Home › Entities › human › David van Royen

David van Royen

Dutch botanist and physician (1727-1799)
Person human Q938934

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
December 30, 1727
Date of death
April 19, 1799, April 29, 1799[10]
Place of birth
Leiden
Place of death
Leiden
Country of citizenship
Dutch Republic[11]
Occupation
botanist, physician, university teacher, botanical collector, scientific collector
Employer
Leiden University[14]
Field of work
botany[12]
Position held
rector magnificus of Leiden University[13]
Educated at
Leiden University[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin[22]
Collection items at
National Herbarium of Victoria, National Museum of Natural History[23][24]
Family name
van Royen, Royen[18][19]
Given name
David[20]
Member of
Royal Society of London[16]
P14977
RETE074957[25]
Relative
Adriaan van Royen[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en D. van Royen en David van Royen en D.Royen de D.Royen es D Royen es D.Royen fr D.Royen it D.Royen nl D.Royen nl D. van Royen ru D.Royen ru Давид ван Ройен ru Ройен, Давид ван uk Давід ван Роєн uk Давід ван Ройєн
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000078579009
VIAF cluster ID
42594905
GND ID
116668725
Alvin ID
alvin-person:12230
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
66611602
Bionomia ID
David van Royen
Botanist author abbreviation
D.Royen
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01080654
DBNL author ID
roye016
DDB person (GND) ID
116668725
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116668725
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120vzk9d
Show all 23 identifiers +11
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
61697
IPNI author ID
8685-1
IdRef ID
196545951
KBR person ID
14215766
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116668725
Leidse Hoogleraren ID
1082
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2010575249
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069970661
SBN author ID
MOLV082646
Symogih.org ID
Actr53460
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJx8HpyKYMJ9kw3ykcdYT3

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
physician, botanist, university teacher, botanical collector
Collection items at 2
National Museum of Natural History, National Herbarium of Victoria
Bionomia ID 1
David van Royen
Country of citizenship 1
Dutch Republic
Educated at 1
Leiden University
Employer 1
Leiden University
Field of work 1
botany
Given name 1
David
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Latin
Member of 1
Royal Society of London
Place of birth 1
Leiden
Place of death 1
Leiden
Relative 1
Adriaan van Royen
Sex or gender 1
male
← Bionomia ID 1
David van Royen
← Relative 1
Adriaan van Royen
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

David van Royen was born on December 30, 1727[1], in Leiden[2]. He died on April 19, 1799[3], in Leiden[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], physician[6], university teacher[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9].

FAQs

Where was David van Royen born?

David van Royen's place of birth was Leiden[2].

Where did David van Royen die?

David van Royen passed away in Leiden[4].

What did David van Royen do for work?

David van Royen worked as a botanist[5], physician[6], university teacher[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9].

Where did David van Royen go to school?

David van Royen was educated at Leiden University[15].

Related Entities

botany Dutch Republic Leiden University

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Leidse Hoogleraren. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae. Retrieved . rete.uclouvain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). David van Royen. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-van-royen
MLA “David van Royen.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-van-royen.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_david-van-royen_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{David van Royen}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-van-royen}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): David van Royen — https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-van-royen (retrieved 2026-11-04)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/david-van-royen · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14977 → RETE074957
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63657|batch #63657]]: RETEtoWD QS 03-11-2026 14:40"
  2. 19d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/60914|batch #60914]]: add P1810 to P396"
  3. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → MOLV082646
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ SBN author ID: MOLV082646, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289737|batch #289737]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.