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,
Bernardo Leo Wajchenberg
Bernardo Leo Wajchenberg, Jewish Brazilian diabetologist and endocrinologist (São Paulo 06 April 1926 – São Paulo 21 August 2017) From Polish father and Ukrainian mother Authored over 200 books and 2 books Showed the presence of brain embolism in patients with chronic Chagas disease With I. Nussenzveig, A. Spina-França, R. Macruz, J. Timoner & L.G. Serra Azul. Acidentes vasculares cerebrais embólicos na cardiopatia chagásica crônica. Arq. Neuropsiqu. 11:386-402, 1953 With R.B. Radominski, P.G. Strassman & A. Halpern. Ultrasound as a new method of evaluation of body fat distribution. Intern. J. Obesity 19(2):22, 1995 IMPORTANT PAPERS Beta-cell failure in diabetes and preservation by clinical treatment. Endocrine Reviews 28:187-218, 2007 Subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue: their relation to the metabolic syndrome. Endocrine Reviews 21:697-738, 2000 With E.R. Quintão, B. Liberman & A.B.U. Cintra. Antagonism between adrenal steroids and parathyroid hormone. J. Clin. Endocrin. Metab. 25(12):1677-81, 1965 With S.S. Fajans, L.H. Louis, A.R. Hennes, R.D. Johnson et al. Metabolic effects of sulfonylureas in normal men and in various types of diabetic patients. Annals New York Acad. Sciences 71(1):207-14, 1957 Papers in renowned magazines With G. Hoxter & R. Mungioli. Analysis of electrophoretic proteins. Nature 179:423-4, 1957 With G. Hoxter, E.H. Mello & A.B. Ulhoa Cintra. Non-esterified and esterified fatty acids in hepatocellular disease. Lancet 1:1218, 1960 DESCRIBED NEW SYNDROMES AND OTHERS With A.R. Hennes & A.B. Ulhoa Cintra. A syndrome characterized by hypothyroidism and galactorrhea. Port. Med. 44:693-702, 1960 (syndrome of amenorrhoea, galactorrhoea and primary hypothyroidism) With F.J. Modesto, C. Ventrella, S.D. Giannini, B. Liberman & G. Hoxter. Lipoatrophic diabetes: a new variant characterized by tapeto-retinal degeneration, late onset, generalized lipoatrophy, insulin-resistant hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia. Israel J. Med. Sciences 8(6):793, 1972 With D.A. Malerbi, M.S. Rocha, A.C. Lerario & A.T. Santomauro. Syndrome X: a syndrome of insulin resistance. Epidemiological and clinical evidence. Diabetes Metab. Rev. 10(1):19-29, 1994 With A.C. Latronico, J. Anasti, I.J. Arnhold et al. A novel mutation of the luteinizing hormone receptor gene causing male gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 80(8):2490-4, 1995 With C.Y. Hayashiro, R.G. Gondo, C. Ferrari et al. Familial growth hormone deficiency with mutated GHRH receptor gene: clinical and hormonal findings in homozygous and heterozygous individuals from Itabaianinha. Eur. J. Endocrinol. 142((6):557-63, 2000 (clinical and hormonal characterization of this familial dwarfism) METHODS With D.S. Freire, S.A.C. Siqueira, M.C.N. Zerbini et al. Development and internal validation of an adrenal cortical carcinoma prognostic score for predicting the risk of metastasis and local recurrence. Clin. Endocrin. 79(4):468-75, 2013 With V.C. Borghi & M. Nascimento. Rapid purification of radiodinated glucagon with Sep-Pak R reversed phase cartridges (1989) With V.C. Borghi, M. Nascimento & L.A. C. de Marco. A rapid method for purification of radiodinated glucagon (1989) With M.B. Mathor. A simplified method for the calculation of unbound or free testosterone by equilibrium dyalisis of undiluted plasma. Clin. Chim. Acta 145(2):213-8, 1985 With V.C. Borghi & R.H. Albuquerque. Evaluation of a sensitive and specific radioimmunoassay for pancreatic glucagon in human plasma and its clinical application. Clin. Chim. Acta 136(1):39-48, 1984 With I. T. Toledo e Souza, H. Pinto & R.R. Pieroni. Heterogeneity of human plasma insulin: technics for separation of immunoreactive components and determination by radioimmunoassay. Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. S. Paulo 33(3):136-48, 1978 With O.Z. Higa, I.T. de Toledo e Souza, R.R. Pieroni & H. Pinto. Standardization of radioimmunoassay technique for determination of plasma insulin and growth hormone (1974) With R.H. Albuquerque. A simple technique for separation of cortisol metabolites by thin-layer chromatography and its application for the measurement of cortisol secretion rate. Arq. Bras. Endocrin. Metab. 16(3):183-90, 1967 With R.R. Pieroni & G. Hoxter. Preliminary mathematical model for glucagon-induced hepatic glyconeogeneolysis in man. Metab. Clin. Exp. 10:585, 1961 With I. Martirani, G. Hoxter, A.B. Ulhoa Cintra & I. Marian. Determination of polyssacharide hexoses and hexosamines in normal human sera. J. Lab. Clin. Med. 54:773-8, 1959 HONOURS Distinguished Physician Award, Endocrine Society (2007)
