Miguel Ramírez Goyena
Miguel Ramírez Goyena (December 5, 1857 – June 23, 1927) was born 1857 in León, Nicaragua. Fluent in English, Spanish, and French, he made significant contributions to the classification of Nicaragua’s flora. Taken in by a wealthy family after his parents passed away at a young age, Miguel graduated from the College of Granada (1879). […]
Martin Cárdenas Hermosa, PhD
Martín Cárdenas Hermosa (November 12, 1899 – February 14, 1973) was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Martín Cárdenas Hermosa went on to be the most important Botanist in the history of Bolivia and he received the Mary Soper Pope [Medal] Memorial Award in botany. He received his BS (1918) in Biological Sciences from the Instituto Normal […]
Dr. Mireya Correa
Dr. Mireya Correa (February 6, 1940 – November 22, 2022) was born in 1940 Panama. She obtained a Licenciada or BS (1963) in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Panama and her MS (1967) in Botany from Duke University. She was given an Honorary Doctorate (2012) from the University of Panama. After her MS, […]