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Adriaan van Royen

Dutch botanist and university teacher (1704-1779)
Person human Q367689

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
November 11, 1704, November 17, 1704[9]
Date of death
February 28, 1779
Place of birth
Leiden
Place of death
Leiden
Country of citizenship
Dutch Republic[10]
Ethnic group
Dutch[11]
Occupation
botanist, physician, university teacher, scientific collector
Employer
Leiden University, Leiden University[14]
Field of work
medicine[12]
Position held
rector magnificus of Leiden University[13]
Educated at
Leiden University[15]
Doctoral advisor
Herman Boerhaave[16]
Doctoral student
Petrus Camper, Nicolás Joseph Jacquin[19][20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[26]
Collection items at
Natural History Museum[27]
Family name
Royen, van Royen[21][22]
Given name
Adriaan, Adrianus[23][24]
Member of
Royal Society[17]
P14977
RETE074956[28]
Relative
David van Royen[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Adriaan van Royen en Royen en A. van Royen en Adrianus van Royen cs Adriaan van Royen de Royen de Adrian van Royen de Adriaan van Royen es Adriaan van royen es Royen fr Adriaan van royen fr Adriaan Van Royen fr Royen it Royen ja アドリアーン・ファン・ローエン nl Adriaen van Royen nl Adrianus van Royen nl A. van Royen nl D. van Royen pt Royen
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000080873071
VIAF cluster ID
7734115
Library of Congress authority ID
n91015955
GND ID
100553532
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Adriaan van Royen.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
23270
Alvin ID
alvin-person:57354, alvin-person:10176
BHL creator ID
804
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
106475096
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
57734010
Bionomia ID
Adriaan van Royen
Botanist author abbreviation
Royen
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02233798
CiNii Research ID
1140000791832059264
DBNL author ID
roye011
DDB person (GND) ID
100553532
DLL Catalog author ID
A3836
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
100553532
ECARTICO person ID
51757
FAST ID
281888
Freebase ID
/m/04cqz0k
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
33300
IPNI author ID
8684-1
IdRef ID
07708604X
KBR person ID
14076518
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
100553532
Leidse Hoogleraren ID
813
Libris-URI
khw03vt348fgplh
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
115093
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06535805
NL CR AUT ID
ola2009531694
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811540209805606
National Library of Portugal ID
1400765
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070278199
Obálky knih ID
ola2009531694
Open Library ID
OL783966A
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA467
Prabook ID
2548351
RERO ID (legacy)
A012504448
SBN author ID
PUVV278447
SELIBR ID
291363
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11102936
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/244676
Wellcome Collection concept ID
ameq2rtn
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcBYJ7XKtGXXkKKhpXcfq
Yale LUX ID
person/62ed1e55-8818-482a-8d15-293f1993e4e5

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
physician, botanist, university teacher
Doctoral student 2
Nicolás Joseph Jacquin, Petrus Camper
Doctoral students 2
Nicolás Joseph Jacquin, Petrus Camper
Bionomia ID 1
Adriaan van Royen
Collection items at 1
Natural History Museum
Country of citizenship 1
Dutch Republic
Doctoral advisor 1
Herman Boerhaave
Doctoral advisors 1
Herman Boerhaave
Educated at 1
Leiden University
Employer 1
Leiden University
Field of work 1
medicine
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Member of 1
Royal Society
Place of birth 1
Leiden
Place of death 1
Leiden
Relative 1
David van Royen
Sex or gender 1
male
← Bionomia ID 1
Adriaan van Royen
← Relative 1
David van Royen
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Summary

Adriaan van Royen was born on November 11, 1704[1], in Leiden[2]. He died on February 28, 1779[3], in Leiden[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], physician[6], university teacher[7], and scientific collector[8].

Why It Matters

Adriaan van Royen's notable doctoral advisees include Nicolás Joseph Jacquin[29], a botanist[30], 1727–1817[31], of Austrian Empire[32], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[33], specialised in botany[34] and Petrus Camper[35], a zoologist[36], 1722–1789[37], of Dutch Republic[38], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[39], specialised in anatomy[40].

FAQs

Where was Adriaan van Royen born?

Adriaan van Royen was born in Leiden[2].

Where did Adriaan van Royen die?

Adriaan van Royen passed away in Leiden[4].

What did Adriaan van Royen do for work?

Adriaan van Royen worked as a botanist[5], physician[6], university teacher[7], and scientific collector[8].

Where did Adriaan van Royen go to school?

Adriaan van Royen was educated at Leiden University[15].

Related Entities

Dutch Republic Herman Boerhaave Leiden University medicine Nicolás Joseph Jacquin

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [18] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [24] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae. Retrieved . rete.uclouvain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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