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Carlyle A. Luer

American botanist (1922–2019)
Person human Q2067641

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
August 23, 1922
Date of death
November 9, 2019
Place of birth
Alton
Place of death
Sarasota
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
botanist, curator, botanical collector, orchidologist, scientific collector
Field of work
botany, orchidology, Orchid[14][15][16]
Educated at
Washington University in St. Louis[17]
Mother
Sabine Naundorff[10]
Spouse
Jane Pfeiffenberger Luer[11]
Child
George Mather Luer[12]
Cause of death
falling[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin, English[24][25]
Collection items at
Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden, Harvard University Herbaria, California Academy of Sciences herbarium, National Museum of Natural History[28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Different from
Carl A. Luer[27]
Family name
Luer[20]
Given name
Carlyle, August[21][22]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Name in native language
Carlyle A. Luer[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Luer en Carlyle August Luer en Carlyle Luer en C. Luer en C A Luer en C. A. Luer en Carl A. Luer en Carlyle A. Luer cs C. A. Luer cs Carlyle August Luer de Luer es Carlyle August Luer es Carlyle A Luer es Luer hu Luer it Luer pl Carlyle August Luer pt Luer ru Carlyle A. Luer ru Luer
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000119707311
VIAF cluster ID
35180775
Library of Congress authority ID
n86848550
GND ID
1015680593
BHL creator ID
240079, 211525
BIBSYS ID
90854351
Bionomia ID
Carlyle A. Luer
Botanist author abbreviation
Luer
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10058525
Freebase ID
/m/080dbrb
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
2006
IPNI author ID
5818-1
Show all 22 identifiers +10
IdRef ID
067150047
NL CR AUT ID
mub2016913114
NUKAT ID
n01054322
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007422407105171
National Library of Latvia ID
000060976
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068742363
OpenMLOL author ID
311732
RERO ID (legacy)
A003535403
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtCFC4MfKVTK838qdFR8C
Yale LUX ID
person/10af1201-b590-425e-b672-1a1f5ce95dff

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🔗 Connections
Collection items at 3
National Museum of Natural History, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Harvard University Herbaria
Field of work 3
botany, Orchid, orchidology
Occupation 3
curator, botanist, botanical collector
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Latin
Bionomia ID 1
Carlyle A. Luer
Cause of death 1
falling
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Washington University in St. Louis
Given name 1
August
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Alton
Place of death 1
Sarasota
Sex or gender 1
male
← Bionomia ID 1
Carlyle A. Luer
← Significant person 1
Margaret A. Dix
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Summary

Carlyle A. Luer was born on August 23, 1922[1], in Alton[2]. He died on November 9, 2019[3], in Sarasota[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], curator[6], botanical collector[7], orchidologist[8], and scientific collector[9].

FAQs

Where was Carlyle A. Luer born?

Carlyle A. Luer was born in Alton[2].

Where did Carlyle A. Luer die?

Carlyle A. Luer passed away in Sarasota[4].

Who were Carlyle A. Luer's parents?

Carlyle A. Luer's mother was Sabine Naundorff[10].

Who was Carlyle A. Luer married to?

Carlyle A. Luer's spouses include Jane Pfeiffenberger Luer[11].

What did Carlyle A. Luer do for work?

Carlyle A. Luer worked as a botanist[5], curator[6], botanical collector[7], orchidologist[8], and scientific collector[9].

Where did Carlyle A. Luer go to school?

Carlyle A. Luer was educated at Washington University in St. Louis[17].

Related Entities

botany United States Washington University in St. Louis

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  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [7] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Daily Sun News. dailysunpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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