Dora Emilia Mora de Retana
✓ Source-basedfallingCosta Rican botanist (1939-2001)
ScientistsLived 1939 to 2001 · aged 61
Fame35.9
Momentum7.3
Languages6
In century#273,673
Dora Emilia Mora de Retana, also known as Dora Emilia Mora-Monge de Retana, was a noted Costa Rican botanist, known primarily for her work with orchids.
Photos 1
Scientists born in the 1930s 6
About this person
Dora Emilia Mora de Retana, also known as Dora Emilia Mora-Monge de Retana, was a noted Costa Rican botanist, known primarily for her work with orchids. She compiled an extensive catalogue of the variations of the flower found in Costa Rica which became the seminal reference work on the family Orchidaceae in the country for over a decade.
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2001 · aged 61
Written about in
6 languages
Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.