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{{Expand Spanish|Benjamín Máximo Laguna|date=November 2011}}
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'''Benjamín Máximo Laguna y Villanueva''' (December 2, 1822 - January 3, 1902) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] botanist and entomologist. He normally used the surname Laguna, but is sometimes referred to by his maternal surname Villanueva.
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| image =Máximo Laguna y Villanueva.jpg
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| birth_date ={{Birth date|1822|12|02}}
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| birth_place =[[Santa Cruz de Mudela]], [[Province of Ciudad Real]], [[Spain]]
| death_date ={{Death date and age|1902|01|03|1822|12|02}}
| death_place =[[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
| fields =[[Botany]], [[Entomology]]
| alma_mater =[[Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry]]
| author_abbrev_bot =Laguna
| awards =[[Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences]]
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'''Benjamín Máximo Laguna y Villanueva''' (December 2, 1822 - January 3, 1902) was a Spanish botanist and entomologist.

{{Botanist|Laguna}}
{{Botanist|Laguna}}


While the standard form of his name is "Laguna", he is sometimes referred to by both surnames "Laguna y Villanueva".<ref name=IPNI />
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Laguna was born in [[Santa Cruz de Mudela]], in the [[province of Ciudad Real]].
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In 1848 he enrolled at the Spanish forestry school, the ''Escuela de Especial de Ingenieros de Montes'', which had been recently founded at the [[Castle of Villaviciosa de Odón]] near Madrid. He also studied at the [[Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry]] near Dresden.


==Education==
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He published on the flora of Spanish forests. He also studied the botany of the Philippines, which was at the time a Spanish colonial possession. Although he did not visit the Philippines, he named a tree, ''[[Quercus]] jordanae'' Laguna,<ref name="Revista">{{cite web | title=Apuntes sobre un nuevo roble (Q. Jordanae) de la flora de filipinas | work=[[Revista Montes (Forestry Review)|Revista Forestal económica y agrícola]]: 265 | date=1875 | author=Laguna, Máximo}}</ref> which had been collected in [[Luzon]] by one of his forestry service colleagues.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/FMCollectors/j/Jordana.htm | title=Jordana | publisher=National herbarium | accessdate=July 15, 2012}}</ref>
Máximo Laguna was born in [[Santa Cruz de Mudela]], in the [[province of Ciudad Real]].
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In 1848 he enrolled at the Spanish forestry school, the ''[[Technical University of Madrid#School of Forestry Engineering|Escuela Especial de Ingenieros de Montes]]'', which had been recently founded at the [[Castle of Villaviciosa de Odón]] near Madrid. He received a grant to continue his studies in the [[Kingdom of Saxony]], where he enrolled at the [[Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry]] at [[Tharandt]], near Dresden.


==Research==
According to the [[International Plant Names Index]] his botanical interests were [[Pteridophytes]] and [[Spermatophytes]]. His interest in insects related to his studies of their impact on trees.
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The [[International Plant Names Index]] lists his botanical interests as [[Pteridophytes]] and [[Spermatophytes]].<ref name=IPNI>[http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idAuthorSearch.do?id=5211-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditAdvAuthorSearch.do%3Ffind_abbreviation%3DLaguna%26find_surname%3D%26find_isoCountry%3D%26find_forename%3D%26output_format%3Dnormal Author Details], International Plant Names Index</ref> He published on the flora of Spanish forests. He also studied the botany of the Philippines, which was at the time a Spanish colonial possession, although he did not visit the country. He described a tree, ''[[Quercus]] jordanae'' Laguna,<ref name="Revista">{{cite web | title=Apuntes sobre un nuevo roble (Q. Jordanae) de la flora de filipinas | work=[[Revista Montes (Forestry Review)|Revista Forestal económica y agrícola]]: 265 | year=1875 | author=Laguna, Máximo}}</ref> which had been collected in [[Luzon]] by one of his forestry service colleagues.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/FMCollectors/j/Jordana.htm | title=Jordana | publisher=[[Nationaal Herbarium Nederland]] | work=Cyclopaedia of Malesian Collectors | accessdate=July 15, 2012}}</ref> (The tree has been reclassified as a [[lithocarpus]] since Laguna made the species known to science).


His interest in insects related to his studies of their impact on trees.
==Legacy in Spain==

*School
==Honours and legacy==
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A school is named after him in his native town.

*Aboretum
* Laguna was a member of the [[Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences]].
The “Máximo Laguna” Arboretum, Valsaín, was planted in 1997 to commemorate World Forestry Day.
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* A school is named after him in his native town.
* The “Máximo Laguna” Arboretum at Valsaín in the [[Sierra de Guadarrama]] was planted in 1997 to commemorate [[International Day of Forests|World Forestry Day]].<ref name="magrama">{{cite web | url=http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/ceneam/itinerarios/itinerarios-autoguiados/arboreto.aspx# | title=Arboreto | publisher=[[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Spain)]] | accessdate=12 July 2016}}</ref> Valsaín has since been included by UNESCO in a [[Biosphere reserve]], Real Sitio de San Ildefonso-El Espinar.<ref name="biosphere">{{cite web | url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/europe-north-america/spain/real-sitio-de-san-ildefonso-el-espinar/ | title=Biosphere reserve | publisher=UNESCO | accessdate=11 July 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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| DATE OF BIRTH = December 2, 1822
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Santa Cruz de Mudela
| DATE OF DEATH = January 3, 1902
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Benjamín Máximo Laguna y Villanueva
Born(1822-12-02)December 2, 1822
Santa Cruz de Mudela, Province of Ciudad Real, Spain
DiedJanuary 3, 1902(1902-01-03) (aged 79)
Madrid, Spain
Alma materRoyal Saxon Academy of Forestry
AwardsSpanish Royal Academy of Sciences
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, Entomology
Author abbrev. (botany)Laguna
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Laguna and the second or maternal family name is Villanueva.

Benjamín Máximo Laguna y Villanueva (December 2, 1822 - January 3, 1902) was a Spanish botanist and entomologist.

The standard author abbreviation Laguna is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

While the standard form of his name is "Laguna", he is sometimes referred to by both surnames "Laguna y Villanueva".[2]

Education

Máximo Laguna was born in Santa Cruz de Mudela, in the province of Ciudad Real. In 1848 he enrolled at the Spanish forestry school, the Escuela Especial de Ingenieros de Montes, which had been recently founded at the Castle of Villaviciosa de Odón near Madrid. He received a grant to continue his studies in the Kingdom of Saxony, where he enrolled at the Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry at Tharandt, near Dresden.

Research

The International Plant Names Index lists his botanical interests as Pteridophytes and Spermatophytes.[2] He published on the flora of Spanish forests. He also studied the botany of the Philippines, which was at the time a Spanish colonial possession, although he did not visit the country. He described a tree, Quercus jordanae Laguna,[3] which had been collected in Luzon by one of his forestry service colleagues.[4] (The tree has been reclassified as a lithocarpus since Laguna made the species known to science).

His interest in insects related to his studies of their impact on trees.

Honours and legacy

References

  1. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Laguna.
  2. ^ a b Author Details, International Plant Names Index
  3. ^ Laguna, Máximo (1875). "Apuntes sobre un nuevo roble (Q. Jordanae) de la flora de filipinas". Revista Forestal económica y agrícola: 265. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ "Jordana". Cyclopaedia of Malesian Collectors. Nationaal Herbarium Nederland. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Arboreto". Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Spain). Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Biosphere reserve". UNESCO. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

External links

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