dermocarpa orbicularis 1936 (Cyanobacteria) Pleurocarpa gallaecica (Cyanobacteria) Rhodochorton atlanticum 1936 (Rhodophyta) Strepsithalia liebmanniae 1928 (Phaeophyta) Fossil Lithophyllum royoi 1935 Melobesia lemoinei 1935 HONORS Mirandea Rzedowski 1959 (Acanthaceae) Neomirandea King & Robinson 1970 (Asteraceae)
Eustorgio Mendez
Eustorgio Mendez Cedeño, Panamanian medical entomologist (Ciudad de Panama 01 March 1927 – Ciudad de Panama 24 March 2016) DESCRIBED ARTHROPODA TAXA Acari Genus/Subgenus Coendalges 1979 Synoecomyobia 1981 with Lukoschus, Scheperboer & Fain Species Archemyobia (Nearchemyobia) latipilis 1981 with Fain & Lukoschus Archemyobia (Nearchemyobia) pectinata 1972 Cheletophyes panamensis 1984 with Klompen & Lukoschus Coendalges panamensis 1979 with Fain Echimyopus dasypus 1973 with Fain, Lukoschus & Louppen Echimytricalges hoplomys 1982 with Fain & Lukoschus Echimytricalges mesomys 1982 with Fain & Lukoschus Eudusbabekia (Synoecomyobia) artibei 1981 with Lukoschus, Scheperboer & Fain Marsupialichus marmosae 1975 with Cock, Fain & Lukoschus Diptera Species Culex arboricolus 1961 with Galindo Culex johnsoni 1961 with Galindo Culex keenani 1961 with Galindo Culex mesodenticulatus 1961 with Galindo Polygenis caucensis 1977 Polygenis delpontei 1977 Polygenis hopkinsi 1977 Polygenis trapidoi 1977 Mallophaga Genus Hoplomyophilus 1967 Species Cummingsia inopinata 1971 Gliricola arboricola 1969 Gliricola sylvicola 1969 Gyropus diplomys 1967 Gyropus emersoni 1969 Gyropus mesoamericanus 1969 Hoplomyophilus nativus 1967 Siphonaptera Genus Scolopsyllus 1968 Species Anomiopsylla nidiophilus 1968 with Tipton Ceratophyllus altus 1966 with Tipton Hormopsylla kyriophila 1966 with Tipton Jellisonia johnsonae 1961 with Tipton Kohlsia azuerensis 1966 with Tipton Kohlsia falcata 1975 with Hanssen Kohlsia keenani 1961 with Tipton Kohlsia mojica 1966 with Tipton Kohlsia tiptoni 1960 with Altman Kohlsia traubi 1961 with Tipton Megarthroglossus cavernicolus 1972 with Haas Megarthroglossus smiti 1956 Megarthroglossus wilsoni 1973 with Haas Phalacropsylla tropica 1979 with Lemke Phalacropsylla hamata 1968 with Tipton Pleochaetis altmani 1961 with Tipton Plocopsylla scotinomi 1966 with Tipton Scolopsyllus colombianus 1968 Synopsyllus girardi 1966 with Tipton Wenzella yunkeri 1966 with Tipton
Euripedes Malavolta
Eurípedes Malavolta, Brazilian agricultural chemist and pedologist (Araraquara, São Paulo State 13 August 1926 – Piracicaba, São Paulo State 19 January 2008) Authored about 553 works between papers, notes, books and book chapters Internationally known for his studies on mineral nutrition of plants and agricultural plants fertilization Discovered that nitrate reductase is synthesis-induced by nitrate and molybdenum With C.C. Delwiche showed the similarities between photosynthesis and chemosynthesis in nitrifying bacteria (1958-9) Developed the concept of physiological economical critical level for foliar diagnosis With F. Pimentel Gomes. Foliar diagnosis in Brazil. Am. Inst. Created concept of efficiency in nutrient utilization by plants With José P. Romero established concept of modular fertilization (1993) Developed two fertilizers (Fosmag of Manah and Nitrosulfocalcio of Petrofertil) Showed that red cabeludinha fruit (Myrciaria glomerata) displays high content of vitamin C as such acerola With J. Leme Jr., J.T.A. Gurgel & J. Soubihe Sobro. Ascorbic acid content in fruits of Myrciaria glomerata Berg. Nature 178:424, 1956 HONORS Lifetime Achievement Award, International Fertilizer Industry Association (2005)