Prof. J. Dagys (1906.X.11 – 1993.I.31)

JUOS REMIND Prof. J. Dagys (1906.X.11 — 1993.1.31) Last year, at the age of one, 86 died famous botanist, habilitated doctor, professor, member of the Moksly Academy correspondent Jonas Dagys. Jo The object of the research was very broad: plant physiology morphology, yeast growth ir promoters, phytoncides, ecology of Baltic coastal plants, history of Lithuanian botany, plant tearing, influence of vitamin microelements on enzyme activity, chlorophyll content and intensity of photosynthesnų is in plant leaves. ir J. Dagys — Professor K. Regelium ir L. Vailionis’s pupil wrote — important scientific works on biology, worked a lot on preparing botany specialists, wrote textbooks be for higher schools, popular booklets, reviewed many, edited the “Lithuanian botany dictionary” d.1), “Dictionary of botanical terms” (1938, (1965), ‘Lietuvos Flora of the TSR’ (1959—1980, 6 t.) irritability. publications. J. Dagis’ contribution as a ir researcher and educator į It is important for Lithuanian science not ne only for botany, but for ir terminology. The professor paid particular attention to the terminology of Lithuanian botany. For many years he was Member of the Botany Dictionary Commission (before the war), later its o president, the ir Terminology Council at Member of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences. Efforts to improve the scientific ne language jo are evidenced not only by edited dictionaries ir of botany terms, but also by articles, textbook reviews, letters. In honour of the Professor, we present some excerpts iš jo of articles on botanical terminology (speech uncorrected). J.G. Writing scientific papers in be terminology is o impossible until Nobody cared about the emphasis on botanical terms in Lithuanian. So quite understandable J. Emphasis complaint in "Taisly" p.9): ([2], "But oh, how a miserable thing it is to publish such a child in such a language, in which no Žemaites has so far even thought to iš write in that thing!" <> “Taislius augminis” is not intended for the general public, “Žemaičių ūkininkai” today o would not understand ir this book, let alone the peasants of those days. This is a special, purely scientific, science o ne popularization work; he could be a good headmaster for a high school. 71 The second part of the introduction is entitled "On the phenomena of ir tailor-made growth" "About the System of ir Botanical Terms". The first division presents the Linnaeus plant system, slightly supplemented by Sprengel. The following terms are used for taxonomic units: K. gang (classis), red (ordo), breed (genus), difference (species) ir variety (variety). Now called differently: class, order, genus, species variety. ir The name of the species is derived from the ką Greek — word for a variety of human selection. Difference may be the ir appropriate term for the species, because in trade, the term has a different meaning. J. Emphasis life ir works// Jurgis Emphasis (1771--1849). V., 1972. P. 15--16. Some of the images suggested by Emphasis have remained in the botany dictionary to this day, e.g.: (bracteae), unfolding (stigma), annulus, cyphella, siligua, silicula, utriculus, etc. ir Kaunas University Department of Botany lecturers approximately until 1930 m. ir essential parts of the ring called, following Emphasis, motelas (piesteles) ir men (Cookies), but because of the terms tų anthropomorphizpaskui from was mo abandoned. Emphasis jų scriptures contain more such anthropomorphisms, e.g., tongue ir (ligula), strajus (anthera). Idem. P. 18. In general, Fr. Fedoravičius- 's work is full of new plant names, but they have more historical value, and are a vivid example of the scientific literature of the time for the formation of missing words. tų That's į how they look at them Lithuanian The editors of the Language Dictionary, also looked at the editor ir of the Lithuanian Botanical Dictionary coming out this year, including the dictionary į šį iš The name of the tribes is synonymous with the name of the tribes. Unsuccessful polonisms were not included at all. But in those days, when Lithuanian literature was so poor and contaminated with barbarisms, ir Fedoravičius’s botanical nomenclature must be regarded as a well-done work that required a lot of painstaking work. ir It is strange that Fr. Fedoravičius, although he was acquainted with su kun. A. Emphasizes that he jo has not received herb material, but nothing iš Emphasis on nomenclature ir terminology is not borrowed. If some names coincide, it is only ir because they are all In Lithuania are distributed or taken by both iš authors used K. G. Hagen'o J store ‘Preussens Plants". Although in terms of form both authors' nomenclatures are similar, because, both do The Linnaean system in compliance. Tik A. Emphasizes less foreign words in the dictionary. Kun. Juozapas Fedoravičius — Ilukštas ir The florist of Zarasai region: (1776—1860) // Nature. 