William Callia
William Ermete Primo Callia, Brazilian plastic surgeon (1927 – São Paulo 01 June 2003) Developed abdominal lipectomy or lipoabdominoplasty or Callia operation Contribuição para o estudo da correção em cirurgia do abdomen em pêndulo e globoso: técnica original. Thesis (1965) New technique for breast reconstruction in unilateral amastia (1960) Uma plástica para a cirurgia geral. Med. Hosp. 1:40, 1967 Nova técnica de reconstrução de rebordo de asa de nariz (Nota prévia) 1959 Nova técnica de postectomia Nova técnica de mamoplastia
William Bartlett Calvert
William Bartlett Calvert, Irish-born Chilean entomologist (Lurgan, Armagh County, Ulster Province 18 October 1856 – ?) DESCRIBED NEW LEPIDOPTERA TAXA Genus Neorumia 1893 Species Agriocoma araucana 1893 Argentulia montana 1893 Argopteron puelmae 1888 Aloba cinereus 1895 Catocalopsis medinae 1891 Cherchiella andina 1894 Chloroclydon graphica 1890 Hyponomeuta rutila 1893 Incalvertia valdiviana 1893 Macaria alba 1893 Microclysia paulseni 1893 Microclysia philippii 1891 Neorumia gigantea 1893 Neorumia lutea 1893 Oporabia arenosa 1893 Perusia gracilis 1893 Pseudaleucis oyarzuni 1893 Pseudolucia andina 1893 Pucaraia izquierdoi 1893 Siona alba 1893 Stamnodes triangularia 1891 Synaxis strigata 1893 Tetracis ianthinus 1893 Triptiloides esmeralda 1893 HONORS Incalvertia Rindge 1986 (Lepidoptera) Calvertius Sharp 1891 (Coleoptera)
Wenxin Chen
Wenxin Chen, Chinese soil microbiologist (Liuyang County, Hunan Province 23 September 1926 – Beijing 07 October 2021) Authored over 80 papers ESTABLISHED The world’s largest rhizobia resource bank and database One of the two most important rhizobia classification laboratories in the world A set of scientific classification and identification of rhizobia technical methods and data processing procedures DISCOVERIES Proved the diversity of the symbiosis relationship between rhizobia and legumes (one plant can coexist with a variety of rhizobia) Revealed the biogeographical characteristics of rhizobia and related genomic differences Revealed the difference in the effectiveness of symbiosis between close-source strains and different plant varieties (required to screen strains for crop varieties) Discovered that rhizobia adapts to symbiotic interactions and other environmental conditions with genes unique to system branches With C.F. Tian, Y.J. Zhou, Y.M. Zhang, Q.Q. Li, Y.Z. Zhang, D.F. Li, S. Wang et al. Comparative genome of rhizobia nodulating soybean suggests extensive recruitment of lineage-specific genes in adaptations. Proceed. Natl. Acad. Sci. 109(22):8629-34, 2012 Found that mixed planting between gramineous plants and legumes both interacting each other to achieve high yield, overcoming the nitrogen inhibition or barrier DESCRIBED BACTERIA TAXA Genera Mesorhizobium 2005 with Jarvis, Van Berkum, Nour, Fernandez, Cleyet-Marel & Gillis Nakamurella 2004 with Tao, Yue, Chen et al. Species About 70 HONORS Invited to write the rhizobia part of the Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology (1998) Genus Wenxinia Ying, Wang, Dai, Yang, Liu & Liu 2007 (Bacteria)
Wen Tang Chang
Wen-Tang Chang or Wentang Zhang, Chinese geologist and paleontologist (Henan Province 10 January 1925 – Nanjing 20 October 2013) Described at least 109 genera in Trilobita and 22 genera in Fossil Crustacea MEMBERSHIP Titular Member, International Subcommission on Cambrian System Member, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature HONORS Changaspis Lee 1963 (Trilobite) Changicyathus Debrenne & Zhuravlev 1990 (Archaeocyatha) Changchowilla Waisfeld, Vaccari, Chatterton & Edgecombe 2001 (Trilobite)
Wanchun Cheng
