Jose de Anchieta
José de Anchieta Díaz, Spanish-born Brazilian Jesuit writer, cronist and naturalist (San Cristóbal de La Laguna Municipality, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands 19 March 1534 – Anchieta, Espirito Santo State 09 June 1597) From Basque father and Jewish ancestry from maternal side Authored Arte da gramática da língua mais usada na Costa do Brasil (1595), the first study on Tupi language ACHIEVEMENTS Described the haemorrhagic effect of Bothrops jararaca venom Identified that the neurotoxic venom of rattlesnake as responsible by double vision of bite victims (1560) Described the emetic action of ipecac, the antiseptic and cicatrizant properties of copaiba balsam and other properties of a number of Brazilian medicinal plants (1560) Described the poisonous honey Observed the function of marsupium in Marsupialia independently of Portuguese Antonio Galvão Showed the affinity of Tapirus to Equidae recognized later Described the piracema, capybara, jararaca, tamandua and iça HONORS Anchietea A. Saint-Hilaire 1824 (Violaceae) Anchieta Navás 1909 (Neuroptera) Anchieta Bechyné 1954 (Coleoptera)
Jose Adsuar
José Adsuar Miró, Puerto Rican plant pathologist (San Juan 16 July 1907 – Rio Piedras 06 June 1997) A new virus disease of papaya (Carica papaya) in Puerto Rico. J. Agric. Univ. Puerto Rico 56(4):397-402,, 1972 With J. Enrique Perez & A. Cortés Monllor. A new disease virus of peppers in Puerto Rico. J. Agric. Univ. Puerto Rico 55(4), 1971 A mosaic disease of cowpea (Vigna sinensis Savi) in Puerto Rico. J. Agr. Univ. Puerto Rico 48(3):264, 1964 (reported a mosaic disease of cowpea transmitted to Desmodium distortum) A disease of tomato in Puerto Rico resembling the Brazilian curly top of tomatoes. J. Agric. Univ. Puerto Rico 39(2):113-4, 1955 A mosaic disease of the yam, Dioscorea rotundata in Puerto Rico. J. Agric. Univ. Puerto Rico 39:11-44, 1955 With A. Cruz Miret. Virus diseases of cucumbers in Puerto Rico. Tech. Paper Agr. Exp. Station Univ. Puerto Rico 6 (1950) (described B virus) Proposed that papaya viruses to be transmitted by aphids Transmission of papaya bunchy top by a leafhopper of the genus Empoasca. Science 103:316, 1946 With F. Sein Jr. Transmission of the bunchy top disease of papaya (Papaya carica L.) by the leafhopper Empoasca papayae Oman. Science 106 (2745):130, 1947 With L.A. Alvarez Garcia. Studies on tomato mosaic in Puerto Rico. A new mosaic disease of tomato. J. Agric. Univ. Puerto Rico 27(4), 1943 Enfermedad de la raiz de la caña de azucar (Fusarium sp.)
Jorge Washington Abalos
Jorge Washington Abalos Urieta, Argentine entomologist, arachnologist and writer (La Plata 20 September 1915 – Cordoba 28 September 1979) Authored about 60 scientific works Established technical basis for Chagas disease prophylaxis employing residual action insecticides (i.e. Gammexane or BHC in 1947) independently from Pellegrino & Dias With C. Romaña. Acción del “Gammexane” sobre los triatomídeos. “Control” domiciliario. An. Inst. Med. Reg. Tucumán 2:95-106, 1948 Described genus Vachonia 1954 (Arachnida) and 18 new species in Insecta and Arachnida With Baez & Nader described snake species Epicrates alvarezi 1964 HONORS Abalosia Reig & Quintana 1991 (Fossil Mammalia)
Jorge Artigas
Jorge Narciso José Artigas Coch, Chilean entomologist (Santiago de Chile 21 March 1929 – Developed a staining method for protozoa Tecnica de tinción por hematoxilina molibdica para protozoos en trotis de deposiciones preparadas en fijador con alcool polivinilico. Bol. Chil. Parasitol. 10:57-8, 1955 DIPTERA GENERA DESCRIBED Aymarasilus 1974 Coleomyia 1971 Leptochelina 1970 Lochyrus 1970 Martintella 1996 Menexenus 1970 Nomomyia 1970 Rhadinosoma 1970 Zoticus 1970 Eretomyia 1971 Euthrixius 1971 Neoderomyia 1971 Papaverellus 2014 with Vieira Paralochmorhynchus 2010 with Carrera-Suarez DESCRIBED WITH PAPAVERO Albibarbefferia 1997 Aphractia 1991 (with Serra) Apolastauroides 1988 Araucopogon 1988 Araujoa 1991 Archilestroides 1991 Argyropogon 1990 Aridefferia 1997 Caribaricus 1991 Carinefferia 1997 Cenomyioides 1991 Chrysotriclis 1997 (with da Costa) Cochleariocera 1997 (with da Costa) Cymbipyga 1997 (with da Costa) Cyphomyiactia 1991 (with Serra) Grajahua 1991 Gymnotriclis (with da Costa) Ivettea 1991 Lonquimayus 1991 Megalometopon 1995 Meliponomima 1989 Myaptexaria 1995 Neotes 1995 Nevadasilus 1995 Nothopogon 1991 Pogonioefferia 1997 Proctophoroides 1995 Protometer 1997 (with da Costa) Raulcortesia 1991 Scylaticina 1991 Scylaticodes 1991 Taperigna 1991 Taurhynchus 1995 Tsacasia 1995 Tuberculefferia 1997 Wygodasilus 1995 HONORS Joartigasia Martínez & Martínez 1975 (Diptera)
Jorge Alvarez Lleras
Jorge Alvarez Lleras, Colombian civil engineer, astronomer and geographer (Bogotá 16 April 1885 – 20 April 1952) Relative of bacteriologist Federico Lleras Acosta INVENTIONS/PATENTS Reflection bi-telescope A magneto-electric pendulum Contact electrical aneroid With Tomas Aparicio V. Improvements in automotive propulsion by electrical means (1922) With Fernando Garavito & Carlos J. Garrido. Substance that eliminate toxins through pasteurization or filtration (1923)
Jorge Acosta Villaveces
Jorge Acosta Villaveces, Colombian mathematician and engineer (Fusagasugá, Cundinamarca State 27 July 1891 – Bogotá 01 March 1965) Authored 37 publications CONTRIBUTIONS Estudio de una formula para el calculo aproximado de una suma de los términos de uma serie. Anales Ingenieria 53(594-7):51-63, 1945 Sobre una generalización de las fórmulas de interpolación. Anales Ingenieria 42(484):44-50 & 42(485):126-7, 1934 Informe sobre un nuevo método para determinación de coordenadas geográficas. Anales Ingenieria 35(410):369-82, 1927 Formula practica para el calculo de la sección de los cables de los puentes suspendidos. Anales Ingenieria 24(281-2):26-30, 1916