Ada I. Pastore
{{Short description|Argentinian botanist (1906–1952)}}
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|birth_place=San Luis, Argentina
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|education=University of Buenos Aires
|field=Botanist
| alma_mater = Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad de Buenos Aires
| thesis_title = Las isoetáceas argentinas
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Ada Italia Pastore (1906–1952) was an Argentine botanist, curator, teacher, and explorer. She had a doctorate in biological science and developed academic activities at the Darwinion Botanical Institute and CONICET. She was a student of Lorenzo Raimundo Parodi and {{ill|Arturo Eduardo Burkart|es}}.
Biography
Pastore was born in San Luis, Argentina. She earned her Ph.D. in natural sciences from the University of Buenos Aires. Her doctoral work was on the genus Isoetes.
Following her Ph.D. she worked at multiple institutions including the Instituto de Botánica: Darwinión, Colegio Nacional Nicolás Avellaneda and the Colegio Nacional Bernardino Rivadavia {{Ill|Colegio N.º 1 Bernardino Rivadavia (Argentina)|es|Colegio N.º 1 Bernardino Rivadavia (Argentina)}}. She was particularly known for her collaborative work with her Ph.D. advisor, Lorenzo Parodi.{{Cite journal |last=Medan |first=D. |date=2004 |title=Cien años de botánica en la Facultad de Agronomía de la Universidad de Buenos Aires |url=https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/bitstream/handle/11336/134095/CONICET_Digital_Nro.cd894dbc-6378-4f61-ae01-b04e220e553c_A.pdf?sequence=2 |journal=Rev. Facultad de Agronomía |volume=24 |issue=2 |pages=75–106}}
Pastore died on July 1, 1952 and was remembered in the {{lang|es|Boletin de la Sociedad Argentina de Botanica}} where she was commended for her skill in drawing and laboratory techniques.{{Cite journal |last=Cabrera |first=A.L. |date=1953 |title=Cronica |url=https://archive.org/details/sociedad-argentina-de-botanica-boletin_1953-07_4_4/page/272/mode/2up?q=%22Ada+Pastore%22 |journal=Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica |language=Spanish |volume=4 |issue=4}} A session at the 1952 Segundas Jornadas Botanicas meeting was conducted in honor of Pastore.{{Cite journal |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_ciencia-e-investigacion_1952-12_8_12/page/556/mode/2up?q=%22ada+pastore%22 |journal=Ciencia e Investigacion |date=December 1952 |via=Internet Archive |volume=8 |page=556 | title=Noticias Argentinas: Segundas Jornadas Botanicas|language=Spanish |issue=12}}
Selected publications
- {{Cite journal |ref=none |last=Pastore |first=A.I. |date=1935 |title=Estudio microscópico del almidón de plantas alimenticias aborígenes |journal=Rev. Argent. Agron. |volume=2 |pages=78–85}}
- {{cite book |ref=none |last=Pastore |first=Ada I. |title=Las Isoetáceas argentinas |publisher=Instituto del Museo de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata |year=1936 |publication-place=Buenos Aires |language=es |oclc=60449618}}
- {{citation |ref=none |last=PASTORE |first=ADA I. |title=LAS OBRAS BOTÁNICAS ANTIGUAS EXISTENTES EN LA BIBLIOTECA DEL DARWINION |year=1937 |oclc=9987313479}}
- {{Cite journal |ref=none |last1=Parodi |first1=Lorenzo Raimundo |last2=Pastore |first2=Ada I. |date=1939 |title=Generos de Plantas Cultivadas: Representados en la flora indigena de la Republica Argentina |journal=Physis |volume=18|pages=255–268}}
- {{cite book |ref=none|last=Pastore |first=Ada I. |title=Las reservas nutritivas de los Piñones de las Araucarias Argentinas |publisher=Imprenta y Casa Editora Coni |year=1939 |publication-place=Bueno Aires |language=es |oclc=1029990701}}
- {{cite book |ref=none |last1=Chamberlain |first1=Charles Joseph |author-link1=Charles Joseph Chamberlain |title=Elementos de botánica |last2=Pastore |first2=Ada I. |publisher=Kapelusz |year=1945 |publication-place=Buenos Aires |language=es |oclc=981358578}}
- {{Cite journal |ref=none |last1=Parodi |first1=L.R. |last2=Pastore |first2=A.I. |date=1952 |title= |journal=Rev. Argent. Agron. |volume=19 |pages=189–190}}
Honors
Pastore was named an honorary member of the Instituto de Botánica: Darwinión.{{When|date=January 2025}}
- Member: Argentine Federation of University Women (FAMU)
- Member: Argentine Botanical Society
- Director: Bulletin of the Argentine Society of Horticulture{{Cite book |last=República Argentina |url=https://archive.org/details/Boletin_Oficial_Republica_Argentina_2da_seccion_1951-01-17/page/n23/mode/2up?q=%22Ada+I+Pastore%22 |title=Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. 1951 2da sección |date=1951-01-17 |others=Estado Argentino}}
{{botanist|Pastore}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.ipni.org/ipni/advPlantNameSearch.do?find_authorAbbrev=&find_includePublicationAuthors=on&find_includePublicationAuthors=off&find_includeBasionymAuthors=on&find_includeBasionymAuthors=off&find_isAPNIRecord=on&find_isAPNIRecord=false&find_isGCIRecord=on&find_isGCIRecord=false&find_isIKRecord=on&find_isIKRecord=false&find_rankToReturn=all&output_format=normal&find_sortByFamily=on&find_sortByFamily=off&query_type=by_query All genera and species described by Patores] on the International Plant Names Index
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Category:Botanists with author abbreviations
Category:20th-century Argentine botanists
Category:Argentine women botanists
Category:Argentine women curators
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Category:20th-century Argentine writers
Category:People from San Luis, Argentina
Category:20th-century Argentine women educators
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