Cheng Yih Wu
Cheng Yih Wu or Zhengyi Wu, Chinese botanist and plant geographer (Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province 13 June 1916 – 20 June 2013) Authored more than 140 papers and edited 20 monographs DESCRIBED PLANTAE TAXA Genera Archakebia 1995 with Chen & Qin Calcareoboea 1982 Cardioteucris 1962 Circaeocarpus 1957 Heterolamium 1965 Houpoea 2008 with Xia Pleiosorbus 2000 with Zhou Psammosilene 1945 with Wu Pseudocerastium 1998 with Guo & Zhang Saniculiphyllum 1992 with Ku Sinadoxa 1981 with Wu & Huang Skapanthus 1975 with Li Tetradoxa 1981 Thoreliella 1957 Wenchengia 1965 with Chow Yunnanopilia 2000 with Li Species About 800 Other Taxonomic categories 4 tribes, one subgenus, 25 sections, 3 subsections, 100 series, 10 subspecies, 243 varieties and 17 forms HONORS Baijiania Lu & Li 1993 (Cucurbitaceae) Sinobaijiania Jeffrey & De Wilde 2006 (Cucurbitaceae) Zhengyia Deng, Zhang & Sun 2003 (Urticaceae) Wuacanthus Deng, Peng, Xia & Peng 2016 (Acanthaceae) Wuodendron Xue, Tan & Chaowasku 2018 (Annonaceae)
Chenfu Francis Wu
Chenfu Francis Wu, Chinese entomologist (1896 – 1972) DESCRIBED VALID PLECOPTERA TAXA Genera Claassenia 1934 Styloperla 1935 Species About 140 Described new species in Homoptera too HONORS Wuiessa Hsiao 1964 (Hemiptera) Neowuia Li & Muranyi 2017 (Plecoptera)
Charles Wambebe
Charles Obadiah Nimma Wambebe, Nigerian pharmacologist (Emi-Tsado, Benu State 08 August 1946 – Authored over 150 papers CONTRIBUTIONS Developed drugs from local plants for the treatment of sickle cell anaemia, peptic ulcer, tropical skin infection and diabetes Developed a technique of HPLC for simultaneous determination of monoamines With D. Naur & G. Osuide. Simultaneous determination of monoamines and their principal metabolites in brain tissue of the young chick by reversed-phase ion-pair high performance liquid chromatography. J. Pharmacol. Biomed. Anal. 7(7):899-905, 1989 PAPERS IN TOP JOURNALS With K. Bryc, A. Auton, M.R. Nelson, J.R. Oksenberg, S.L. Hauser et al. Genome-wide patterns of population structure and admixture in West Africans and African Americans. Proceed. Natl. Acad. Sci. 107(2):786-91, 2010 With S.A. Tishkoff, F.A. Reed, F.R. Friedlaender, C. Ehret, A. Ranciaro et al. The genetic structure and history of Africans and African Americans. Science 324 (5930):1035-44, 2009 PATENTS With P.O. Ogunyale, K.S. Gamaniel, R.N. Nasipuri, J.I. Okogun, B. Samuel, A. Olusola & A. Orisadipo. Piper guineense, Pterocarpus osun, Eugenia caryophylla and Sorghum bicolor extracts for treating sickle cell disease USPTO 5,800,819 (1998) Phytodrug for treating skin fungal infections and methods of preparing and using the same. (NIPRIFAN) US5,840,310 (1998) and 40 countries Phytodrug for management of peptic ulcer and method of preparing and using the same. (NIPRIPAN) Nigerian patent RP12581 & USPTO and 40 countries Phytodrug for treating and management of sickle cell anemia and methods of preparing and using the same (NIPRISAN) HONOURS Twentieth Century Award for Achievement, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge (1998)
Carlos Werckle
Karl (Carlos) Wercklé, French-born Costa Rican botanist and plant geographer (Wiebersweiler, Moselle Department, Lorraine 18 July 1860 – San Jose de Costa Rica 24 November 1924) DESCRIBED VALID PLANTAE SPECIES Catopsis juncifolia 1904 Catopsis wangerini 1916 Guzmania condensata 1904 Guzmania glomerata 1916 Guzmania patula 1916 Guzmania polycephala 1916 Guzmania spectabilis 1916 Josemania singularis 1905 Nyctocereus kalbreyerianus 1907 Racinaea venusta 1905 Rhipsalis frondosa 1909 Tillandsia cauliflora 1905 Tillandsia singularis 1905 Vriesea acuminata 1904 Vriesea bracteosa 1916 Vriesea brunei 1904 Vriesea camptoclada 1916 Vriesea capitata 1904 Vriesea castaneo-bulbosa 1903 Vriesea comata 1904 Vriesea graminifolia 1904 Vriesea latissima 1904 Vriesea macrochlamys 1904 Vriesea pedicellata 1903 Vriesea picta 1904 Vriesea singuliflora 1904 Vriesea stenophylla 1904 Vriesea virida 1904 Vriesea vittata 1904 Werauhia macrantha 1904 Werauhia rugosa 1904 HONORS Wercklea Pittier & Standley 1916 (Malvaceae)
