Charles Plumier

French botanist (1646-1704)
Person human Q468460
Charles Plumier
Jean-Charles François (1717-1769) or Jean-Guillaume Blanchon (* 1743) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Charles Plumier

Summary

Charles Plumier is a human[1]. His place of birth was Marseille[2]. He was born on April 20, 1646[3]. He passed away in El Puerto de Santa María[4]. He died on November 20, 1704[5]. He worked as an engineer[6], biologist[7], explorer[8], botanist[9], and botanical collector[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Charles Plumier was born in Marseille[2].
  • Charles Plumier passed away in El Puerto de Santa María[4].
  • Charles Plumier was born on April 20, 1646[3].
  • Charles Plumier died on November 20, 1704[5].
  • Charles Plumier held citizenship in France[12].
  • Charles Plumier's professions included engineer[6].
  • Charles Plumier worked as a biologist[7].
  • Charles Plumier worked as an explorer[8].
  • Charles Plumier worked as a botanist[9].
  • Charles Plumier worked as a botanical collector[10].
  • Charles Plumier's professions included scientific collector[13].
  • Charles Plumier's field of work was natural history[14].
  • Charles Plumier's doctoral advisor was Joseph Pitton de Tournefort[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Charles Plumier is Nova plantarum americanarum genera[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Charles Plumier is Description des plantes de l'Amérique[17].
  • Charles Plumier's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[18].
  • Charles Plumier is recorded as male[19].
  • Charles Plumier's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Charles Plumier's Commons category is recorded as Charles Plumier[21].
  • Charles Plumier's religious order is recorded as Order of the Minims[22].
  • Charles Plumier's family name is recorded as Plumier[23].
  • Charles Plumier's given name is recorded as Charles[24].
  • Charles Plumier's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Charles Plumier[25].
  • Charles Plumier's Commons gallery is recorded as Charles Plumier[26].
  • Charles Plumier's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: FR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1646-04-20[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1704-11-20[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 76aad81c-6cc7-4a3e-b8dd-6d7c36467b62[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Marseille[2], Charles Plumier… he was born on April 20, 1646[3].

Education

Charles Plumier's doctoral advisor was Joseph Pitton de Tournefort[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[6], biologist[7], explorer[8], botanist[9], botanical collector[10], and scientific collector[13]. Charles Plumier's field of work was natural history[14].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Nova plantarum americanarum genera[16], a written work[33] and Description des plantes de l'Amérique[17], a written work[34]. Things named for Charles Plumier include Plumeria[35], a taxon[36].

Personal Life

Charles Plumier's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[18].

Death and Burial

Charles Plumier died on November 20, 1704[5]. He died in El Puerto de Santa María[4].

Why It Matters

Charles Plumier ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for him include Plumeria[35], a taxon[36].

FAQs

Where was Charles Plumier born?

Born in Marseille[2], Charles Plumier…

Where did Charles Plumier die?

Charles Plumier passed away in El Puerto de Santa María[4].

What did Charles Plumier do for work?

Charles Plumier worked as engineer[6], biologist[7], explorer[8], botanist[9], and botanical collector[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . GeneaStar. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation engineer, biologist, explorer +3
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  2. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation engineer, biologist, explorer +3
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  3. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship
    Religion or worldview Catholic Church
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    Field of work natural history
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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