Otto Thomas Solbrig Explained

Otto Thomas Solbrig (21 December 1930 – 8 April 2023) was an Argentine evolutionary biologist and botanist. His research dealt with ecology and biodiversity of the Argentine and Uruguayan Pampas, Cerrado and sustainable agriculture.^[1]

Life and career

Solbrig was born in Buenos Aires on 21 December 1930. In 1954, he received a biology degree at National University of La Plata and in 1959, he obtained a PhD in botany at University of California, Berkeley. He was emeritus professor of biology at Harvard University.^[2]

Solbrig died on 8 April 2023, at the age of 92.^[3] He was a resident of Harvard, MA.^[4]

1969: Master Honoris Causa from Harvard University, 1969
1975: Guggenheim Fellowship
1991: Extraordinary professor honoris causa, faculty of agronomy, National University of La Plata
1993: Distinguished Professor honoris causa, National University of Mar del Plata
1995: Professor honorario honoris causa, Faculty of philosophy, University of Buenos Aires
1995: Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences^[5]
1997: Doctor in agronomy honoris causa, National University of Lomas de Zamora
1998: International Prize for Biology^[6]