Carlos Walther
Carlos Walther, German-born Uruguayan geologist (Wolfenbuttel, Lower Saxony 18 February 1878 – Uruguay 24 April 1948) Authored 65 works on geology, mineralogy, petrology, paleontology and crystallography DESCRIBED NEW SPECIES Holoconularia fimbriata 1903 (Fossil Gastropoda) Praecardium angulatum 1907 (Fossil Bivalvia) HONORS Waltheria Gaucher & Sprechmann 1999 (Microfossil)
Blanka Wladislaw
Blanka Wladislaw, Polish-born Jewish Brazilian organic chemist (Warsaw, Poland 03 June 1917- São Paulo 21 January 2012) Nee Blanka Wertheim Emeritus Member, Chemical Society of London (2001) NEW REACTIONS, METHODS, ETC. With L. Marzorati, M.A. Bueno, C.D. Vitta & G. Barazzone. New methodology for the preparation of N-tosyl aziridine-2-carboxylates. Tetrahedron Letters, 48: 6509-6513, 2007. With C.D. Vitta, N.F. Claro Jr & L. Marzorati. New decarboxylative sulfenylation of some phenylsulfonyl arylacetic acids. Phosphorus Sulfur And Silicon, 161: 1-7, 2000. With C.D. Vitta & L. Marzorati Reactivities of carbonyl-activated angular and vinyl chlorine substituents in chloroanyl-cyclopentadiene adduct toward nucleophiles. Synthesis of new 1,4-benzoquinones containing na unusual ortho pattern of substitution. Synthetic Communications 30(18): 3413-3422, 2000. With J. O. F. Melo, E. H. T. Pereira, C. L. Donnici & L. Marzorati. A novel and easy de-ethoxycarbonylation of alpha-substituted malonic esters. Synthetic Communications, 28(22): 4179-4185, 1998 With F.C. Biaggio & A.R. Rufino. Synthesis of new aze-thiaprotaglandins. In: VIII Brazilian Meeting on Organic Synthesis, 1998, São Pedro, S.P.. p. 141-141., 1998 With M. Mikolajczik, W. H. Midura, F.C. Biaggio, L. Marzorati, M. W. Wierorek & J. Blasczyk. Alpha-Phos-phoryl sulfoxides. XI. Sulfenylation of alpha-phosphoryl sulfoxides and a general synthesis of optically active ketene dithioacetal mono-S-oxides. Tetrahedron (Oxford), 53: 2959-2972, 1997 With L. Marzorati, N.F. Claro Jr, & C.D. Vitta. A new methodology for obtaining alpha-oxo ester equivalents: sulfanylation of alpha-sulfonyl carboxylic esters in solid/liquid phase transfer catalytic system. Synthesis, 420-422, 1997 With L. Marzorati, C.D. Vitta et al. Novel stereoselective addition of some nucleophiles to 2,3-bis(methylsulfanyl)norbornenobenzoquinone. Tetrahedron Letters 38:2625-2628, 1997. With L. Marzorati, C.D. Vitta & N.F. Claro Jr. New methodology for obtention of some alpha-methylsulfanyl sulfones. Synthetic precursors of carbonyl compounds. Synthetic Communications 26(18): 3485-3490, 1996. With C. L. Donnici, J. O. F. Melo & L. Marzorati. Novo método para descarbetoxilação rápida e seletiva de malonatos substituídos. In: 19a Reunião Anual da SBQ, 1996, Caxambu, M.G. p. 129, 1996 With R. M. A. Neves, L. Marzorati & C.D. Vitta. A new method of sulfanylation of alpha-sulfonyl thioesters. In: VII Brazilian Meeting on Organic Synthesis, 1996, Rio de Janeiro, R.J.. PS-124, p. 150, 1996 With M. C. Mattos, L. Marzorati & C.D. Vitta. A new approach to the mechanism of asymmetric Michael addition of acetamidomalonate to chalcone using phase transfer chiral catalyst. In: VII Brazilian Meeting on Organic Synthesis, Rio de Janeiro, R.J. PS-133, p. 159-159, 1996 L. Marzorati, V.F. T. Russo, M. H. Zaim & C.D. Vitta. Novel reaction: decarboxylative Ramberg-Bäcklund rearrangement in some alpha-isopropyl sulfonyl carboxylic esters. Tetrahedron Letters 36: 8367-8370, 1995. With L. Marzorati, I. P. A. Campos & C.D. Vitta. Determination of the configuration of a new tris(methyl-sulfanyl)-substituted benzoquinone-cyclopentadiene adduct using NOE difference 1H NMR spectroscopy. Journal of Chemistry Research, 438-439, 1994. With F.C. Biaggio & L. Marzorati. Nova sulfenilação diastereosseletiva de algumas