German Frers
Germán Francisco Frers Serralunga, Argentine naval architect and designer (Buenos Aires 04 July 1941 – From German, Irish and Italian descent Designed and headed the construction of about 1,000 all type yachts Created some of the most innovative and revered yachts of the modern era Developed designs that became classics in their class With Finnish Nautor’s Swan designed some of the benchmarks of sailing yacht design (1980s) Designed Hyperion, the best sailing yacht in the world presenting largest sloop, tallest mast and longest single piece carbonfibre object ever made of this day (1997) Among his global customers are King of Spain and Giani Agnelli (FIAT) HONOURS Show Boats Award (1998) Hall of Fame, Sail Magazine (1992) USA Le Bouchon d’Or (1981) France William Snaith Memorial Trophy (1974, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1996 & 1998) USA Lifetime Achievement Award in Yacht Design (2017) His father, Germán Julio Frers Lynch, Argentine sailor and naval architect (Buenos Aires 10 September 1899 – 06 July 1986) He was fourth in 6 meters International Class in Berlin Olympic Games (1936) Proposed a proper yacht for ocean voyaging Explored the utilization of plywood independently of Dutch Ricus Van de Stadt His boats had international prominence leading fame to his yard
Geraldo Wilson Fernandes
Geraldo Wilson Afonso Fernandes, Brazilian ecologist (Itamarandiba, Minas Gerais State 29 November 1950 – Authored about 500 papers with about 19,000 citations (h-index=67) Pointed out the diversity of galling in plants from temperate and tropical regions Tropical and temperature altitudinal gradient in galling species richness. Master’s Dissertation, Northern Arizona University (1987) With P.W. Price. Biogeographical gradients in galling species richness: tests of hypothesis. Oecologia 76:161-7, 1988 First to show the role of ambiental stress in plant-galling relationship Adaptive distribution of gall-forming insects: patterns and mechanisms. Doctoral Thesis, Northern Arizona University (1992) Adaptive distribution of gall-forming insects: patterns and mechanisms. Ecotropicos 6(1):62-3, 1993 DESCRIBED NEW TAXA Genus Parkiamyia 2006 with Maia (Diptera) Species Eurytoma minasensis 1989 with De Santis (Hymenoptera) Parkiamyia paraensis 2006 with Maia (Diptera) Syrphophagus cecidium 1989 with De Santis (Hymenoptera) HONORS Award for Excellence in Science, The Organizing Committee for the 6th International Symposium on the Biology and Ecology of Galling (2013) Genus Fernandesia Rodrigues & Maia 2013 (Diptera)
Geoffrey Falkson
Geoffrey Falkson, South African oncologist and chemotherapist (Pretoria 09 August 1932 – 10 January 2019) Authored over 400 papers Demonstrated the potentiation of ionizing radiation and fluorinated pyrimidines in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer Fluorinated pyrimidine as potentiators of ionizing radiations in the treatment of stomach cancer in man. Thesis (1964) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With A.M. Chedid, L.M. Ryan, Y. Dayal & B.C. Wolf. Morphology and other prognostic factors of hepatocellular carcinoma. Arch. Pathol. Labor. Medic. 123(6):524-8, 1999 With J.I. Raats & H. Falkson. Fadrozole hydrochloride, a new nontoxic aromatase inhibitor for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer. J. Ster. Biochem. Mol. Biol. 43:161-5, 1992 With C. Falkson & H. Falkson. Improved results with the addition of interferon alpha 2a to dacarbazine in the treatment of patients with metastatic malignant melanoma. J. Clin. Oncol. 9:1043-8, 1991 With H.C. Falkson & C.I. Falkson. High versus low dose granisetron, a selective 5HT3 antagonist, for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Investig. Drugs 8:407-9, 1990 With H.C. Falkson & C.I. Falkson. The effect of chemotherapy with or without GnRHA on serum hormone levels in premenopausal women with breast cancer. Proc. Am. Soc. Clin. Oncol. 