August Schenk

Summary

August Schenk is a human^[1]. He was born in Hallein^[2]. He was born on April 17, 1815^[3]. He died in Munich^[4]. He died on March 30, 1891^[5]. He worked as a botanist^[6], paleontologist^[7], university teacher^[8], and paleobotanist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• August Schenk was born in Hallein^[2].
• August Schenk died in Munich^[4].
• August Schenk was born on April 17, 1815^[3].
• August Schenk was born on April 15, 1815^[11].
• August Schenk died on March 30, 1891^[5].
• August Schenk held citizenship in Germany^[12].
• August Schenk's professions included botanist^[6].
• August Schenk's professions included paleontologist^[7].
• August Schenk worked as a university teacher^[8].
• August Schenk worked as a paleobotanist^[9].
• August Schenk's field of work was botany^[13].
• August Schenk was employed by Leipzig University^[14].
• Among August Schenk's employers was University of Würzburg^[15].
• August Schenk was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina^[16].
• August Schenk was a member of Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities^[17].
• August Schenk is recorded as male^[18].
• August Schenk's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• August Schenk supervised Ilia Grigorevich Borshchov as a doctoral student^[20].
• August Schenk's Commons category is recorded as August Schenk^[21].
• August Schenk's archives at is recorded as Leipzig University Library^[22].
• August Schenk's residence is recorded as Germany^[23].
• August Schenk's family name is recorded as Schenk^[24].
• August Schenk's given name is recorded as Joseph^[25].
• August Schenk's work location is recorded as Leipzig^[26].
• August Schenk's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

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Origins and Family

August Schenk was born in Hallein^[2]. Recorded date of birth include April 17, 1815^[3] and April 15, 1815^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist^[6], paleontologist^[7], university teacher^[8], and paleobotanist^[9]. August Schenk's field of work was botany^[13]. Employers include Leipzig University^[14], a public university^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1409^[30], headquartered in Leipzig^[31] and University of Würzburg^[15], a public university^[32], in Germany^[33], founded in 1402^[34], headquartered in Würzburg^[35]. He supervised Ilia Grigorevich Borshchov as a doctoral student^[20].

Death and Burial

August Schenk died on March 30, 1891^[5]. He died in Munich^[4].

Why It Matters

August Schenk ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

His notable doctoral advisees include Ilia Grigorevich Borshchov^[38], a botanist^[39], 1833–1878^[40], of Russian Empire^[41], awarded the Demidov Prize^[42], specialised in botany^[43].

FAQs

Where was August Schenk born?

August Schenk's place of birth was Hallein^[2].

Where did August Schenk die?

August Schenk died in Munich^[4].

What did August Schenk do for work?

August Schenk worked as botanist^[6], paleontologist^[7], university teacher^[8], and paleobotanist^[9].