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| Ernesto Foldats Andins | |
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| Born | May 15, 1925 (1925-05-15) Liepaja, Latvia |
| Died | January 15, 2003 (2003-01-16) Caracas, Venezuela |
| Nationality | Venezuelan, Latvian |
| Known for | Venezuelan flora, in particular orchids |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Orchidologist |
| Institutions | Universidad Central de Venezuela |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Foldats |
Dr. Ernesto Foldats Andins (1925-2003), Venezuelan (Latvian born, Ernests Foldāts) botanist and orchidologist. He has held numerous official positions, e.g. Director of the School of Biology, Dean of the Faculcy of Science at the Universidad Central de Venezuela (1962-1968) and Scientific advisor to the Commission on the Legislature and Environment. He was Dr. Honoris causa at the University of Riga, Latvia.
Professional career
He undertook his initial studies at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg, Germany, – 1945-1948. He came to Venezuela in 1950, graduated in Biological Sciences in 1954 at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. He eventually received his Doctorate in 1964 at the same university after having undertaken post-graduate courses and work in the USA (1958-1959). He became extra ordinary professor in 1954 and ordinary professor in 1958. His 1964 doctoral thesis, "Orchids of Venezuela", identified 70 new orchids and won the International Creole Prize and a monetary award on USD 10,000. . It was subsequently published in five volumes as La Flora de Venezuela las ORCHIDACEAE. He became Fellow of the Linnean Society in 1993.
Main works
- Foldats, Ernesto (1969-). Orchidaceae. Caracas] Edicion Especial del Instituto Botanico.
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- Foldats, Ernesto (1969). Contríbucíón a la Orquídíoflora de Venezuela. Caracas, Empresa "El Cojo".
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References
- (editorial) (2003). "OBITUARIO" (PDF). Acta Científica Venezolana. 54: 87. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
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- Prof. R. Kondratovičs (24). "Zinātnes Vēstnesis" (in Latvian). Latvijas Zinātnes padomes, Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmijas un Latvijas Zinātnieku savienības laikraksts. pp. (254) ISSN 1407-6748. Retrieved 6 Feb 2009.
In memoriam ERNESTS FOLDĀTS (1925. g. 15. maijs–2003. g. 15. janvāris)
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