Catharine Furbish

American botanist and scientific illustrator (1834-1931)
Person human Q5052102
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Catharine Furbish

Summary

Catharine Furbish is a human[1]. She was born on +1834-05-19T00:00:00Z[2]. She died on +1931-12-06T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a botanist[4], botanical collector[5], scientific illustrator[6], and scientific collector[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Catharine Furbish was born on +1834-05-19T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Catharine Furbish died on +1931-12-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Catharine Furbish held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Catharine Furbish's professions included botanist[4].
  • Catharine Furbish worked as a botanical collector[5].
  • Catharine Furbish's professions included scientific illustrator[6].
  • Catharine Furbish's professions included scientific collector[7].
  • Catharine Furbish was a member of Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine[10].
  • Catharine Furbish's image is recorded as Kate Furbish crop.jpg[11].
  • Catharine Furbish is recorded as female[12].
  • Catharine Furbish's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Catharine Furbish's ISNI is recorded as 0000000044013760[14].
  • Catharine Furbish's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 48465949[15].
  • Catharine Furbish's GND ID is recorded as 121606007[16].
  • Catharine Furbish's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94116766[17].
  • Catharine Furbish's Commons category is recorded as Catherine Furbish[18].
  • Catharine Furbish's archives at is recorded as Bowdoin College[19].
  • Catharine Furbish's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026z8ml[20].
  • Catharine Furbish's family name is recorded as Furbish[21].
  • Catharine Furbish's given name is recorded as Catharine[22].
  • Catharine Furbish's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Catherine-Furbish[23].
  • Catharine Furbish's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Katerin'}[24].
  • Catharine Furbish's CLARA-ID is recorded as 2868[25].
  • Catharine Furbish's FAST ID is recorded as 348775[26].
  • Catharine Furbish's significant person is recorded as Jennie May Morrell[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Catharine Furbish was born on +1834-05-19T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist[4], botanical collector[5], scientific illustrator[6], and scientific collector[7].

Death and Burial

Catharine Furbish died on +1931-12-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Catharine Furbish ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What did Catharine Furbish do for work?

Catharine Furbish worked as botanist[4], botanical collector[5], scientific illustrator[6], and scientific collector[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . downeast.com. Retrieved . downeast.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . rowman.com. Retrieved . rowman.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . library.bowdoin.edu. Retrieved . library.bowdoin.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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