Baoling Wu
Baoling Wu, Chinese marine biologist (Beijing 01 March 1925 – Qingdao 05 February 1998) World authority on Polychaeta biology DESCRIBED VALID TAXA Polychaeta Genera (9; incomplete) Cossurella 1977 with Chen Halosydnopsis 1959 with Uschakov Heterophysa 1991 with Shen Neopolyodontes 1993 with Shen Paraleonnates 1962 with Chlebovitsch Sinonereis 1979 with Sun Species Austrophyllum oculatum 1987 with Wang Autolytus robustisetus 1978 with Sun Cabira pilargiformis 1962 with Uschakov Cossura aciculata 1977 with Chen Eteone delta 1963 with Chen Euchone quadrisegmentata 1993 with Zhao & Westheide Euniphysa tridontesa 1990 with Shen Eusamythella multidentata 1987 with Wu & Qian Exogone fungopapillata 1992 with Zhao Gattyana pohaiensis 1959 with Uschakov Glycinde gurjanovae 1962 with Uschakov Grubianella brevicirrata 1982 with Wu & Qian Harmothoe asiatica 1962 with Uschakov Heptaceras fukianensis 1962 with Uschakov Hesioneura shangdongensis 1991 with Zhao Hesperonoe hwanghaiensis 1959 with Uschakov Heteropodarke xiamenensis 1997 with Ding & Westheide Heterospio sinica 1966 with Chen Hydroides longistylaris 1980 with Chen Hydroides nanhaiensis 1981 with Chen Hydroides rhombobula 1980 with Chen Hydroides trilobula 1978 with Chen Hydroides xishaensis 1978 with Chen Kinbergonuphis antarctica 1987 with Wu & Wang Kinbergonuphis fauchaldi 1987 with Wu & Wang Laonice sinica 1998 with Sikorskii Linopherus oligobranchia 1975 with Shen & Chen Lumbriclymene australis 1988 with Wang Macellicephala australis 1987 with Wang Malmgrenia ampulliferoides 1959 with Uschakov Microphthalmus biantennatus 1993 with Zhao & Westheide Mysta tchangsii 1959 with Uschakov Neanthes donghaiensis 1981 with Sun & Yang Neanthes flava 1981 with Sun & Yang Neanthes maculata 1981 with Sun & Yang Neanthes multignatha 1981 with Sun & Yang Neanthes nanhaiensis 1981 with Sun & Yang Nereis guangdongensis 1981 with Sun & Yang Nereis huanghaiensis 1981 with Sun & Yang Nereis longior 1962 with Chlebovitsch Nereis sinensis 1981 with Sun & Yang Nicon sinica 1979 with Sun Notopygos subpragigas 1962 with Uschakov Onuphis chinensis 1962 with Uschakov Orbinia dicrochaeta 1962 Paraeuniphysa falciseta 1991 with Shen Paraleonnates uschakovi 1962 with Chlebovitsch Perinereis rhombodonta 1981 with Sun & Yang Perinereis weijhouensis 1981 with Sun & Yang Pholoe chinensis 1994 with Zhao & Ding Phyllodoce papillosa 1959 with Uschakov Phyllodoce sinensis 1959 with Uschakov Pisione hainanensis 1988 with Ding & Huang Pisione lavisetosa 1991 with Zhang & Westheide Prionospio sishaensis 1964 with Chen Proclea antarctica 1987 with Wu & Qian Protodrilus huanghaiensis 1980 with Sun & Chen Rullierinereis elytrocirra 1979 with Sun Scolelepis (Scolelepis) gibbosa 1964 with Chen Scoloplos chrysochaeta 1962 Scoloplos uschakovi 1962 Semivermilia parapomatostega 1981 with Chen Serpula sinica 1979 with Sun & Chen Sigalion asiaticus 1965 with Uschakov Sinonereis heteropoda 1979 with Sun Sphaerosyllis sinensis 1992 with Zhao Streblosoma sinica 1987 with Wu & Qian Streblosoma xiangyanghong 1987 with Wu & Qian Tambalagamia sinica 1993 with Shen Trichobranchus polychaetus 1988 with Wang Echinodermata Subspecies Aphelasterias changfeng yingi 1962 with Baranova HONORS Wuinereis Khlebovich 1996 (Polychaeta)
August Weberbauer
August Weberbauer, German-born Peruvian botanist and plant geographer (Breslau 26 November 1871 – Lima 16 January 1948) Authored the classical work Die Pflanzenwelt der Peruanischen Anden in ihren Grundzugen Dargestellt (1911) improved and translated into Spanish language as El mundo vegetal de los Andes Peruanos (1945) DESCRIBED VALID PLANTAE TAXA Genus Pleuranthodes 1896 (Rhamnaceae) Species Phrygilanthus lehmannianus 1911 Pleuranthodes hillebrandtii 1896 Pleuranthodes orbiculare 1896 Rhamnus maytenoides 1895 HONORS Weberbauera Gilg & Muschler 1909 (Brassicaceae) Weberbauerella Ullrich 1906 (Fabaceae) Weberbauerocereus Backeberg 1942 (Cactaceae)