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1869–1928, Swedish geographer and explorer, nephew of Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskjöld. He headed an expedition to Patagonia (1895–97) and later expl...
(h rmän´ ärs ny ´gäs) (KEY) , 1900–1999, Colombian historian and diplomat. A leading Latin American intellectual, he gained prominence as a jou...
(both: y ´z f gôt´l p köl´roi´´t r) (KEY) , 1733–1806, German botanist. In 1764 he became professor of natural history and director of the bo...
(Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz) (zhäN lw rôdôlf´) (KEY) , 1807–73, Swiss-American zoologist and geologist, b. Môtiers-en-Vuly, Switzerland. He s...
( n´dr s s s lp ´n s) (KEY) , Latinized from Andrea Cesalpino (ändr ´ä ch zälp ´n ) (KEY) , 1519–1603, Italian botanist and physiologist. He...
(b nhäm n´ v k ´nyä mäk ´nä) (KEY) , 1831–86, Chilean historian and journalist. A vigorous opponent of the conservative government of Manuel ...