Ada I. Pastore
Ada I. Pastore | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1, 1906 |
| Died | July 1, 1952 (aged 46) |
| Education | University of Buenos Aires |
| Alma mater | Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad de Buenos Aires |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botanist |
| Thesis | Las isoetáceas argentinas |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Pastore |
Ada Italia Pastore (1906–1952) was an Argentine botanist, curator, teacher, and explorer. She had a doctorate in biological science and developed academic activities at the Darwinion Botanical Institute and CONICET. She was a student of Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi and Arturo Eduardo Burkart.
Biography
[edit]Pastore was born in San Luis, Argentina. She earned her Ph.D. in natural sciences from the University of Buenos Aires. Her doctoral work was on the genus Isoetes.[1]
Following her Ph.D. she worked at multiple institutions including the Instituto de Botánica: Darwinión, Colegio Nacional Nicolás Avellaneda and the Colegio Nacional Bernardino Rivadavia Colegio N.º 1 Bernardino Rivadavia (Argentina).[1] She was particularly known for her collaborative work with her Ph.D. advisor, Lorenzo Parodi.[2]
Pastore died on July 1, 1952 and was remembered in the Boletin de la Sociedad Argentina de Botanica where she was commended for her skill in drawing and laboratory techniques.[1] A session at the 1952 Segundas Jornadas Botanicas meeting was conducted in honor of Pastore.[3]
Selected publications
[edit]- Pastore, A.I. (1935). "Estudio microscópico del almidón de plantas alimenticias aborígenes". Rev. Argent. Agron. 2: 78–85.
- Pastore, Ada I. (1936). Las Isoetáceas argentinas (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Instituto del Museo de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata. OCLC 60449618.
- PASTORE, ADA I. (1937), LAS OBRAS BOTÁNICAS ANTIGUAS EXISTENTES EN LA BIBLIOTECA DEL DARWINION, OCLC 9987313479
- Parodi, Lorenzo Raimundo; Pastore, Ada I. (1939). "Generos de Plantas Cultivadas: Representados en la flora indigena de la Republica Argentina". Physis. 18: 255–268.
- Pastore, Ada I. (1939). Las reservas nutritivas de los Piñones de las Araucarias Argentinas (in Spanish). Bueno Aires: Imprenta y Casa Editora Coni. OCLC 1029990701.
- Chamberlain, Charles Joseph; Pastore, Ada I. (1945). Elementos de botánica (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Kapelusz. OCLC 981358578.
- Parodi, L.R.; Pastore, A.I. (1952). Rev. Argent. Agron. 19: 189–190.
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Honors
[edit]Pastore was named an honorary member of the Instituto de Botánica: Darwinión.[1][when?]
- Member: Argentine Federation of University Women (FAMU)
- Member: Argentine Botanical Society
- Director: Bulletin of the Argentine Society of Horticulture[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Cabrera, A.L. (1953). "Cronica". Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica (in Spanish). 4 (4).
- ^ Medan, D. (2004). "Cien años de botánica en la Facultad de Agronomía de la Universidad de Buenos Aires" (PDF). Rev. Facultad de Agronomía. 24 (2): 75–106.
- ^ "Noticias Argentinas: Segundas Jornadas Botanicas". Ciencia e Investigacion (in Spanish). 8 (12): 556. December 1952 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ República Argentina (1951-01-17). Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. 1951 2da sección. Estado Argentino.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Pastore.
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