Catherine Potvin

Canadian botanist
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Catherine Potvin

Summary

Catherine Potvin is a human[1]. She was born on +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. She worked as a botanist[3], ecologist[4], ethnobotanist[5], and professor[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Catherine Potvin was born on +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Catherine Potvin held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • Catherine Potvin's professions included botanist[3].
  • Catherine Potvin's professions included ecologist[4].
  • Catherine Potvin's professions included ethnobotanist[5].
  • Catherine Potvin worked as a professor[6].
  • Catherine Potvin's field of work was botany[9].
  • Catherine Potvin's field of work was tropics[10].
  • Catherine Potvin's field of work was biodiversity[11].
  • Catherine Potvin's field of work was ecology[12].
  • Catherine Potvin's field of work was global change[13].
  • Catherine Potvin's field of work was ethnobotany[14].
  • Among Catherine Potvin's employers was McGill University[15].
  • Catherine Potvin's education included a stint at Université de Montréal[16].
  • Catherine Potvin's education included a stint at Université de Montréal[17].
  • Catherine Potvin's education included a stint at Duke University[18].
  • Catherine Potvin received the Miroslaw Romanowski Medal[19].
  • Catherine Potvin received the Sir John William Dawson Medal[20].
  • Catherine Potvin is recorded as female[21].
  • Catherine Potvin's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Catherine Potvin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000074078661[23].
  • Catherine Potvin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 31153160[24].
  • Catherine Potvin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90623523[25].
  • Catherine Potvin's IdRef ID is recorded as 057525862[26].
  • Catherine Potvin's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-5640-9329[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Catherine Potvin was born on +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Université de Montréal[16], a university in Quebec[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1878[30], headquartered in Montreal[31] and Duke University[18], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1838[34], headquartered in Durham[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist[3], ecologist[4], ethnobotanist[5], and professor[6]. Fields of work include botany[9], an academic discipline[36]; tropics[10], a region[37]; biodiversity[11], a scientific concept[38]; ecology[12], an academic discipline[39]; global change[13]; and ethnobotany[14], an academic discipline[40]. Among Catherine Potvin's employers was McGill University[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Miroslaw Romanowski Medal[19], a science award[41], in Canada[42], founded in 1994[43] and Sir John William Dawson Medal[20], an award[44], in Canada[45], founded in 1985[46].

Why It Matters

Catherine Potvin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Catherine Potvin do for work?

Catherine Potvin worked as botanist[3], ecologist[4], ethnobotanist[5], and professor[6].

Where did Catherine Potvin go to school?

Catherine Potvin was educated at Université de Montréal[16], Université de Montréal[17], and Duke University[18].

What awards did Catherine Potvin receive?

Honors received include Miroslaw Romanowski Medal[19] and Sir John William Dawson Medal[20].

References

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  1. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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