Satish Dhawan
Satish Dhawan, Indian aerodynamicist (Srinagar, Kashmir & Jammu 25 September 1920 – Bangalore 03 January 2002) Made the first measurements of skin friction in a surface and its effective deflection against a spring resistance Designed a special balance for direct measurement of skin friction in rates with high and/or low flows Provided the first practical model for the transition zone in boundary layers Discovered connections with transition to turbulent flow in pipes and channels
Sambhu Nath De
Sambhu Nath De, Indian physician (Hooghly District, West Bengal 15 February 1915 – Calcutta, West Bengal 15 April 1985) Authored over 30 research papers Developed an animal model for cholera using ligated intestinal loops in rabbits With D.N. Chatterjee. An experimental study of the mechanism of action of Vibrio cholerae on the intestinal mucous membrane. J. Pathol. Bacteriol. 66:559-62, 1953 Discovered the cholera exotoxin Enterotoxicity of bacteria free-culture filtrate of Vibrio cholerae. Nature 183:1533-4, 1959 Discovered the effect of this toxin on intestinal permeability HONORS Medicine and Physiology Nobel Prize nominee
Sailesh Chandra Dutt
Sailesh Chandra Dutt, Indian helminthologist and parasitologist (Sylhet, Bangladesh 11 January 1919 – 16 August 1979) Authored over 100 research papers With H.D. Srivastava elucidated the life cycle of Stephanofilaria assamensis, the causative agent of cattle humpsore (1963) Identified the intermediate host of human and pig parasites (Gastrodiscoides hominis) and its transmission With M.C. Agrawal. Method of maintenance of fresh water snails in the laboratory. Gujvet 8:55-7, 1974 DESCRIBED PARASITE TAXA Genera (Trematoda) Orientobilharzia 1955 with Srivastava Sinobilharzia 1955 with Srivastava Species Cercaria hardayali 1970 Cercaria helicorbisi 1968 with Kumar & Jain Cercaria shibi 1958 Cercaria srivastavai 1957 Cotugnia columbae 1969 with Malviya Cotugnia srivastavai 1970 with Malviya Gastrothylax indicus Orientobilharzia dattai 1952 Parafilaria sahaii 1978 with Srivastava Raillietina mehrai 1971 with Malviya Raillietina singhi 1971 with Malviya Setaria indica 1963 LINKS http://www.drscdutt.com
Sachindra Nath Gupta
Sachindra Nath Dasgupta, Indian mycologist and plant pathologist (Jalpaiguri 04 November 1902 – 11 September 1990) Demonstrated the cause of tip necrosis of mango and developed economic means to control this disease spraying borax Described the dieback of mango With A.T. Zachariah. Dieback of mango. A new disease in India. Ind. J. Bot. 24(1):101-8, 1945 Proposed that the sum of metabolic pattern that should be basically considered for the determination of aggressiveness of a pathogen (1959) His work Saltation of Fungi (1936) earned him great international repute Described at least 77 species of aquatic fungi (63 of them with Rachel John) HONOURS Honorary Member, American Phytopathological Society & Société Botanique de France
Roberto Donoso Barros
Roberto Donoso Barros, Chilean herpetologist (Santiago 05 October 1921 – Concepción 02 August 1975) DESCRIBED TAXA Amphibia Species Alsodes vanzolinii 1974 Engystomops freibergi 1969 Mannophryne riveroi 1965 Pristimantis lancinii 1965 Reptilia Genus Garthia 1965 with Vanzolini Species Garthia penai 1966 Gonatodes ceciliae 1966 Gonatodes ligiae 1967 Gonatodes petersi 1967 Gonatodes seigliei 1966 Liolaemus archeforus 1971 with Cei Liolaemus ceii 1971 Liolaemus constanzae 1961 Liolaemus cranweli 1973 Liolaemus hellmichi 1975 Liolaemus paulinae 1961 Liolaemus petrophilus 1971 with Cei Liolaemus ruibali 1961 Liolaemus sarmientoi 1973 Liolaemus silvanae 1971 with Cei Microlophus atacamensis 1960 Microlophus tarapacensis 1966 Microlophus theresioides 1966 Pristidactylus alvaroi 1975 Pristidactylus valeriae 1966 Subspecies Bachia heteropa marcelae 1964 with Garrido Caiman yacare medemi 1974 Callopistes palluma atacamensis 1960 Callopistes palluma manni 1960 Homonota gaudichaudii klugei 1970 Liolaemus archeforus archeforus 1971 with Cei Liolaemus cyanogaster brattstroemi 1961 Liolaemus zapallarensis sieversi 1954 HONORS Subgenus Donosolaemus Pincheira-Donoso & Nuñez 2005 (Reptilia)
Roberto Dabbene
Roberto Raul Dabbene, Italian-born Argentine ornithologist (Torino 17 January 1864 – La Plata, Buenos Aires Province 20 October 1938) DESCRIBED VALID AVIAN TAXA Species Ara glaucogularis 1921 Geopsitta punensis 1917 Subspecies Cinclodes antarcticus maculirostris 1917 Cinclodes oustaleti hornensis 1913 Cyanoliseus patagonus andinus 1913 with Lillo Eudromia elegans intermedia 1913 with Lillo Leptasthenura aegithalioides pallida 1920 HONORS Subgenus Prodabbenea Kraglievich 1940 (Fossil Mammalia)