Aristomenes Guimarães Duarte
Aristomenes Guimarães Duarte, Brazilian geologist and stratigrapher (died 10 April 1936) Described fossil brachiopod Magas sergipensis 1939 Named trilobite species Anisopyge antiqua (1938) renamed Phillipsia (Ameura) duartei SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Paleontologia da parte superior do Grupo Estrada Nova. Miner. Metal. 1(1):6-8, 1936 Petróleo e condições para a sua ocorrência no Estado de Sergipe. Miner. Metal. 1(3):116-7, 1936 Fósseis da sondagem de Therezina, Estado do Piauí. Serv. Geol. Miner. 2(2):1-3, 1936 Idade dos calcareos do morro do Chaves, Estado do Sergipe. Bol. Serv. Geol. Miner. 79, 1936 Notas geológicas sobre o município de Taquara, Rio Grande do Sul (1936) Fósseis carboniferous do rio Jatapu. Bol. Serv. Geol. Mineral. 84:1-18, 1938 Brachiopodos do rio Parauary. Bol. Serv. Geol. Miner. 84, 1938 HONORS Duartea Mendes 1959 (Fossil Brachiopoda)
Apparicio Pereira Duarte
Apparicio Pereira Duarte, Brazilian botanist (Carandaí, Minas Gerais State 07 December 1910 – Rio de Janeiro 30 March 1984) Authored 28 papers Only one paper about phytochemistry With B. Gilbert, Y. Nakagawa, J.A. Joule, S.E. Flores, J. Aguayo Brissolese, J. Campello, E.P. Carrazzoni, R.J. Owellen, E.C. Blossey, K.S. Brown Jr & C. Djerassi. Alkaloid studies. LI. The alkaloids of twelve Aspidosperma species. Tetrahedron 21:1141-66, 1965 DESCRIBED PLANTAE SPECIES Aspidosperma divaricatum 1972 Aspidosperma ellipsocarpum 1968 Aspidosperma formopsanum 1973 Aspidosperma gilbertii 1968 Aspidosperma heringeri 1968 Aspidosperma williamsii 1972 Callisthene dryadum 1964 Callisthene elisha-florae 1968 Callisthene revoluta 1968 Haplostephium granmogolensis 1974 Haplostephium pinnifolium 1974 Kielmeyera rupestris 1973 Trymatococcus guanabarinus 1964 HONORS Alkaloid Apparicine, described by H.J. Monteiro, J.A. Joule, L.J. Durham, B. Gilbert & C. Djerassi 1964 Duartin (isoflavan from Machaerium opacum) 1978 LINKS http://aplicacoes.jbrj.gov.br/publica/archivos_jb/Arquivos_do_Jardim_Botanico/per065170_1986_1987_28r.pdf
Anil Kumar Datta Gupta
Anil Kumar Datta-Gupta, Indian zoologist (30 October 1924 – 02 April 1988) DESCRIBED POLYCHAETA TAXA Genera Kurchatovus 1979 Charcotus 1981 Species Acanthobonellia rollandoe 1964 with Menon & Johnson Acanthobonellia vulgaris 1964 with Menon & Johnson Alomasoma rhynchollulus 1981 Anelassorhunchus chaetiferus 1963 with Menon & Johnson Anelassorhynchus fischeri 1964 Anelassorhynchus loborhynchus 1966 with Menon Bonellia plumosa 1981 Bonelliopsis minutus 1981 Charcotus charcotus 1981 Charcotus clavatum 1981 Eubonellia longistomum 1981 Eubonellia noratlanticum 1981 Ikeda pirotansis 1962 with Menon Jakobia similaris 1981 Kurchatovus epeedentatus 1986 Kurchatovus tridentatus 1979 Ochetostoma septemyotum 1963 with Menon & Johnson HONORS Dattaguptus Murina & Popokov 2000 (Echiura)
Anil Kumar Das
Anil Kumar Das, Indian astronomer (Chinsura Hoogly, West Bengal 01 February 1902 – Hyderabad 18 February 1961) Authored about 40 papers Explained a large number of solar phenomena Measured the temperature difference between the pole and equator of the Sun (1953) confirming the Bjerknes theory of 1926 Showed that the area of calcium prominences in Sun’s atmosphere was indeed maximum in January and minimum in July (1940) INSTRUMENTS With B.B. Roy & D.N. Das Gupta. A new upper air temperature indicator. Gerlands Beitr. Z. Geophys. 36:4-6, 1932 Simple instruments for studying temperature inversions in the free atmosphere. Gerlands Beitr. Z. Geophys. 37:224-32, 1932 With R. Anantha Krishnan & B.N. Bhargava. A recording photoelectric photometer. Indian J. Met. Geophys. 2:151-61, 1951 HONORS Lunar crater Das
Angel Diaz Celis
Angel Díaz Celis, Peruvian botanist (San Miguel de Cajamarca 02 October 1922 – ?) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With A.M. Rivera Mardones. Exploración del recurso medico tradicional en el departamento de Ucayali (2000) Guia para el cultivo y aprovechamiento de los algarrobos o trupillos Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) DC y Prosopis pallida (H&B ex Willd. ) H.B.K. (1997) Los algarrobos (1995) Estudio de las variedades nacionales de zapallos (1957) Estudio de la vegetación halofita de la llanura de Duro Tacla y lagunas de Porto Viejo (1953) HONORS Angeldiazia Dillon & Zapata 2010 (Asteraceae)
Andrés Manuel del Rio
Andrés Manuel del Rio Fernandez, Spanish-born Mexican chemist and mineralogist (Madrid 10 November 1764 – Ciudad de Mexico 23 March 1849) ACHIEVEMENTS Discovered and isolated vanadium (1801); confirmed only in 1830 after Sefstrom rediscovery Discovered a natural gold-rhodium alloy (1825) and mercury selenide (1827) Discovered and described various mineral species (for example vanadinite) and the varieties herrerite (1830) and valencianite Established the foundations of geographical mineralogy (1804) Invented and improved mineral extraction methods for use in mining industry Developed a water pump used in mines HONORS Delrioite Thompson & Sherwood 1959 (Mineral)