Otto Wucherer
Otto Eduard Heinrich Wucherer, Brazilian physician and naturalist (Porto, Portugal 07 July 1820 – Salvador 07 May 1873) From German father and Flemish mother ACHIEVEMENTS Observed embryos of microfilariae in urine later named Wuchereria bancrofti (1866) Described anatomical pathology of ainhum or Silva Lima disease Authored Sobre o modo de conhecer as cobras venenosas in Gazeta Medica da Bahia 17:193-6, 1867, translated and published in Europe Set up morphological rules to identifying poisonous snakes Described typical symptoms of snake bite poisoning Predicted the serum therapy for snake bites Described 2 new valid snake species: Atractus guentheri & Xenopholis scalaris (1861) HONORS Wuchereria Silva Araújo 1877 (Nematoda)
Noshir Hormusjee Wadia
Noshir Hormusjee Wadia, Indian neurologist (Surat, Gujarat State 10 January 1925 – Mumbai 10 April 2016) Authored over 130 papers Documented the degeneration of neurons in the parapontine reticular formation With S. Geiner, A.K. Horn, H. Sakai & J.A. Buttner-Ennever. The neuroanatomical basis of slow saccades in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (Wadia subtype). Prog. Brain Res. 171:575-81, 2008 DESCRIBED NEW SYNDROMES Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 or Wadia syndrome (1971) With R.K. Swami. A variety of olivopontocerebellar atrophy distinguished by slow eye movements and peripheral neuropathy. Adv. Neurology 41:49-77, 1984 With R.K. Swamy. A new form of heredo-familial spinocerebellar degeneration with slow eye movements (nine families). Brain 94:359-74, 1971 With P.N. Wadia, S.M. Katrak & V.P. Misra. A study of the neurological disorder associated with acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis due to enterovirus 70. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psych. 46(7):599-10, 1983 HONOURS World Federation of Neurology Gold Medal (2009) Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Excellence, Harvard Medical International and Wockhardt Ltd (2003) Honorary Member, American Neurological Association (1977)
Norma Luiza Wurdig
Norma Luiza Würdig, Brazilian paleontologist and hydrobiologist (c.1950 – DESCRIBED FOSSIL PISCES SPECIES (1975) Orodus milleri Xenacanthus pricei Xenacanthus santosi LIVING OSTRACODA (with Pinto) Genus Diaphanocypris 1990 Species Cypretta vivacis 1993 Keysercypris circinata 1993 Limnocythere cidreirensis 1994 Typhlocypris (Typhlocypris) pumilis 1999 HONORS Wurdigneria Richter 2005 (Fossil Pisces)
Maria das Graças Lapa Wanderley
Maria das Graças Lapa Wanderley, Brazilian botanist (1947 – DESCRIBED PLANTAE SPECIES Alcantarea martinellii 2009 with Versieux Alcantarea patriae 2007 with Versieux Alcantarea tortuosa 2007 with Versieux Alcantarea trepida 2007 with Versieux Alcantarea turgida 2007 with Versieux Calathea communis 2002 with Vieira Canistrum ambiguum 1989 with Leme Canistrum flavipetalum 2008 Cryptanthus micrus 2010 with Louzada & Versieux Ditassa dardanoi 2004 with Konno Dyckia tubifilamentosa 2014 with G.M. Sousa Encholirium reflexum 2001 with Forzza Hohenbergia isepponae 2017 with Gonçalves Oliveira Nidularium longiscapum 2000 with Moreira Nidularium meeanum 1992 with Leme & Mollo Karawata prasinata 2015 with G.M. Sousa Orthophytum argenteum 2011 with Louzada Orthophytum ophiuroides 2008 with Louzada Quesnelia violacea 2006 with Proença Sincoraea mucugense 2006 with Conceição Sincoraea ulei 2010 with Louzada Vriesea flava 2004 with A.F. Costa & Luther Vriesea piscatrix 2009 with Versieux Vriesea sanfranciscana 2008 with Versieux Xyris almae 1993 with Kral Xyris anamariae 2010 with Kral Xyris atrospicata 2011 with Guedes Xyris brachifolia Xyris calderonii 1988 with Kral & L.B. Smith Xyris caparaoensis 2003 Xyris cervii 2016 with Lozano Xyris coutensis 1987 with Cerati Xyris cylindrostachya 1988 with Kral Xyris dardanoi 1983 Xyris diaphanobracteata 1988 with Kral Xyris dissitifolia 1988 with Kral Xyris fibrosa 1993 with Kral Xyris fredericoi 2010 Xyris graomogolensis 2009 with Kral Xyris irwinii 2017 with Campbell Xyris itambensis 1988 with Kral Xyris jataiana 1988 with Kral Xyris jolyi 1987 with Cerati Xyris kralii 2010 Xyris lutescens 1988 with Kral Xyris maparecida 2013 with Guedes & Silva-Cobra Xyris nanuzae 2010 Xyris nervata 2015 with Mota Xyris nigra 2013 with Mota Xyris obcordata 1988 with Kral Xyris pallidula 1988 with Kral Xyris paradisiaca 1986 Xyris pectinata 1988 with Kral & L.B. Smith Xyris phaeocephala 1995 with Kral Xyris picea 1993 with Kral Xyris piranii 2010 Xyris pirapamae 2011 with Guedes Xyris pranceana 1988 with Kral Xyris pulchella 2015 with Mota Xyris riopretensis 2013 with Mota Xyris rostrata 2015 with Mota Xyris sceptrifera 1988 with Kral Xyris scoparia 2013 with Mota Xyris shepherdiana 2011 with Guedes Xyris sincorana 1993 with Kral Xyris tortillia 1983 Xyris velutina 2013 with Mota Xyris villosicarinata 1988 with Kral HONORS Lapanthus Louzada & Versieux 2010 (Bromeliaceae)
