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Emma Homan Thayer

American author and illustrator (1842-1908)
Person human Q20979248

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[14]
Date of birth
February 13, 1842, 1842[9]
Date of death
1908
Place of birth
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
novelist, botanical illustrator, scientific illustrator, botanical collector, writer, botanist[11]
Educated at
Art Students League of New York, Rutgers University[12][13]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[22]
Described by source
A Woman of the Century, Library of the World's Best Literature[19][20]
Family name
Homan, Graves, Thayer[15][16][17]
Given name
Emma[18]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NMNH Biodiversity Heritage Library 2019 edit-a-thon[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Mrs George A. Graves en Thayer en E. H. Thayer en Emma Homan Graves en Emma Homan Thayer en Emma Thayer en Mrs Elmer A. Thayer en Mrs Emma Horman Thayer en Mrs Emma Thayer ar إيما هومان ثاير de Thayer he אמה הומן תאייר it Thayer ja エマ・セイヤー nl Emma Thayer ru Thayer sv E. H. Thayer sv Emma Homan Graves sv Emma Thayer sv Mrs Elmer A. Thayer
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000073955183
VIAF cluster ID
61432837
Library of Congress authority ID
nr95003576
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Emma-Homan-Thayer-ca.1897.jpg ↗
Artnet artist ID
emma-homan-thayer
BHL creator ID
19387, 22334
Bionomia ID
Emma Homan Thayer
Botanist author abbreviation
Thayer
CLARA-ID
16687
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10094067
FactGrid item ID
Maike Nollen
Freebase ID
/m/0c4xhcl
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000056930794975
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
61910
IPNI author ID
12925-1
Online Books Page author ID
Thayer, Emma Homan, 1842-1908
Open Library ID
OL2511376A, OL2511375A
Plant Illustrations artist ID
1859
Prabook ID
1081546
RERO ID (legacy)
A013399272
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID
5709
Union List of Artist Names ID
500489898
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxxhjXtChDkDcHyMrX68C
Yale LUX ID
person/d4a74a11-8b52-424f-8114-851bcea56e0b

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, novelist, botanist, botanical collector, botanical illustrator
Educated at 2
Rutgers University, Art Students League of New York
Bionomia ID 1
Emma Homan Thayer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
FactGrid item ID 1
Maike Nollen
Family name 1
Graves
Given name 1
Emma
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Emma Homan Thayer was born on February 13, 1842[1], in New York City[2]. She died on 1908[3]. She worked as a novelist[4], botanical illustrator[5], scientific illustrator[6], botanical collector[7], and writer[8].

FAQs

Where was Emma Homan Thayer born?

Emma Homan Thayer's place of birth was New York City[2].

What did Emma Homan Thayer do for work?

Emma Homan Thayer worked as a novelist[4], botanical illustrator[5], scientific illustrator[6], botanical collector[7], and writer[8].

Where did Emma Homan Thayer go to school?

Emma Homan Thayer was educated at Art Students League of New York[12] and Rutgers University[13].

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . A Woman of the Century. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . The Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators 1450–1950. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Harvard Index of Botanists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Women Who Studied Plants in the Pre-Twentieth Century United States and Canada. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Women Who Studied Plants in the Pre-Twentieth Century United States and Canada. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Women Who Studied Plants in the Pre-Twentieth Century United States and Canada. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Madamebiblio · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Homan, Graves, Thayer
    Citizenship → —
    Instance of → human
    Educated at → Art Students League of New York, Rutgers University
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