alfa-metilsulfinil acetofenonas em catálise por transferência de fase. In: 17a Reunião Anual da SBQ, Caxambu, M.G. p. QO94-QO94, 1994 With V. F. T. Russo & L. Marzorati. A new synthesis of some styrenes and tetralkyl-alkenes . In: 6th Brazilian Meeting on Organic Synthesis, São Paulo, S.P. 1994 With I. P. A. Campos, L. Marzorati & C.D. Vitta. A new route to alpha-methylthio alkyl phenyl sulfones. In: 6th Brazilian Meeting on Organic Synthesis, São Paulo, S.P., 1994 With L. Marzorati & F.C. Biaggio. Novel uncatalyzed thermal Pummerer rearrangements. Journal of Organic Chemistry 58:6132-6134, 1993. With L. Marzorati & C. L. Donnici. New decarboxylation, de-ethoxycarbonylation and desulfonylation, followed by sulfenylation of some half-esters of malonic acids and alpha-sulfonylmalonic esters. Journal of the Chemical Society-Perkin Transactions 1, 3167-3170, 1993. With L. Marzorati & I. P. A. Campos. Some new heteroatom monosubstituted benzoquinone- cyclopentadiene Diels-Alder adducts. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 64(3): 225-229, 1992. With L. Marzorati & F.C. Biaggio. DABCO: Um novo reagente para descarbetoxilação e dessulfonilação sulfenilativas. In: Anais 6o Encontro Regional da SBQ-MG, Belo Horizonte, M.G., p. 13, 1992 With L. Marzorati & C.D. Vitta. New decarboxylative sulfenylation of the alpha-sulfonyl carbonylic acids. In: 15th International Symposium of Organic Chemistry of Sulfur, Caen, 1992 With L. Marzorati & C.D. Vitta. New reduction of some sulfinyl carboxylic esters with sodium borohydride. Phosphorus Sulfur And Silicon 62:225-229, 1991. With L. Marzorati & G. Ebeling. Alpha-(Methyl-thio)benzyl sulfones as synthetic intermediates. Part IV. Some new o-, m- and p-substituted alpha-(methylthio)- and alpha,alpha’-bis-(methylthio)-benzyl sulfones. Phosphorus Sulfur And Silicon 48:163-167, 1990. With L. Marzotrati & J. Gruber. New alpha-sulfinyl-thioesters, as precursors to thioacrylates. Synthetic Communications 20(18):2937-2944, 1990. With L. Marzorati & G. Ebeling. New Synthesis of some orto-substituted 1-deuterio-benzaldehydes. In: 13a Reunião Anual da SBQ, Caxambu, S.P.. p. QO012, 1990 With L. Marzorati, C.D. Vitta & I. P. A. Campos. Some new sulfur and selenium substituted benzoquinone-cyclopentadiene Diels-Alder adducts. Part II. Monosubstituted adducts. Phosphorus Sulfur And Silicon 47:153-156, 1990. With L. Marzorati, J. Gruber & M.H. Zaim. New synthesis of vinyl sulphides. In: 3rd Brazilian Meeting on Organic Synthesis, São Carlos, S.P.., 1989 With L. Marzorati, S. Lima Neto & C.D. Vitta. New sulfoxides in the dimethylthio-enedione systems . Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 59: 9-12, 1987. With L. Marzorati & R. B. Uchoa. Alpha-(Methylthio) benzyl sulfones as synthetic intermediates. III. A new route to p-substituted phenyl alkyl ketones. Phosphorus And Sulfur, 32: 87-89, 1987. With L. Marzorati & R. B. Uchoa. A novel thermal decomposition of alpha-methylthiobenzyl phenyl sulfones. Synthesis of p-substituted 1-deuteriobenzaldehydes. Synthesis, 964-966, 1986 With L. Marzorati, R. B. Uchoa & H. Viertler. Some new alpha-monosulfenylated benzyl phenyl sulfones; versatile intermediates for the synthesis of p-substituted benzaldehydes. Synthesis 553-555, 1985. With L. Marzorati & C.D. Vitta. Some new sulfur and selenium substituted benzoquinone-cyclopentadiene . Phosphorus And Sulfur 25:147-154, 1985. With L. Marzorati & R. B. Uchoa. Algumas novas sulfonas alfa-mono-sulfeniladas, versáteis intermediários para síntese de benzaldeídos-p-substituídos . In: Session of Academia Brasileira de Ciências, São Paulo, S.P, 1985 With L. Marzorati & C.D. Vitta. New sulphur and selenium 2,3-substituted benzoquinone-cyclopentadiene adducts . In: Fifth Conference on Organic Synthesis, Freiburg, 1984 With L. Marzorati & S. Lima Neto. Some new mono- and di-sulfur substituted xiloquinones . In: XI Symposium of Organic Sulfur Chemistry, Lindau,