Jānis Arnolds Roze, born in Latvia in 1926, is a herpetologist and Professor of Biology Emeritus of City College and Graduate School of the City University of New York.[1] He was professionally associated with the American Museum of Natural History and the United Nations.[1] A founder of the International Center for Integrative Studies,[1] he published several books and narrated several videos on Creative Evolution. He co-edited What Does it Mean to Be Human.[2]
Biography edit
A short résumé from the "Be Human" film site of The Ecological Institute of Búzios, Atlantic Rain Forest, Brazil:[3]
- Fulbright Senior Scholar.
- Co-Director of UASD International Exchange Program of University of New York.
- Advisor at United Nations Center of Science and Technology.
- Member of the expert group of UN for the establishment of a new international order.
- Member of the ICIS (International Center of Integrative Studies), and Elpis Foundation, Argentina.
Published works edit
Books edit
- Coral snakes of the Americas: biology, identification, and venoms. Malabar, Florida: Krieger. (1996).[4]
Other publications edit
- On Hallowell's type specimens of reptiles from Venezuela in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. (1958).
- Taxonomic notes on a collection of Venezuelan reptiles in the American Museum of Natural History. (1959).
- La taxonomía y zoogeografía de los ofidios en Venezuela. (1966).
- A check list of the New World venomous coral snakes (Elapidae), with descriptions of new forms. (1967).
- Ciencia y fantasía sobre las serpentes de Venezuela. (1970).
- New species and subspecies of coral snakes, genus Micrurus (Elapidae): with notes on type specimens of several species. American Museum of Natural History Novitates. (1989).[5]
- Evolución y magia: el camino del hombre. (2000).
Awards edit
- Golden medal of merit, Central University of Venezuela.
- National award of Scientific Research of Venezuela. (1962).
- Doctor Honoris Causa, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás. October 18, 2016.[6]
Eponyms edit
A species of worm lizard, Amphisbaena rozei, is named in his honor.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pages. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Roze", page 228).
- ^ What Does it Mean to Be Human? : reverence for life reaffirmed by responses from around the world. [edited by] Frederick Franck, Janis Roze and Richard Connoly. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, August 2000. 288 pages. ISBN 978-0-312-27101-5.
- ^ "JANIS ROZE. BE HUMAN – SER HUMANO – Una serie de documantales para televisión, producidas por el INSTITUTO ECOLOGICO BÚZIOS MATA ATLANTICA, con el soporte de inversores privados, y la cooperación de científicos de UNESCO, del Museo Americano de Historia Natural de New York, y de City University of New York. DESCUBRA EL VERDADERO SIGNIFICADO Y PROPOSITO DE SER HUMANO". Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ Roze, Janis A (March 26, 1996). Coral snakes of the Americas: biology, identification, and venoms. Krieger. OCLC 28181835 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ Roze, Janis A (March 26, 1989). New species and subspecies of coral snakes, genus Micrurus (Elapidae): with notes on type specimens of several species. American Museum of Natural History. OCLC 19687793 – via Open WorldCat.
- ^ http://noticias.pucgoias.edu.br/?p=8392