Colin Meurk

New Zealand ecologist
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Colin Meurk

Summary

Colin Meurk is a human[1]. He was born on 1947[2]. He worked as an ecologist[3], botanical collector[4], and scientific collector[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Colin Meurk was born on 1947[2].
  • Colin Meurk held citizenship in New Zealand[7].
  • Colin Meurk worked as an ecologist[3].
  • Colin Meurk's professions included botanical collector[4].
  • Colin Meurk worked as a scientific collector[5].
  • Among Colin Meurk's employers was Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research[8].
  • A notable student of Colin Meurk was Anna-Kate Goodall[9].
  • A notable student of Colin Meurk was Caroline Pratt[10].
  • Colin Meurk received the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[11].
  • Colin Meurk is recorded as male[12].
  • Colin Meurk's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Colin Meurk supervised Helen Greenep as a doctoral student[14].
  • Colin Meurk supervised Wei Quan as a doctoral student[15].
  • Colin Meurk's Commons category is recorded as Colin Meurk[16].
  • Colin Meurk's website account on is recorded as iNaturalist[17].
  • Colin Meurk's family name is recorded as Meurk[18].
  • Colin Meurk's given name is recorded as Colin[19].
  • Colin Meurk's given name is recorded as Douglas[20].
  • Colin Meurk's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as New Zealand English[21].
  • Colin Meurk's Commons Creator page is recorded as Colin Meurk[22].
  • Colin Meurk's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[23].
  • Colin Meurk's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[24].
  • Colin Meurk's collection items at is recorded as Allan Herbarium[25].
  • Colin Meurk's collection items at is recorded as New Zealand Fungarium[26].
  • Colin Meurk's collection items at is recorded as Auckland War Memorial Museum Herbarium[27].

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Origins and Family

Colin Meurk was born on 1947[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ecologist[3], botanical collector[4], and scientific collector[5]. Among Colin Meurk's employers was Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research[8]. Notable students include Anna-Kate Goodall[9], an ecologist[28] and Caroline Pratt[10], a research advisor[29]. Doctoral students include Helen Greenep[14], an ecologist[30] and Wei Quan[15], an ecologist[31].

Recognition

Colin Meurk received the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[11].

Why It Matters

Colin Meurk ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Colin Meurk do for work?

Colin Meurk worked as ecologist[3], botanical collector[4], and scientific collector[5].

What awards did Colin Meurk receive?

Honors received include Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 21d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth +1947-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Collection items at Allan Herbarium, New Zealand Fungarium, Auckland War Memorial Museum Herbarium +5
    Occupation ecologist, botanical collector, scientific collector
    On focus list of wikimedia project NZThesisProject
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:کولن میورک]]"
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