9:25, 1990 With H.C. Falkson, A. Cnaan, A.J. Schutt & L.M. Ryan. Prognostic factors for survival in nhepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Res. 48:7314-8, 1988 High-dose medroxyprogesterone acetate plus mitomycin-C or vindesine in the treatment of advanced breast cancer. Am. J. Clin. Oncology – Cancer Clin Trials 2:431-4, 1988 With R.S. Gelman & F.J. Pretorius. Age as a prognostic factor in recurrent breast cancer. J. Clin. Oncol. 4(5):663-71, 1986 With B. Klein & H. Falkson. Hematological toxicity: experience with anthracyclines and anthracenes. Exp. Hematol. 13:64-71, 1985 (Suppl. 16) With J.M. McIntyre, A.J. Schutt, B.J. Coetzer et al. Neocarzinostatin versus m-AMSA or adriamycin in hepatocellular carcinoma. J. Clin. Oncol. 2:581-4, 1984 With D.A. Vorobiof, J.H. Lerner et al. A phase II study of M-AMSAin patients with malignant mesothelioma. Cancer Chemotherap. Pharmacol. 11:94-7, 1983 With H.C. Falkson & I.W. Simson. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in pregnancy. Cancer 45:1679-82, 1980 Chemotherapy studies in primary liver cancer: a prospective randomized clinical trial. Cancer 42(5):2149-56, 1978 With H.C. Falkson. Further experience with isophosphimide (1976) With H.C. Falkson. Fluorouracil, methyl-CCNU and vincristine in cancer of the colon. Cancer 38:1468-70, 1976 Therapeutic approaches to hepatoma. Cancer Treat. Rev. 2:73-6, 1975 With E.G. Van Edin & H.C. Falkson. Fluorouracil midazole carboxamide dimethyltriazeno, vincristine and bischloroethylintrourea in colon cancer. Cancer 33:1207, 1974 With J.J. Van Dyck, H.C. Falkson & A.M. Van der Merwe. Unexpected toxicity in patients treated with iphosphamide. Cancer Res. 32:921-4, 1972 An annotation on the treatment of disseminated breast cancer in premenopausal women. S. Afr. J. Surg. 10:41-4, 1972 With E.W. Geddes. Malignant hepatoma in the Bantu. Cancer 25(6):1271-8, 1970 Behandeling van Gevorderde Longkanker. Geneeskunde 11:147, 1969 With H.C. Falkson. Erythroleukemia. S. Afr. Med. J. 42:1291, 1968 With H.C. Falkson. The clinical testing of anti-cancer drugs and the criteria for response to these drugs. S. Afr. Cancer Bull. 10:5, 1966 With E.J. Schulz. Skin changes caused by cancer chemotherapy. Br.J. Dermatol. 76:309-14, 1964 With H.J. Snyman. Experience with chemotherapy of cancer at the University of Pretoria. Acta Union Int. Contre Le Cancer 20:439-66, 1964 With E.J. Schulz. Endoxan alopecia. Br.J. Dermatol. 72:296-301, 1960 Chemotherapie van Primere Lewerkarsinoom. Spekulum 3:5-11, 1959 HONOURS Special Award for Meritorius Service, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, United States (1997) International Award of Imminent Scientist of the Decade 1990-99
Fritz Feigl
Fritz (Friedrich) Feigl, Austrian-born Jewish Brazilian analytical chemist and microchemist (Wien 15 May 1891 – Rio de Janeiro 23 January 1971) ACHIEVEMENTS Regarded as one of world’s most notable analytical chemists of all the times Published 550 papers First related specific and selective properties to existence of certain groupings in molecule Idealized and created spot tests in 1920s Elaborated thousand spot tests for detecting organic and inorganic substances Introduced masking and unmasking concepts in selectivity of reactions (1955) Defined with accuracy the concepts of limit of identification and limit of dilution Distinguished specific reactants from selective reactants being the concept adopted by IUPAC Introduced with Stern capilar effect of filter paper in identifying of components by drop reactions (1921) Provided original theoretical foundation for the analytical use of organic reagents Developed organic reactants for inorganic analysis Developed luminol Introduced microscale in chemistry learning Enunciated classification principles and rules to search for new tests and analytical reagents With A. Schaeffer developed a method for extracting caffeine from coffee and maté plants via direct sublimation A procedure for solubilization of phosphate from phosphorous bauxite With Krumholz & Hamburg proposed sodium sulfite as a reducing agent and as a buffer With P. E. F. Barbosa. A new procedure for detecting acidity. