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Axel Leonard Melander

American entomologist
Person human Q4830311

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
June 3, 1878
Date of death
August 14, 1962, August 8, 1962[7]
Place of birth
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
zoologist, entomologist, scientific collector
Educated at
Harvard University, University of Texas at Austin[9][10]
Author citation (zoology)
Melander[15]
Collection items at
Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History[17][18]
Family name
Melander[12]
Given name
Axel, Leonard[13][14]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Smithsonian Names[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en A. L. Melander en Axel Leonard Melander en Melander ar أكسل ليونارد ميلاندر fi Melander pt Melander
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000116717506
VIAF cluster ID
73516656
Library of Congress authority ID
no2002019736
GND ID
1196572143
BHL creator ID
7392
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
109695115
Bionomia ID
Axel Leonard Melander
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11200237
CiNii Research ID
1140845216618879104
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1196572143
Entomologists of the World ID
10839
FAST ID
1834269
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Freebase ID
/m/03cdvp8
IdRef ID
187264775
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1196572143
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02615367
NUKAT ID
n2006056853
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007292186905171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
153670096
Open Library ID
OL161396A
Prabook ID
1105448
RERO ID (legacy)
A014351753
SBN author ID
TO0V457846
SHARE Catalogue author ID
85498
SNAC ARK ID
w65m70m9
Wellcome Collection concept ID
frj6ekec
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtrTWQF8f6d4CKpcY4Qbd
Yale LUX ID
person/8e6221df-4df3-409f-b495-8c5d55542d46
ZOBODAT person ID
10079748
ZooBank author ID
95E790BC-0672-4950-8B29-4B29DA34B0AB

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🔗 Connections
Collection items at 2
Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History
Educated at 2
Harvard University, University of Texas at Austin
Given name 2
Axel, Leonard
Named after 2
Melanderia, Melanderia
Occupation 2
zoologist, entomologist
Bionomia ID 1
Axel Leonard Melander
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Melander
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Chicago
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Axel Leonard Melander was born on June 3, 1878[1], in Chicago[2]. He died on August 14, 1962[3]. He worked as a zoologist[4], entomologist[5], and scientific collector[6].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Axel Leonard Melander include Melanderia[19], a taxon[20].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Axel Leonard Melander include Melanderia[19], a taxon[20].

FAQs

Where was Axel Leonard Melander born?

Axel Leonard Melander's place of birth was Chicago[2].

What did Axel Leonard Melander do for work?

Axel Leonard Melander worked as a zoologist[4], entomologist[5], and scientific collector[6].

Where did Axel Leonard Melander go to school?

Axel Leonard Melander was educated at Harvard University[9] and University of Texas at Austin[10].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved . researcharchive.calacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved . researcharchive.calacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved . researcharchive.calacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Axel, Leonard
    Family name → Melander
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject Smithsonian Names
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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