Sergio Archangelsky (27 March 1931 – 10 July 2022) was an Argentine paleobotanist and palynologist. He was a pioneer of modern paleobotany in Argentina, as well as of cuticular morphology and ultrastructure. He was also a corresponding member of the Argentine Academy of Science.[1]
Sergio Archangelsky | |
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| Born | 27 March 1931 Casablanca, Morocco |
| Died | 10 July 2022 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Argentine |
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| Fields | Paleontology, Paleobotany, Palynology |
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Biography
editSergio Archangelsky was born on 27 March 1931.[2] He obtained his master's degree in geology (1954) and his doctorate (1957) at the University of Buenos Aires. While preparing for his doctorate, he started working in Tucumán (1955–61), at the Lillo Foundation, where he later will become Professor of Paleontology and geology. Thanks to a fellowship from the British Council, he was able to visit Britain, where he spent time working at the University of Glasgow, the University of Reading, and the Natural History Museum in London, where he interacted and collaborated with Thomas Harris. In 1961 he became a member of the CONICET and was Professor of Paleobotany at the Museum of Natural Sciences of La Plata. He organized and directed the Paleobotany and Palynology Unit of CIRGEO-CONICET (1975–83). He was distinguished visiting professor at Ohio State University (US, 1984) and upon his return, he worked at the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences. Archangelsky died on 10 July 2022, at the age of 91.[3]
Works and recognition
editArchangelsky authored more than 200 scientific articles, reaching over 7000 citations.[4] He has been the first to apply ultrathin sectioning and Transmission Electron Microscopy to fossil cuticles.[5][6]
Archangelsky also described some of the most diverse fossil flora from the Early Cretaceous of the southern Hemisphere from what is now known as the Baqueró Group. Among the fossils he described are the oldest angiosperms from southern South America.[7]
Archangelsky described numerous new genera of fossil plants, such as Mesodescolea, Mesosingeria, Ruflorinia, Ticoa, as well as a new family of fossil conifers (Ferugliocladaceae).[8]
The genus Archangelskya Herbst. has been named after him.
References
edit- ^ "Sergio Archangelsky". Academia Nacional de Ciencias (in European Spanish). 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ Tchoumatchenco, Platon; Riccardi, Alberto C.; Durand Delga, Michel; Alonso, Ricardo; Wiasemsky, Michel; Boltovskoy, Demetrio; Charrier, Reynaldo; Minina, Elena (2018-07-01). "Geologists of Russian origin in Latin America". Revista del Museo de La Plata. 3 (2): 223–295. doi:10.24215/25456377e059. hdl:11336/96621. ISSN 2545-6377.
- ^ Ottone, Eduardo Guillermo (2023-09-18). "SERGIO ARCHANGELSKY (1931–2022)". Ameghiniana. 60 (6): 560–570. ISSN 1851-8044.
- ^ "Sergio Archangelsky". scholar.google.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ Kerp, Hans (December 1990). "The Study of Fossil Gymnosperms by Means of Cuticular Analysis". PALAIOS. 5 (6): 548–569. doi:10.2307/3514861. ISSN 0883-1351. JSTOR 3514861.
- ^ Archangelsky, Sergio; Taylor, Thomas N.; Kurmann, Marie H. (February 1986). "Ultrastructural studies of fossil plant cuticles: Ticoa harrisii from the early Cretaceous of Argentina". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 92 (2): 101–116. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1986.tb01827.x. ISSN 0024-4074.
- ^ Romero, E. J.; Archangelsky, S. (1986-12-19). "Early Cretaceous Angiosperm Leaves from Southern South America". Science. 234 (4783): 1580–1582. doi:10.1126/science.234.4783.1580. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17816507. S2CID 29645608.
- ^ Archangelsky, S.; Cuneo, R. (January 1987). "Ferugliocladaceae, a new conifer family from the Permian of Gondwana". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 51 (1–3): 3–30. doi:10.1016/0034-6667(87)90016-9. ISSN 0034-6667.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. S.Archang.
External links
edit- Sergio Archangelsky publications indexed by Google Scholar