Luiz Reynaldo de Figueiredo Walter
Luiz Reynaldo de Figueiredo Walter, Brazilian pediatric dentist (1934 – Londrina, Paraná State 26 July 2016) One of founders of Bebê Clinica (1984), whose service model was adopted in United States and other South American countries First report of ulcerative lesions on the tongue caused by other primary teeth instead of incisors With C.C. Dezan, K. Weber-Gasparoni, J.P.M. Sangiorgio, B. Nogari & K.B.P. Fernandes. Sublingual traumatic ulcerative lesions caused by the eruption of first primary mandibular molars: a case report. Int. J. Morphol. 29(4), 2011 Ameloplastia – uma técnica alternativa para remoção de manchas da estrutura adamantina (2001) With A. Ferelle & P. Christino Neto. Dispositivo confeccionado em silicone para isolamento relativo da região antero-superior de bebês. J. Bras. Odontoped. Odontol. Bebê 2(8):279-82, 1999 With C.C. Dezan & M.M. Mello. A new behavioral classification for children underage 30 months. J. Dental Res. 76:970, 1997 DEVELOPED With R. Alcantara. Nanostructured bioactive restorative material based on mineral trioxide for the atraumatic restorative technique in public health (2007) Microscope adaptation for hard tissue cutting device (2006) With A. Ferelle & W. Marques. Dried safluoride (2005) Massage gel and gingival hygiene (2001) Low fluoride tooth gel (2001) Smart toothbrush (2001) With A. Farias, A. Ferelle & P. Gomes. Macri, a children stretcher (1986) improved in 1995 and with a collapsible version (2003) Atraumatic restorative treatment enabling the use of alternative restorative materials (2007) Safluoride di Walter (1993), a cariostatic agent BRAZILIAN PATENTS Disposição introduzida em portabebê MU7800227-3 U2 (1998) With P. Bignelli, A.L.M. Terreri, M.F.C. Konishi & D.H.T. Andrade. Escova dental para crianças de baixa idade MU7602206-4 U2 (1996) With P. Bignelli, A.L.M. Terreri, M.F.C. Konishi & D.H.T. Andrade. Escova muco-dental e buco-dental especificas para bebês e crianças de baixa idade PI9604425-0 B1 (1996)
Lawrence Herbert Wells
Lawrence Herbert Wells, English-born South African anatomist, anthropologist and archaeologist (Handsworth, West Midlands, Birmingham 22 April 1908 – Durban 23 April 1980) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Suppression of spinous process of eleventh thoracic vertebra (1969) Antelopes in the Pleistocene of Southern Africa. Zool. Afr. 1:115-20, 1965 A large extinct antelope skull from the “Younger Gravels” at Sydney on Vaal. S. Afr. J. Sci. 60:88-91, 1964 The end of an old song: the age of the Galley Hill skeleton. S. Afr. Archaeol. Bull. 18:183-4, 1963 Pleistocene faunas and the distribution of mammals in Southern Africa. Ann. Cape Prov. Mus. 2:37-40, 1962 A reconsiderations of some mandibular profiles. S. Afr. J. Sci. 54:55-8, 1958 With H.B.S. Cooke. Fossil Bovidae from the Lineworks Quarry, Makapansgat, Potgietersrust. Pal. Africana 4:1-55, 1957 Speculations on the palaeogeographic distribution of antelopes. S. Afr. J. Sci. 53:423-34, 1957 With H.B.S. Cooke. Fossil remains from Chelmer, near Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia: a further note. S. Afr. J. Sci. 52:49, 1955 Physical measurements of a Hottentot bushman hybrid. S. Afr. J. Sci. 49(9):283-4, 1953 Physical measurements of Northern Bushmen. Man 52:75-98, 1952 A large fossil Klipspringer from Potgietersrust. S. Afr. J. Sci. 47:167-8, 1951 With H.B.S. Cooke. The power collection of mammalian remains from the Vaal River deposits at Pniel. S. Afr. J. Sci. 42:224-35, 1946 With H.B.S. Cooke & B.D. Malan. The associated fauna and culture of the Vlakkraal Thermal Springs, O.F.S. Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Africa 29:203-33, 1942 The Bayville “Australoid” skeleton. S. Afr. J. Sci. 38:310-8, 1942 A fossil horse from Koffiefontein, O.F.S. Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Africa 28:301-6, 1941 The endocranial cast in recent and fossil hyraces (Procaviidae). S. Afr. J. Sci. 36:365-73, 1939 The status of Bushman as revealed by a study of endocranial casts. South Afr. J. Science 34:365-98, 1938 Ceramics in Southern Africa. Anais Fac. Cien. Porto 20(1):22-108, 1935 A fossilized human femur from East London, C.P. S. Afr. J. Sci. 32:596-00, 1935 A report on human skeletal remains from East London, C.P. S. Afr. J. Sci. 31:547-68, 1934 The foot of the South African native. Amer. J. Phys. Anthr. 15:185-289, 1931 Fossil Bushmen from the Zuurberg. S. Afr. J. Sci. 26:806-34, 1929 HONORS Wellsiana Vrba 1987 (Fossil Mammalia)