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry-Analytical Edition. 14:6, With Coriolano J. da Silva. Uma reação de identificação de combinações básicas insolúveis n’agua (1941) With O. Ribeiro. Uma micro reação para a vitamina B1. Rev. Soc. Bras. Quim. 11:3-7, 1942 With E.K. Libergott. Test for elenmental arsenic and sulfur based on the formation of arsenic sulfide. Zeitschr. fur Angew. Chimie 233(6):401, 1968 With I. Ciornai, A. Espínola, P.W. West, H.E. Feigl et al. News methods of qualitative and quantitative analyses of selenium, titanium, chromium, cobalt and tin. Bol. Depart.Nac. Prod. Mineral 24 (1946-8) With C.R. Hesg. Novos sais complexos de cianeto de paládio com bases orgânicas (1949) With H.E. Feigl. Novo método de identificação de cianetos, baseado no desmascaramento de dimetilglioximo de potássio e paládio (1949) Developed Feigl-Suter colorimetric test using sodium rhodizonate for forensic ballistics (1954) With Coriolano J. da Silva. Uma reação de identificação de radicais ácidos nas combinações orgânicas (1941) With A. Schaeffer. Eine neue methode zur massanalytischenr Bestimmung von Nitraten. Anal. Chim. Acta 7(6):507-11, 1952 With G.B. Heisig. Some new demonstrations of fluorescence. J. Chem. Educ, 29(4):192-4, 1952 With Hans E. Feigl. Sobre a reatividade do paládio liga como complexo interno: um novo teste específico para cianeto em soluções alcalinas (1953) With V. Gentil. A new spot test for urease. Biol. Jb. 20:47-9, 1953 With A. Caldas. Alizarin blue as a selective reagent for traces of copper. Anal. Chim. Acta 8(2):117-21, 1953 With V. Gentil. Eine neue Tüpfelreaktion für Zinnmit Morin. Mikrochim. Acta 1:90-2, 1954 With V. Gentil. Neue Anwendungen von Reaktionen mit Natriumrhodizonat in der Tüpfelanalyse. Mikrochim. Acta 3-4:435-43, 1954 With H.E. Feigl & D. Goldstein. A sensitive and specific test for coumarin through photocatalysis. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 77(15):4162-3, 1955 With Cécile Stark. Spot test reaction for detection of sulphur element. Anal. Chem. 27(11):1838, 1955 With V. Gentil. Spot reaction for acidic polynitro compounds. Anal. Chem. 27(3):432-3, 1955 With L. Hainberger. Formaldehyde. Chem. Anal. 44(2):47-8, 1955 With H.E. Feigl & D. Goldstein. A sensitive and specific test for coumarin through photocatalysis. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 77(15):4162-3, 1955 With V. Gentil. Spot test for detection of inositol. Mikrochim. Acta 5-6:1004-7, 1955 With Alcides Caldas & Ernesto Silva. Algumas novas contribuições às análises de toque inorgânica e orgânica. Aplicação do desmascaramento do iônio ferrocianeto para a identificação rápida do mercúrio em drogas medicinais. An. Acad. Bras. Cien. 27(2), 1955 With C. Costa Neto. Algumas novas contribuições às análises de toque inorgânica e orgânica. Identificação do molibdênio, tungstênio e vanádio por meio de reação catalítica. An. Acad. Bras. Cien. 27(2), 1955 With V. Gentil. Spot test procedures for differentiation of quinoline and isoquinoline. Anal. Chem. 28(8):1309-10, 1956 With C. Costa Neto. Spot test for diketones and quinones based on catalytic effect. Anal. Chem. 28(3):397-9, 1956 With C. Stark-Mayer. Spot test for trace ethanol. Chem. Anal. 45(2):39-40, 1956 With C. Stark-Mayer. Spot test for acetate in formic and formates. Chem. Anal. 45(2):46-7, 1956 With D. Goldstein. A specific test for cobalt. Analyst 81(1969):709-10, 1956 Spot reactions for examination of filter papers. Z. Anal. Chem. 152(1-3):52-5, 1956 With Cécile Stark & L. Vocak. Algumas novas contribuições às análises de toque inorgânica e orgânica. Identificação específica do enxofre elementar e de compostos orgãnicos contendo grupo alcoolico secundário. An. Acad. Bras. Cien. 27(2), 1957 With V. Gentil. Spot tests based on Nencki synthesis of rhodanine (rhodanic acid). Anal. Chem. 29(11):1715-6, 