INDIA
Vinod Kumar Gaur, Indian seismologist and geophysicist (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh State 11 July 1936 – Discovered host rock effect in the electromagnetic response of subsurface geological conductors or geoelectromagnetics (1959) First to use global positioning system in geodesy HONOURS Flinn Award, American Geophysical Union (2000) Harnam Singh Hans, Indian nuclear physicist (Multan District, Punjab State 21 November 1922 – 19 March 2014) Studied reactions data at 14.8 MeV neutron energy which gave an insight into pre-equilibrium for the first time in the literature First to propose the 696.2 KeV level to be Coulomb excited Kusum Kanta, Indian botanist Achieved the first intra-ovarian pollination Intra-ovarian pollination in Papaver rhoeas L. Nature 188:683-4, 1960 Performed the first experiment of direct pollination of ovules with formation of viable cells in vitro With N.S. Rangaswamy & P. Maheshwari. Test tube fertilization in a flowering plant. Nature 194:1214-7, 1962 Munshi Murdan Ali, Indian botanist (19th century) He was keeper of the Saharanpur Botanic Garden HONORS Murdannnia Royle 1840 (Commelinaceae) Raghubir Prasad, Indian mycologist and plant pathologist (Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh 11 December 1907 – Delhi 17 February 1992) Authored over 150 research papers Discovered Alternaria blight of wheat Described life cycle of flax rust (Melampsora lini) With B.S. Mehrotra described 6 new fungi species
Hyam Isaacs
Hyam Isaacs, South African neurologist (Johannesburg 09 May 1927 – Johannesburg 11 May 2003) Recognized as international authority on myotonia, the muscle/nerve motor plate and hyperpyrexia under anaesthesia Described Isaacs-Mertens syndrome or neuromiotonia A syndrome of continuous muscle-fiber activity. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. 24:319-25, 1961 SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With M.E. Badenhorst. False-negative results with muscle caffeine halothane contracture testing for malignant hyperthermia. Anesthes. 79:5-9, 1993 With M.E. Badenhorst. Dominantly inherited malignant hyperthermia (MH) in the King-Denborough syndrome. Muscle Nene 15:740-2, 1992 With M.E. Badenhorst & C. du Sautoy. Myophosphorylase B deficiency and malignant hyperthermia. Muscle Nerve 12:203-5, 1989 Stiffman syndrome in a black girl. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 42:988-94, 1979 With J.J.A. Heffron. Malignant hyperthermia syndrome: evidence for denervation change in human skeletal muscle. Klin. Woch. 54:865, 1976 With J.J. A. Heffron. Morphological and biochemical defects in the muscles of human carriers of the malignant syndrome. Br.J. Anaesthes. 47:475, 1975 With J.J.A. Heffron & M. Badenhorst. Central core disease: a correlated genetic histochemical, ultramicroscopic and biochemical study. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 38(12):1177, 1975 With G. Muncke. Idiopathic cardiomyopathy and skeletal abnormality. Am. Heart J. 90:767-73, 1975 With M.B. Barlow. Central core disease associated with elevated creatine phosphokinase levels: two members of a family known to be susceptible to malignant hyperpyrexia. S. Afr. Med. J. 48:640-2, 1974 With J.J.A. Heffron. The syndrome of “continuous-muscle-fibre activity” cured: further studies. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 37(11):123-5, 1974 With M.B. Barlow. Malignant hyperpyrexia. J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 36(2):228-47, 1973 With M.B. Barlow. Malignant hyperpyrexia during anaesthesia: possible association with subclinical myopathy. Br. Med. J. 1:275, 1970 Quantal squander. S. Afr. J. Lab. Clin. Med. 10:93-5, 1964 The treatment of myotonia congenita. S. Afr. Med. J. 33:984-6, 1959 Familial pes cavus, absent tendon jerks and extensive muscular atrophy. S. Afr. Med. J. 32:830-2, 1958
Hermann Von Ihering