Wanchun Cheng / Wanjun Zheng, Chinese botanist (Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province 24 June 1904 – Beijing 25 July 1983) Recognized as a world authority on gymnosperms taxonomy DESCRIBED PLANTAE TAXA Genera Metasequoia 1948 with Hu Parakmeria 1951 with Hu Paramanglietia 1951 with Hu Pseudotaxus 1947 Others Tribe Amentotaxeae 1975 with Cheng & Du Section Fissae 1988 with Chao Section Trichocarpus 1963 Subsection Echinocastanopsis 1988 with Chao Species Abies chayuensis 1975 with Fu Abies nukiangensis 1975 with Fu Acer amoenum 1948 with Hu Acer chienii 1948 with Hu Acer crassum 1948 with Hu Acer firmianioides 1949 Acer hilaense 1948 with Hu Acer kuikiangense 1948 with Hu Acer kwangnanense 1948 with Hu Acer liquidambarifolium 1948 with Hu Acer longicarpum 1948 with Hu Acer machilifoium 1948 with Hu Acer pentaphyllum 1948 with Hu & Diels Acer pubipetiolatum 1948 with Hu Acer sinopurpurascens 1931 Altingia multinervis 1947 Beilschmiedia kweichowensis 1947 Bischofia racemosa 1963 with Chu Calycanthus chinensis 1963 with Chang Carpinus hwai 1948 with Hu Castanopsis amabilis 1963 with Chao Castanopsis chunii 1963 Castanopsis oblongifolia 1963 with Chao Celtis kunmingensis 1963 with Hong Cephalotaxus latifolia 1988 com Fu Cephalotaxus talonensis with Feng Cupressus gigantea 1975 with Fu Cycas szechuanensis 1975 with Fu Cyclobalanopsis multinervis 1963 with Hong Hovenia kiukiangensis 1948 with Hu Juniperus pingii 1944 Keteleeria calcarea 1975 with Fu Keteleeria oblonga 1975 with Fu Keteleeria pubescens 1975 with Fu Larix himalaica 1975 with Fu Larix speciosa 1975 with Law Litsea auriculata 1931 with Chien Magnolia amoena 1934 Magnolia zenii 1933 Manglietia grandis 1951 with Hu Manglietia megaphylla 1951 with Hu Metasequoia glyptostroboides 1948 with Hu Neolitsea viridis 1980 with Hu Parakmeria omeiensis 1951 Phoebe puwenensis 1963 Picea sikangensis 1931 Picea dabeshanensis 1975 with Law Pinus wangii 1948 with Hu Populus haoana 1979 with Wang Pseudotaxus chienii 1947 Pseudotsuga brevifolia 1975 with Fu Salix suchowiensis 1963 Sinocalycanthus chinensis 1964 with Chang Stewartia gemmata 1931 with Chien Stewartia pteropetiolata 1934 Taxus yunnanensis 1975 with Fu Tsuga longibracteata 1932 Ulmus changii 1936 Ulmus chenmoui 1958 Ulmus erythrocarpa 1958 Ulmus ferruginea 1958 Ulmus kunmingensis 1963 Ulmus multinervis 1958 Ulmus prunifolia 1979 with Fu Varieties & Forms 17 HONORS Chengia Yang, Lin & Wang 2013 (Fossil Plantae) Chengiopanax Shang & Huang 1993 (Araliaceae)
Walter Oswaldo Cruz
Walter Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian hematologist (Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro State 23 January 1910 – Rio de Janeiro 03 January 1967 ) Son of Oswaldo G. Cruz ACHIEVEMENTS Authored 130 papers Proposed that ancylostomotic anemia was due to disturbances in iron metabolism (1932) Verified that hemostasis depends on innervations With A.C. Oliveira showed the existence of a pulmonary role in hemostasis control and organism irrigation Revealed a hemostatic activity of compounds such as lipoproteins Suggested that nervous control of vessels and the biochemical state of plasma in arterial blood play an important role in hemostasis With A. C. de Oliveira developed a device for constant blood flow in a dog (1958) METHODS With A.C. Oliveira. Dog’s isolated hind limb preparation as a suitable method for the study of hemostasis. Appl. Phys. 13:368-74, 1958 With L. De Meis, J.R. Magalhães & C.P. Von Dietrich developed isolated rabbit ear method for hemostasis in vivo (1962) With C.P. Von Dietrich developed topical scarification in rat tail for hemostasis in vivo (1967) Methods for quantitative determination of anti platelet serum power and determination of ratio between platelets to blood volume A method to observe the behavior of isolated samples of blood in haemostasis (1956-8) Colorimetric determination of methaemoglobin in normal animals. Acta Haematol. 6(6):367-76, 1951 With H. P. Oliveira. Total blood cell volume determination in normal and anaemic dogs using methaemoglobin as tracer. Acta Physiol. Lat. Am. 2(2):74-83, 1952 Quantitative method of titrating anti-platelet serum in vitro. J. Immunol. 71(5):346-51, 1953 Platelet determination by turbidimetry. Blood 9:920-6, 1954 With R.P. de Mello. Prophylaxis of hookworm anaemia deficiency disease. Blood 3:457-64, 1948