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Albert Frey-Wyssling

Swiss botanist (1900-1988)
Person human Q4710247

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
November 8, 1900
Date of death
August 30, 1988
Place of birth
Küsnacht
Place of death
Meilen
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[8]
Occupation
botanist, university teacher
Employer
Harvard University, Cornell University, ETH Zurich[10][11][12]
Position held
rector[9]
Award received
Marcel Benoist Prize, honorary doctor of the University of Rennes, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Schleiden Medal[13][14][15][16]
Father
Hans Frey[7]
Doctoral student
Kurt Mühlethaler, Hans J. Moor, Wikidata item[23][24][25]
Archives at
Image Archive of ETH Library, ETH Zurich University Archives, ETH Zurich University Archives, ETH Zurich University Archives, ETH Zurich University Archives[26][27]
Birth name
Albert Frey[31]
Family name
Frey[28]
Given name
Albert[29]
Member of
Royal Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences[17][18][19][20][21]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Olten[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Albert Friedrich Frey-Wyssling en Albert Frey-Wyssling cs Albert Frey cs Albert Frey- Wyssling da Albert Friedrich Frey-Wyssling de Albert Friedrich Frey-Wyssling de A. Frey-Wyssling fi Albert Friedrich Frey-Wyssling fr Albert Friedrich Frey-Wyssling pt Albert Friedrich Frey-Wyssling ru Альберт Фрей-Висслинг sv Albert Friedrich Frey-Wyssling zh 阿尔伯特·弗雷德里希·弗来-威士林
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
0000000109208252
VIAF cluster ID
84848288
Library of Congress authority ID
n84091222
GND ID
11869328X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
ETH-BIB-Frey-Wyssling, Albert (1900-1988)-Portrait-Portr 00095.tif ↗
Academic Tree ID
80617
Awards & Winners artist ID
026_c7d
BDELIS ID
75103
BIBSYS ID
99067621
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
124874028
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
97210578
CiNii Research ID
1140845216634407168
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DDB person (GND) ID
11869328X
De Agostini ID
Frey-Wyssling,+Albert
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11869328X
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Albert-F-Frey-Wyssling
FAST ID
130032
FactGrid item ID
Nevada State Route 264
FotoCH photographer ID
21328
Freebase ID
/m/026_c7d
HDS ID
031343
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
29747
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
20616
IdRef ID
034081720
KBR person ID
14654007
KNAW past member ID
PE00000302
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11869328X
Leopoldina member ID (new)
albert-frey-wyssling
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
02233/eu_f_1229/f1229
Medvik ID
nlk20030131465
Museum-digital ID
269073
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01291805
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20030131465
NUKAT ID
n99023232
National Academy of Sciences member ID
46711
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001286696
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007278512005171
National Library of Latvia ID
000177807
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:DA0Q;=qP
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812830694705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069861226
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3902766
Parsifal cluster ID
305207
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA2009
Portrait Archive ID
187560
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
22178
RERO ID (legacy)
A003263684
SBN author ID
RMSV008888
SHARE Catalogue author ID
63852
SNAC ARK ID
w6jr6mzn
Treccani ID
albert-frey-wyssling
Wellcome Collection concept ID
mu72ah3k
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkMGF3h7tmR6XBTcJCYT3
Zürich Herbaria collector ID
866

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🔗 Connections
Member of 5
Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Award received 3
Marcel Benoist Prize, Schleiden Medal, honorary doctor of the University of Rennes
Employer 3
Harvard University, Cornell University, ETH Zurich
Occupation 2
botanist, university teacher
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
FactGrid item ID 1
Nevada State Route 264
Family name 1
Frey
Given name 1
Albert
Instance of 1
human
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Olten
Place of birth 1
Küsnacht
Place of death 1
Meilen
Position held 1
rector
Sex or gender 1
male
← Winner 1
Marcel Benoist Prize
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Summary

Albert Frey-Wyssling was born on November 8, 1900[1], in Küsnacht[2]. He died on August 30, 1988[3], in Meilen[4]. He worked as a botanist[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Albert Frey-Wyssling born?

Albert Frey-Wyssling's place of birth was Küsnacht[2].

Where did Albert Frey-Wyssling die?

Albert Frey-Wyssling died in Meilen[4].

Who were Albert Frey-Wyssling's parents?

Albert Frey-Wyssling's father was Hans Frey[7].

What did Albert Frey-Wyssling do for work?

Albert Frey-Wyssling worked as a botanist[5] and university teacher[6].

What awards did Albert Frey-Wyssling receive?

Honors received include Marcel Benoist Prize[13], honorary doctor of the University of Rennes[14], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[15], and Schleiden Medal[16].

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Complete List of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . ba.e-pics.ethz.ch. Retrieved . ba.e-pics.ethz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Retrieved . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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