1938. No. 3. P. 181. In summarizing, Prof. Vailionis's scientific work ir jo merits, I would like to emphasize that he was a typical Lithuanian scholar, a lifter of Lithuanian culture. I have already mentioned that Lithuanianness was of decisive importance in the choice of the work topics. In the same way, in terms of ir form, the professor tried to remain an exemplary ir Lithuanian. He published his works only in Lithuanian scientific journals, although for that reason his works remained so little noticed by the jo international press. ir He was a member of two Western European botanical societies: Société Botany de France. 1996 ir German Botanical Society; but this membership was quite passive, because the professor did not participate in the meetings of the members of these societies, nor did he write in the published jų journals. Bet He was always concerned about the current situation of Lithuanian botanists. First of all, the professor made a great effort to create a ir terminology suitable for standardizing Lithuanian botanical ir nomenclature. This is prof. With the efforts of 1926 m. Vailionis was organized Liet. The Commission of the Botanical Dictionary for the above-mentioned purpose, although the initiative, according to iš the professor himself, was taken by dr. K. Greene. Be Prof. The work of the Commission would not have been as extensive and as rapid as it was without a fool's concerns. iš Prof. Vailionis had put his whole soul For the creation of the Dictionary of Botany: he collected material himself, invited collaborators, iš paid the expenses related to the su collection of material from his own funds, he entrusted me, his assistant, to perform the editorial work, but he himself was a sincere advisor in the editorial work ir at every moment. Ir in the end he crowned the great tą work by spending his own money Liet. The Botany I Dictionary. True, he incurred a heavy debt on himself and his family. In this work, Prof. Th. Vailionis jamzino his name The history of Lithuanian botany, because this work covers only nomenclature; ne but the geographical and ecological ir distribution of plants, the significance of their application to jų agriculture, ir medicine and other matters, will serve at least ar several generations of Lithuanian naturalists. This dictionary 73 was prepared by prof. Vailionis was a very clever creator of novelties, where the names of plants were lacking, collected in the living iš language. While other Vocabulary The members of the commission were often inclined to leave the Latin name for plants that do not have a name in the folk language, adding only the Lithuanian ending, prof. Vailionis su agreed to this last option only in the case of extreme trouble, when nothing suitable could be invented. Then Prof. Vailionis has given to our dictionary many successful plant names, such as the tunica prolifera, the mistletoe (Mimulus guttatus), the straw (Anthericum ramosum), etc. ir Ir terminology of plant anatomy prof. Vailionis stubbornly defended some Lithuanian terms, e.g., akelė, refusing to use the usual cell used by other biologists. Very sad that he will no longer be able to cooperate in this part of the dictionary II (plant anatomy, morphology, ir physiology terms) preparation — there would jo have been even wider ground for creation. Liudas Vailionis (1886—1939) // Nature. 1939. No.3. P. 194-195. When it comes to microorganisms, which are representatives of a completely new world for the student, drawings with broader descriptions are necessary. ir <...> Beje, Volvox ir Ulothrix drawings are ir reversed. These microorganisms needed to come up with ir Lithuanian names or ask older colleagues, at least give Lithuanian transcription: as ar gi I 12:00 a. m. student will pronounce a word Vaucheria? A. Yakutsk. The Reformed School. I K., 1936. 110 p. — Rec. : J. Dagys: [No title] // Nature. 1937. No. 2. P. 121. Prepared by Jolanta GAIVENYTĖ Prof. L. Mulevičius ir history terminolo1993 m. gy in spring, just before St. "Famous Lithuanian historian Prof. — Vytautas Landsbergis dies". Habil. Dr. L. Mulevičius. A very decent ir man came out į The land of Hades, where, in the A. words of the poet Žukauskas, “Nothing will begin and nothing will end”... 74