Tobías Lasser (May 24, 1911 – May 25, 2006), was a recognized Venezuelan botanist, being a fundamental pillar in the creation of the Botanical Garden of Caracas, the School of Biology and the Faculty of Sciences of the Central University of Venezuela. He was born in Agua Larga, Falcón State, Venezuela.

In 1935 obtained the title of medical surgeon in the Medicine Faculty of the UCV, and in 1941 a Masters in Sciences in the University of Michigan, U.S..

Lasser was individual of number and President of the Venezuelan Academy of Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, and president of the Venezuelan Society of Natural Sciences. Between the distinctions that received in Venezuela and other countries, emphasize: The decorations in First Class, Liberator and Francisco de Miranda, the Orders: Andrés Bello, Jose Maria Vargas, Diego de Losada, June 27 of the Ministry of Education of Venezuela, and the medals of the good citizen of Pro Venezuela, Francisco Herrera Luque, and Marshal Juan Crisóstomo Falcón.

Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1986), better known by her stage name Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in upstate New York, Del Rey moved to New York City at age eighteen, where she attended college and began writing music and performing in clubs.

In 2008, Del Rey contracted with an independent label and recorded a self-titled debut album which was briefly available on iTunes in 2010; Del Rey ultimately bought back the rights to the album and it was withdrawn soon after.

In June 2011, she released the song "Video Games" on the Internet, accompanied by a self-made music video that went viral in the following months. The song was later released as a single in October, leading up to Del Rey's major-label debut album, Born to Die, which was released on January 31, 2012 through Interscope Records. Born to Die debuted at number one in seven countries, including the United Kingdom and Australia. The album has spawned two worldwide top 10 hits: "Video Games" and "Born to Die".