Sergio Schajovskoy
Sergio S. Schajovskoy, Russian-born Argentine forester and amateur entomologist (Moscow 24 November 1902 – San Martín de los Andes, Patagonia 18 February 1974) Collected plants and lichenes too DESCRIBED LEPIDOPTERA GENERA (with Orfila) Catrielia 1960 Coironalia 1961 Dagostinia 1963 Franciscoia 1963 Huechulafquenia 1964 Johnlaneia 1964 Lacaria 1960 Laninia 1958 Martindoelloia 1963 Pucaraia 1960 Sarobeia 1962 HONORS Schajovskoya Flint 1979 (Trichoptera)
Sergio Marques de Souza
Sergio Valle Marques de Souza, Brazilian civil engineer (Rio de Janeiro 11 August 1918 – 07 August 2002) Devised apparatuses for design and building of great works Designed the world’s biggest span with prestressed straight girder of its day in Estreito bridge over Tocantins River (1960) Developed a new mounting system employed in Amizade Bridge, Foz do Iguaçu and presented an innovative solution for metallic shuttering in the same building Vice-president, IASBE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering) 1979-1987
Sebastião de Almeida Prado Sampaio
Sebastião de Almeida Prado Sampaio, Brazilian dermatologist (Casa Branca, São Paulo State 07 July 1919 – São Paulo 18 October 2008) Authored 125 works With C.S. Lacaz, F.P. Almeida & J.C. Fernandes presented the first report about cat to man transmission of sporotrichosis (1955) With C.S. Lacaz introduced amphotericin B treatment for paracoccidioidomycosis (1958) With R.M. Castro, N.L. Dillon & J.E. Martins showed the effectiveness of amphotericin B for treating mucosal forms of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (1971) With L. C. Cucé performed the first studies about use of new imidazole antifungal compounds in the treatment of surface and deep mycoses Standardized the treatment of pithyriasis versicolor with imidazole compounds Described Sampaio sign in Brocq pseudopelade LINKS http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962008000600017
Scaglia family
Lorenzo Scaglia, Italian-born Argentine collector (Alfianello, Lombardia, Brescia Province 1877 – Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province 14 July 1954) Collected a relevant amount of fossil objects as well as archaeological pieces that comprise the foundation of Mar del Plata Museum of Natural History His son, Galileo Juan Scaglia, Argentine paleontologist (Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province 1915 – Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province 06 June 1989) Discovered new fossil species of reptiles, mammalian and birds such as genera Pisanosaurus 1957 and Saurosuchus 1962 Authored Resultado de las excursiones efectuadas ultimadas por el Museo de Mar del Plata. Rev. Mus. Munic. Nat. Trab. 1(1):6-7, 1952 HONORS (Fossil Mammalia) Galileomys Vucetich & Kramarz 2003 Cholomys Reig 1980 Scaglia Simpson 1957
Sawai Jai Singh
Sawai Jai Singh II, Indian monarch and astronomer (1686 – 1743) Ruler of Rajput State of Amber (1669-1743) Designed and made some astronomical instruments Samrat Yantra, a gnomon for charting motion of the Sun’s shadow Ram Yantra, for obtaining the altitude and azimuth of planets Raj Yantra, a kind of astrolabe Jai Prakash Yantra, for mapping the position of heavenly bodies Digamsa Yantra, for azimuth measurement Nari Valaya Yantra, a cylindrical dial to measure day time and for the equinoxes Dakshinovvitti Yantra, a mural quadrant Shasthiamsa Yantra, a form of meridian circle Misra Yantra, aided to give the comparative time at different places
Satya Sadhan Sarkar
Satya Sadhan Sarkar, Indian geologist and paleontologist (Howrah, West Bengal State 01 November 1920- DESCRIBED AMMONITE GENERA Balearites 1954 Binelliceras 1977 Dissimilites 1954 Emericiceras 1954 Escragnolleites 1954 Jaubertites 1954 Paraspinoceras 1955 Moutoniceras 1954 Protacrioceras 1955 Spathicriceras 1954 Described at least 34 new species HONORS Sarkariceras Vermelen 2006 (Ammonita)