Adriana Hoffmann
Adriana Hoffmann | |
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Born | Adriana Elisabeth Hoffmann Jacoby 29 January 1940 |
Died | 20 March 2022 | (aged 82)
Nationality | Chilean |
Other names | Adriana Hoffmann Jacoby |
Alma mater | University of Chile |
Known for | Describing 106 species of cactus |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, ecology |
Institutions | Defensores del Bosque Chileno |
Author abbrev. (botany) | A.E.Hoffm. |
Adriana Elisabeth Hoffmann Jacoby (29 January 1940 – 20 March 2022) was a
Hoffmann authored over a dozen books on the flora of Chile, as well as 106 botanical names, mostly realignments of species and infraspecific taxa of cactus.[1]
Biography
Adriana Hoffmann was born in Santiago to Lola (née Jacoby) and Franz Hoffmann in 1940.[2] She grew up in Providencia and attended Liceo Manuel de Salas.[2] She was accepted at the University of Chile where she initially studied agronomy.[2] She joined her mother when she traveled to Germany to study psychiatric techniques and there Adriana changed her focus to biology and specialized in botany and ecology.[3] After she finished her studies, she returned to Chile and married engineer Hernán Calderón.[3] They lived abroad for a time until returning to Chile in the 1970s.[3]
Through her career, Hoffmann traveled throughout Chile, documenting flora and describing species.[1] By April 2008, she had identified and classified 106 new cactus species.[4]
In 1992, Hoffmann became coordinator of the non-profit organization Defensores del Bosque Chileno, Chile's largest forest protection group.
Hoffmann served on the board of the Lahuen Foundation, a forest preservation organization that established El Cañi Sanctuary.[8][9] She also played a leading role in the Chilean Science Society, Biology Society of Chile, Earth Foundation, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the Association of Chilean Female Leaders.[9] Hoffmann's efforts with Defensores del Bosque included developing environmental education programs for teachers.[10]
Hoffmann was appointed by President
Hoffmann died on 20 March 2022.[14][15][16]
Environmental advocacy
During Pinochet's dictatorship, the government gave multinational
Hoffmann wrote columns about ecology for
Hoffmann befriended American businessman and preservationist Douglas Tompkins, who provided funding for Defensores del Bosque.[21] She defended his efforts to establish a 1,200-acre nature reserve in the Chilean Lake District.[21] The New York Times reported that she said: "If this investment were anywhere else but Chile, Mr. Tompkins would be considered a hero. But it happened in Chile, where envy and jealousy and business interests are institutions."[21]
Awards and honors
Hoffmann was recognized by the United Nations in 1997 as one of the 25 leading environmentalists of the decade for her efforts to protect Chile's forests.[3][22] For her research into Chilean flora and her work in environmental education, Hoffmann received the Luis Oyarzún Award from the Austral University of Chile in 2003.[5] She received a Fellow Award from the Cactus and Succulent Society of America in 2009.[23]
Hoffmann served on the judging panel for the United Nations Environment Programme's Sasakawa Prize.[24]
Works
Hoffmann authored more than a dozen books and illustrated field guides on the flora, medicinal plants and botanical resources of Chile.[25] Among her works was La Tragedia del Bosque Chileno, which includes text and photographs that document illegal logging in Chilean forests.[26]
- Papers
- Hoffmann, Adriana; Kummerow, Jochen (1978). "Root Studies in the Chilean Matorral". Oecologia. 32 (1): 57–69. S2CID 30682406.
- Books
- Hoffmann J., Adriana (1978). Flora silvestre de Chile / zona central : una guía para la identificación de las especies vegetales más frecuentes. Santiago: Fundación Claudio Gay. OCLC 503242201.
- —— (1982). Flora silvestre de Chile / zona austral : Una guía ilustrada para la identificación de las especies de plantas leñosas del sur de Chile. Santiago de Chile: Ediciones Fundacion Claudio Gay. OCLC 715468373.
- ——; Farga, Christina; Lastra, Jorge (1988). Plantas medicinales de uso comun en Chile T. 1. Santiago, Chile: Paesmi. OCLC 831403901.
- ——; Jullían, Andrés (1989). Cactaceas en la flora silvestre de Chile : una guía para la identificación de los cactos que crecen en el país. Santiaga de Chile: Ed. Fundacion Claudio Gay. OCLC 716491772.
