Botha de Meillon
Schalk Jacobus Botha de Meillon, South African entomologist (Prieska, Cape Province 15 October 1902 – Philadelphia, USA 06 December 2000) Authored 189 papers DESCRIBED TAXA Diptera Genera & Subgenera Ankylohelea 1987 with Wirth Capehelea 1987 with Wirth Fanthamia 1939 Kolenohelea 1981 with Wirth Luciamyia 1937 Notoceratopogon 1986 with Downes Pedilohelea 1980 with Wirth Rhinohelea 1979 with Wirth Species 423 being 219 in Ceratopogonidae and 37 in Simuliidae Siphonaptera Genera Cryptopsylla 1949 Epirimia 1940 Macroscelidopsylla 1958 Species 38 Acari Species At least 2 (Echinonyssus latiscutatus 1944 & Myonyssoides spinosus 1944 both with Lavoipierre) HONORS Demeillonia Hopkins & Rothschild 1956 (Siphonaptera) Demeillonius Davidson 1980 (Diptera) Bothamia Meiswinkel 1987 (Diptera) Bothahelea Grogan & Wirth 1983 (Diptera) Subgenus Meilloniellum Rubtsov 1962 (Diptera)
Bhola Nath Dhawan
Bhola Nath Dhawan, Indian neuropharmacologist (Khairabad, Uttar Pradesh State 11 October 1932 – Authored over 400 papers, 20 books Discovered the apomorphine stereotypy in pigeon (1960) Elucidated the role of biogenic amines and opioid peptides With A. Gulati & R.C. Srimal elucidated the role of neurotransmitters in the regulation of the blood brain barrier (1986) With A. Gulati, S.K. Agarwal, R. Shukla & R.C. Srimal developed a simple procedure for transiently opening the blood brain barrier by administration of an intravenosus bolus of hypertonic saline (1985) Discovered 8 new drugs and a diagnostic kit PATENTS (70 national and international patents; incomplete list) With D.K. Dikshit, S. Singh, G.K. Patnaik & R.C. Srimal. A process for the synthesis of 4,5-substituted 2-oxo-4-oxazolidine carboxylic acids. IN178841A5 (1997) With V.J. Ram, S.K. Singh, F.A. Hussaiani, A. Shoeb, S.B. Intripathi, G.K. Patnaik, R.C. Srimal & A.P. Bhaduri. A process for the synthesis of 3,4,6,tribubstituted-2H-pyran-2-ones having hepatoprotective activity. IN178259A15 (1997) With B.S. Singh, R. Chander, S.K. Chatterjee, Y. Dwivedi et al. A process for the preparation and composition of a fraction containing picrosides I and kuktoside. EP 0571668-A1 (1993) With S.D. Sharma, K.B. Mathur, A. Raghubir, G.K. Patnaik & R.C. Srimal. A process for the synthesis of L-tyrosyl-D-alanyl-glycyl-L-N-methyl phenylalanyl-L-methionine N-substituted amines and their corresponding sulphoxide derivatives as analgesics. IN166472A19 (1990) With P.C. Jain, R.C. Srimal, N. Anand, J.N. Sharma & V.A. Rao. Derivés de la quinoleine, leur preparation et leurs utilisations therapeutiques. FR Patent 2279403-A1 (1976) With V.A. Murthi, P.C. Jain, J.N.Sharma, R.C. Srimal & N. Anand. 1-substituted 4(-B-2-quinolyethyl)piperazines and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolyl-ethyl analogues thereof. US 03983121A With A.K. Saxena, P.C. Jain, G. Singh et al. 2-substituted-1,2,3,4,6,7,12,12-A- octahydropyrazino(2’1’:6,1)pyrido(3,4-B)indoles. US Patent 3917599 (1975)
Bernhard Dawson
Bernhard Hildebrandt Dawson, US-born Argentine astronomer (Kansas City, Missouri State 21 September 1890 – 18 June 1960) Discovered Nova Puppis star or Dawson star (1942) Identified a nebula surrounding a variable star (1928) Two new variables. Astron. J. 30 (706):84, 1917 Forty-seven new double stars. Astron. J. 35(834):1478, 1924 METHODS An improved slide rule for the addition of squares. Science 104 (2688):18, 1946 A simple procedure for photographing eclipses. Pop. Astron. 41:292, 1933 A new method for calculation of binary stars orbits Un metodo abreviado de compensación (1948) Una simplificación en la determinación del tiempo y latitud HONORS D.B. Pickering Nova Medal, American Association of Variable Stars Observers Dawson lunar crater Asteroid 1829 Dawson
Bernard De Winter
Bernard De Winter, South African botanist (Pretoria 31 July 1924 – Pretoria 08 May 2017) DESCRIBED PLANTA TAXA Genera Diandrochloa 1960 Digitariella 1961 Kaokochloa 1961 Polevansia 1966 Sartidia 1963 Styppeiochloa 1966 Species Citrullus rehmii 1990 Digitariella remotigluma 1961 Diospyros austroafricana 1961 Diospyros glanduliufera 1961 Eragrostis acrae 1961 Eragrostis aristata 1961 Eragrostis comptonii 1990 Eragrostis glandulosipedata 1961 Eragrostis kingesii 1961 Eragrostis lamprospicula 1961 Eragrostis moggii 1966 Eragrostis omahekensis 1961 Eragrostis pygmaea 1969 Eragrostis remotiflora 1961 Eragrostis stapfii 1955 Kaokochloa nigrirostris 1961 Polevansia rigida 1966 Rogeria petrophila 1961 Royena acocksii 1958 Stipagrostis anomala 1958 Stipagrostis namibensis 1964 Stipagrostis pellytronis 1990 Stipagrostis ramulosa 1964 Stipagrostis seelyae 1990 HONORS Dewinteria Van Jaarsveld & Van Wyk 2007 (Pedaliaceae)
B. Vasantharaj David
B(aliah) Vasantharaj David, Indian entomologist (Insein, Myanmar 17 November 1934 – DESCRIBED HEMIPTERA GENERA Aleuropapillatus 1993 with Regu Cockerelliella 1992 with Sundararaj Crescentaleyrodes 1987 with Jesudasan Fippataleyrodes 1992 with Sundararaj Hindaleyrodes 1994 with Meganathan Indoaleyrodes 1976 with Subramanian Kanakarajiella 1993 with Sundararaj Keralaleyrodes 1994 with Meganathan Lankaleyrodes 1993 Moundiella 1974 Orientaleyrodes 1993 Rositaleyrodes 1994 with Meganathan HONORS (Hemiptera) Vasantharajiella Manidurai David & Manoharan 2000 Vasdavidius Russell 2000
Augusta Vera Duthie
Augusta Vera Duthie, South-African botanist (Knysna, Western Cape Province 18 July 1881 – Knysna, Western Cape Province 08 August 1963) DESCRIBED PLANT SPECIES Anthericum scariosum 1926 Chlorophytum tuberculatum 1926 Eriospermum appendiculatum 1940 Eriospermum fasciculatum 1924 Eriospermum graminifolium 1924 Eriospermum papilliferum 1940 Ornithogalum pygmaeum 1928 Urginea gracilis 1928 Urginea minor 1928 Urginea revoluta 1928 Urginea unifolia 1928 HONORS Duthiastrum De Vos 1975 (Iridaceae) Duthiophycus Tandy 1938 (Rhodophyta)