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Today's featured article Allium cyathophorum var. farreri, described by Stearn William T. Stearn (16 April 1911 – 9 May 2001) was a British botanist. Born in Cambridge, he was largely self-educated. He was head librarian at the Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley Library in London from 1933 to 1952, and then moved to the Natural History Museum where he was a scientific officer in the botany department until 1976. After retirement, he became the president of the Linnean Society and taught botany at Cambridge University. He is known for his work in botanical taxonomy, history, and illustration, and for his studies of the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus. Stearn is the author of Botanical Latin, as well as the Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners, a popular guide to the scientific names of plants. He is considered one of the most eminent British botanists of his time. An essay prize in his name from the Society for the History of Natural History is awarded each year. (Full article...) Recently featured: One of the Boys (1989 TV series) Walt Whitman's lectures on Abraham Lincoln 1999 Sydney hailstorm Selected anniversaries April 16 MV Sewol 1520 – A revolt of citizens in Toledo, Castile, opposed to the rule of the foreign-born Charles I began when the royal government attempted to unseat radical city councilors. 1862 – Slavery in Washington, D.C., ended when the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act became law. 1945 – Second World War: British and Canadian forces concluded the Liberation of Arnhem in the Netherlands from German occupation. 1948 – The Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, headquartered in Paris, was founded. 2014 – The ferry MV Sewol (pictured) capsized and sank off Donggeochado, South Korea, killing 306 people, mainly students from Danwon High School. Frederick I, Duke of Austria (d. 1198) Molly Brant (d. 1796) Ponnambalam Ramanathan (b. 1851) More anniversaries: April 15 April 16 April 17	In the news Missiles over Jerusalem In retaliation for an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Iran conducts missile and drone strikes against Israel (video shown). In the South Korean legislative election, the Democratic Party–led opposition alliance increases its majority in parliament. American football Hall of Fame running back, murder suspect and convicted criminal O. J. Simpson dies at the age of 76. Simon Harris becomes Taoiseach of Ireland after Leo Varadkar's resignation. Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist Peter Higgs dies at the age of 94. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Myanmar civil war Red Sea crisis Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline War in Sudan timeline Recent deaths: Beverly LaHaye Anna-Greta Leijon Trina Robbins Dieter Rexroth José Antonio Ardanza Alasdair Macintosh Geddes Did you know... Cover-up tattoo depicting a ladder ... that some cover-up tattoos incorporate scars into their designs (example pictured)? ... that Ibrahim al-Imam secretly orchestrated the Abbasid Revolution that toppled the Umayyad Caliphate, but was captured and died in prison shortly before the Abbasid army defeated the Umayyads? ... that the Stewards Society is an all-male secret society at Georgetown University? ... that in 1906, composer Robert Winterberg gave a concert for the queen of Romania? ... that artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT can learn from human feedback? ... that activist Joey Siu is the first US citizen to be declared a fugitive under the Hong Kong national security law? ... that "Dress" was described as "the perfect marriage of [Taylor] Swift's romanticism and newfound lust"? ... that as a sophomore Kobe Bufkin was the youngest member of the 2022–23 Michigan Wolverines? ... that a "pedophilic" relationship between two fictional adults led to an era of ship wars?
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