Otto Thomas Solbrig (21 December 1930 – 8 April 2023) was an Argentine evolutionary biologist and botanist. His research dealt with ecology and biodiversity of the Argentine and Uruguayan Pampas, Cerrado and sustainable agriculture.[1]
The standard author abbreviation Solbrig is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]
Life and career
Solbrig was born in Buenos Aires on 21 December 1930. In 1954, he received a biology degree at National University of La Plata and in 1959, he obtained a PhD in botany at University of California, Berkeley. He was emeritus professor of biology at Harvard University.[3]
Solbrig died on 8 April 2023, at the age of 92.[4] He was a resident of Harvard, MA.[5]
Awards
- 1969: Master Honoris Causa from Harvard University, 1969
- 1975: Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1991: Extraordinary professor honoris causa, faculty of agronomy, National University of La Plata
- 1993: Distinguished Professor honoris causa, National University of Mar del Plata
- 1995: Professor honorario honoris causa, Faculty of philosophy, University of Buenos Aires
- 1995: Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences[6]
- 1997: Doctor in agronomy honoris causa, National University of Lomas de Zamora
- 1998: International Prize for Biology[7]
References
- ↑ Presentation on International Prize for Biology website
- ↑ International Plant Names Index. Solbrig.
- ↑ Presentation on Harvard university center for the environment website
- ↑ Falleció Otto Solbrig, el ecólogo argentino que se destacó en la Universidad de Harvard (in Spanish)
- ↑ https://harvardpress.com/News/Obituaries/otto-t-solbrig
- ↑ solbrig on TWAS website
- ↑ International Prize for Biology Laureates
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