About João Murça Pires
Lived 1917 – 1994 (aged 77). João Murça Pires was a Brazilian botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
João Murça Pires (1917-1994) was a Brazilian botanist, who worked principally at the Instituto Agronômico do Norte.
Life Pires was born in Bariri, Brazil on June 27, 1917. He received both his undergraduate (1942) and doctoral (1983) degrees from the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo. He was a member of the Linnean Society of London and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences in. He was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 1982 in the field of plant sciences.
Work He initiated the herbarium and botanical section at the Instituto Agronômico do Norte and founded the Department of Botany and the herbaria at the Universidade de Brasília. He also helped restructure the Department of Botany at the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi in Belém, and the herbaria there is named after him. He collected, and described plants from the Amazon.
Legacy He is the authority for at least 109 taxa including:
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Who was João Murça Pires?
Brazilian botanist (1917-1994)
When was João Murça Pires born?
João Murça Pires was born on 27 June 1917 in Bariri.
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João Murça Pires died on 21 December 1994 in São Paulo.
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João Murça Pires was a botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
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João Murça Pires was Brazilian.
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