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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.

The standard author abbreviation Solbrig is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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.

Solbrig died on 8 April 2023, at the age of 92. He was a resident of Harvard, MA.

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
• 1997: Doctor in agronomy honoris causa, National University of Lomas de Zamora
• 1998: International Prize for Biology

References

1. Presentation on International Prize for Biology website
2. International Plant Names Index.  Solbrig.
3. Presentation on Harvard university center for the environment website
4. Falleció Otto Solbrig, el ecólogo argentino que se destacó en la Universidad de Harvard (in Spanish)
5. https://harvardpress.com/News/Obituaries/otto-t-solbrig
6. solbrig on TWAS website
7. International Prize for Biology Laureates

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