Hermann Friedrich Albrecht Von Ihering, German / Brazilian (Kiel 09 October 1850 – Giessen 24 February 1930) Discovered lasidium larva of freshwater bivalves (1871) Studied the nervous system of Mollusca phylum (1876) Enunciated Von Ihering rule about autochthony of South American animals Enunciated 3 rules about the presence of parasites in land mammalians during migrations (1902) DESCRIBED ANIMALIA TAXA Subphylum Amphineura 1878 Turbellaria Genus Graffilla 1880 Hymenoptera Genus Frieseomelitta 1912 Brachiopoda Genus Pachymagas 1903 Ichnofossil Genus Chubutolithes 1922 Arachnida Species At least 28 Mollusca Genera Ameghinomyia 1907 Aporodoris 1886 Austrocominella 1907 Brasilotethys 1915 Castalina 1891 Cearella 1906 Corbiculella 1907 Doringina 1929 Entacanthus 1907 Eostrea 1907 Humboldtiana 1892 Metafruticicola 1892 Mytiloperna 1903 Neohelix 1892 Neoimbricaria 1907 Neoinoceramus 1902 Odontogryphaea 1903 Pachycymbiola 1907 Parahelix 1892 Pseudotylostoma 1904 Scaphella 1907 Sphenaturia 1921 Trichomya 1900 Trinchesia 1879 Vitrinopygio 1892 Zygochlamys 1907 Other taxa 326 Pisces Species Gobius silveiraemartinsi 1893 Zungaro jahu 1898 Aves Species Emberizoides ypiranganus 1907 with R. Ihering Phylloscartes difficilis 1907 with R. Ihering Phylloscartes paulista 1907 with R. Ihering Sarkidiornis sylvicola 1907 with R. Ihering Xiphorhynchus juruanus 1905 Subspecies Dendrocolaptes certhia juruanus 1905 Epinecrophylla haematonota amazonica 1905 Icterus cayanensis valenciobuenoi 1902 Myrmotherula longipennis garbei 1905 Pheugopedius genibarbus juruanus 1905 Thamnophilus aethiops juruanus 1905 Mammalia Species Phyllomys thomasi 1871 Subspecies Speothos venaticus wingei 1911 HONORS Iheringella Pilsbry 1930 (Mollusca) Iheringiella Berg 1898 & Iheringina Lahille 1899 (Echinodermata) Iheringocantharus Bernhauer 1912 (Coleoptera) Iheringula Sars 1900 (Crustacea) Iheringthyris Levy 1961 & Iheringinucula Del Río & Camacho 1996 (Fossil Mollusca) Iheringia Kayserling 1891 (Arachnida) Iheringichthys Eigenmann & Norris 1900 (Pisces) Arminiheringia Ameghino 1902 (Fossil Mammalia) Subgenus Iheringicardium Schneider 2002 (Mollusca)
Gualberto Mario Iannini
Gualberto Mario Iannini, Argentine astronomer (1917 – Cordoba 27 January 2012) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With J.J. Rodríguez & L.H. Gaitán. Consideraciones sobre la reducción de placas astrometricas por el metodo de cuadrados minimos. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. 24:456, 1981 Occultaciones y reapariciones de estrellas por la Luna: anos 1967-72 (1974) Determination of Ephemeris Time and Radius of the Lunar Umbral during the total eclipse of 12 November. Astron. J. 73:743, 1968 Orbitas de tres pequenos planetas desconocidos. Bol. Inst. Mat. Astron. Fis. 2(4), 1965 Calculo de placas astrometricas. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. 7:23-4, 1964 Estado actual del casquete polar sur. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. 6:114-5, 1963 Orbita definitiva del cometa Whipple-Bernasconi-Kulin. Publ. Obs. Astron. Univ. La Plata 21(2):5-21, 1945 With F. Aguilar. Medidas micrometricas de estrellas dobles, posible movimiento rectilineo de β311 y una nueva determinación de la orbita de ψ Argus. Publ. Obs. Astron. Univ. La Plata 6(8):139-47, 1944 HONORS 4652 Iannini (Asteroid)
Gonzalo Iturrioz
Gonzalo José Iturrioz Font, Cuban pharmacist (fl. 1905-37) Introduced paraffin test in forensic practice (1913) Modificación en la tecnica seguida en la determinación de la urea en la sangre. Arch. Soc. Clin. Habana 21:83-6, 1914 Held at least 15 Cuban patents on pharmaceutical, chemical and biological products
Federico Islas
Federico Islas Salas, Spanish-born Mexican forest entomologist (fl.1942-88) DESCRIBED TAXA Genus Cartwrightia 1958 (Coleoptera) Species Ataenius benjaminbanderai 1955 Cartwrightia intertribalis 1958 Geomyphilus barrerai 1955 Geomyphilus coronadoi 1955 Geomyphilus macgregori 1955 Gonaphodiellus hoffmanni 1946 Neotrichonotulus urangai 1955 Nettelislasia euparinoides 1945 Pseudagolius caballeroi 1945 HONORS Nettelislasia Martínez 1952 (Coleoptera)