- ——; Mendoza, Marcelo (1990). De cómo Margarita Flores puede cuidar su salud y ayudar a salvar el planeta. Santiago: Casa de Paz. OCLC 31970038.
- —— (1992). Vegetación y flora de la alta cordillera de Santiago. Santiago: Cía. Minera La Disputada de Las Condes. OCLC 55302269.
- ——; Sierra, Malú; Donoso, Magdalena (1997). Ecología e historia natural de la zona central de Chile. Santiago: Defensores del Bosque Chileno. ISBN 9789567721016.
- —— (1998). Plantas Altoandinas en la flora silvestre de Chile. Santiago: Ed. Fundación Claudio Gay. ISBN 9789567743001.
- —— (1983). El árbol urbano en Chile. Ediciones Fundación Claudio Gay. OCLC 10967952.
- —— (1998). La Tragedia del Bosque Chileno. Santiago, Chile: Ocho Libros Editores. ISBN 9789567721108.
- —— (2000). Enciclopedia de los bosques chilenos : conservación, biodiversidad, sustentabilidad. Santiago, Chile: Defensores del Bosque Chileno. ISBN 9789567721238.
- —— (2001). Plantar, plantar, plantar : manual de reproducción y plantación de flora nativa chilena. Santiago de Chile: Defensores del bosque Chileno. ISBN 9789567721351.
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85743-377-7.
- ^ ISBN 9789562583923.
- ^ a b c d e f Michelini, Pilar Navarrete (10 December 2013). "El retiro de Adriana Hoffmann". El Mercurio (in Spanish).
- from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "Con motivo de 49 Aniversario: Universidad Austral de Chile Entregará "Premio Luis Oyarzún" a Adriana Hoffmann" (in Spanish). Noticias UACh. 2 September 2003. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- JSTOR 2504061.(subscription required)
- ^ Ellison, Katherine (25 August 1995). "Pro-nature movement fights on despite foes and lack of funds". Knight-Ridder Newspapers. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014.
Some experts go so far as to say that Chile's 'green' activism boils down to just one high-powered woman: biologist Adriana Hoffmann, 55, head of Defenders of the Chilean Forest.
(subscription required) - ^ "El Cañi Sanctuary". The Conservation Land Trust. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85743-217-6.
Adriana Hoffmann.
- ^ Moreira, Julio César (27 August 1999). "Profesores Aprenden a Proteger la Naturaleza". El Mercurio.
- ^ "Adriana Hoffmann renunció a la dirección de la Conama". Emol.com. 16 October 2001. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ Checa, Laureano (18 April 2002). "Adriana Hoffmann dice que la lucha contra el cuoteo político fue mortal". El Mercurio (in Spanish).
- ^ "CONAMA Director Hoffmann Facing Severe Criticism". The Santiago Times. 4 October 2001. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ Fallece la bióloga y botánica chilena Adriana Hoffmann Archived 20 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ "A los 82 años falleció Adriana Hoffmann, la botánica reconocida como gran defensora de los bosques en Chile" [At the age of 82, Adriana Hoffmann, the botanist recognized as a great defender of forests in Chile, passed away]. CNN Chile (in Spanish). 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Langman, Jimmy (21 March 2022). "Adriana Hoffmann, pioneering Chilean environmental leader and botanist, dies". www.patagonjournal.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Lowy, Maxine (1 November 1995). "Shredding Chile's Forests". Multinational Monitor. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.(subscription required)
- ^ a b Langman, James (1 September 1997). "Thinking Big". E Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.(subscription required)
- ^ Hanning, Sascha. "El legado ecológico de Adriana Hoffmann" (in Spanish). Ciudad Zen. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ a b Leon, Hugo Godoy (9 May 2003). "Chile: Government Lacks Environmental Policy". Latinamerica Press. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.(subscription required)
- ^ ISBN 978-0-520-26680-3.
- ^ Perera, Victor (16 March 1997). "He Saves the Rain Forest by Buying It". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ Staples, Chuck (25 June 2012). "CSSA Fellows". Cactus and Succulent Society of America. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013.
- ^ "A Renctas Na Mídia". Four of a Kind – Part 2. BBC. 15 May 2005. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
- ^ Purto, Mauricio (26 July 2008). "El legado de Adriana Hoffmann". El Mercurio (in Spanish).
- ^ Aguirre, Andrés (28 August 1999). "Ecología". El Mercurio.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. A.E.Hoffm.
External links
- "Author Details for Adriana Hoffmann" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 9 January 2014.