1957 With D. Goldstein. Tests for aluminium and hydroxy triphenyl methane dyes. Anal. Chem. 29(3):456-8, 1957 With D. Goldstein. Spot tests for nitromethane, monochloro (Brome) acetic acid, dimethyl sulphate, iodomethane and methyl-sulphuric. Anal. Chem. 29(10):1522-3, 1957 With C. Stark-Mayer. Spot test for paranitraniline. Chem. Anal. 46(2):37-8, 1957 With C. Stark-Mayer. New specific test for calcium. Anal. Chim. Acta 19(5):437-9, 1958 With E.Jungreis. Spot tests for ascertaining the purity of n,n’-dialkylanilines. Chem. Anal. 47(3):64, 1958 With E.Jungreis. Spot test for phenols and alkylated anilines based on the Duff formylation. Analyst 83(993):666-9, 1958 With E. Jungreis. Spot test detection of phenylhydrazine and arsenic acids. Talanta 1(4):367-8, 1958 With E .Jungreis. Micro detection of hydrogen in organic compounds. Mikrochim. Acta 6:812-4, 1958 Published Chemistry of Specific, Selective and Sensitive Reactions (1949) in Brazil. It was considered one of most notable works in chemistry of all the times. Chemistry Nobel Prize nominee (1955, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967 & 1969) TESTS With R. Moscovici a color test for the detection of sulfoxone sodium in very small quantities With R. Moscovici a new test for monochloroacetic acid (1955) With C. Costa Neto spot test for diketones and quinines based on catalytic effect (1956) With V. Gentil & Jungreis a spot test for aliphatic and aromatic cyanides With V. Gentil a new spot reaction for tin based on the fluorescent absorption compounds With V. Gentil & Stark-Mayer a test for secondary
Francisco Fonck
Franz Adolf Fonck, German-born Chilean naturalist, explorer, archeologist, historian, ethnologist and geographer (Goch, North Rhine Westphal 11 March 1830 – Quilpué, Valparaiso Region 12 October 1912) Predicted the existence of endoscopy and x-rays (1878) DISCOVERED NEW PLANT SPECIES (described by Philippi in 1858) Pteris semiadnata (Adiantaceae) Senecio gnidioides (Asteraceae) Senecio triodon (Asteraceae) Fonkia uliginosa (Plantaginaceae) Deschampsia laxa (Poaceae) Poa chonotica (Poaceae) Elymus chonoticus (Poaceae) Lepidothamnus fonkii (Podocarpaceae) Euphrasia perpusilla (Scrophulariaceae) Ourisia pygmaea (Scrophulariaceae) Tribeles australis (Scrophulariaceae) Solanum brevidens (Solanaceae) Valeriana fonkii (Valerianaceae) Viola muscoides (Violaceae) HONORS Fonkia Philippi 1859 (Plantaginaceae) Fonckia Roewer 1913 (Arachnida)
Flávio da Fonseca
Flávio Oliveira Ribeiro da Fonseca, Brazilian zoologist (Rio de Janeiro 12 October 1900 – São Paulo 22 May 1963) Brother of mycologist and parasitologist Olympio da Fonseca Obtained international recognition for his studies on acarology Authored about 130 works Demonstrated Rickettsia brasiliensis transmission by ticks Proposed an original technique for distinguishing specifically between Leishmania sp. and Leptomonas sp. (1932) Improved techniques of preparing anti-tetanus serum and other immunotherapeutic products First to verify the conservation of the yellow fever virus by inoculation in the testicles of cat or Ctenomys in C.R.Soc. Biol. Paris (1938) & Mem. Inst. Butantan 12 (1938) DESCRIBED TAXA DIPTERA Genera Neivamyia 1930 with Pinto Shannoniella 1940 with Silva Ramos Townsendmyia 1932 with Prado Species 22 ACARI Families Dasyponyssidae 1940 Pneumophionyssidae 1940 Subfamily Dasyponyssinae 1940 Genera Bdellonyssus 1941 Bolivilaelaps 1940 Camerolaelaps 1960 Cavilaelaps 1937 Dasyponyssus 1940 Edentalges 1954 Gigantoelaps 1939 Hirstesia 1948 Hirstionyssus 1948 Ischnolaelaps 1936 Ixobiodes 1934 Kolenationyssus 1948 Lepronyssoides 1943 Lobalges 1954 Mysolaelaps 1936 Neoichoronyssus 1941 Neoparalaelaps 1936 Oudemansiella 1948 Pneumophionyssus 1940 Rhinolaelaps 1960 Schistolaelaps 1960 Trombewingia 1955 Trouessalges 1954 Species 67 Protozoa Genus Muniziella 1939 Species 24 1 Trematoda species HONORS (Acari) Fonsecalges Fain 1962 Fonsecia Radford 1942 Fonsecula Loomis 1966 Flavionyssus Castro 1948