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Otto Thomas Solbrig (21 December 1930 – 8 April 2023) was an Argentine evolutionary biologist and botanist. His research dealt with ecology and biodiversity of the Argentine and Uruguayan Pampas, Cerrado and sustainable agriculture.^[1]

The standard author abbreviation Solbrig is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

Solbrig was born in Buenos Aires on 21 December 1930. In 1954, he received a biology degree at National University of La Plata and in 1959, he obtained a PhD in botany at University of California, Berkeley. He was emeritus professor of biology at Harvard University.^[3]

Solbrig died on 8 April 2023, at the age of 92.^[4] He was a resident of Harvard, MA.^[5]

• 1969: Master Honoris Causa from Harvard University, 1969
• 1975: Guggenheim Fellowship
• 1991: Extraordinary professor honoris causa, faculty of agronomy, National University of La Plata
• 1993: Distinguished Professor honoris causa, National University of Mar del Plata
• 1995: Professor honorario honoris causa, Faculty of philosophy, University of Buenos Aires
• 1995: Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences^[6]
• 1997: Doctor in agronomy honoris causa, National University of Lomas de Zamora
• 1998: International Prize for Biology^[7]

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