Friedrich Parrot
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Summary
Friedrich Parrot was born on October 14, 1791[1], in Karlsruhe[2]. He died on January 15, 1841[3], in Tartu[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], physicist[6], university teacher[7], physician[8], and mountaineer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (762 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: October 14, 1792[11]
- Date of death: January 15, 1841[12]
- Place of burial: Raadi cemetery[13]
- Father: Georg Friedrich Parrot[14]
- Mother: Wilhelmine Parrot[15]
- Spouse: Emilie Parrot[16], Henriette Parrot[17]
- Child: Bertha Zoege von Manteuffel[18], Moritz Friedrich von Parrot[19], Piers Friedrich von Parrot[20]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[21]
- Native language: German[22]
- Occupation: botanist[23], naturalist[24]
- Field of work: natural history[25]
- Position held: rector[26]
- Employer: Imperial University of Dorpat[27]
- Educated at: Imperial University of Dorpat[28], Riga State Gymnasium No.1[29]
- Member of: Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[30]
- Sex or gender: male[31]
- Commons category: Friedrich Parrot[32]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences[33]
- Residence: Germany[34]
- Sport: mountaineering[35]
- Family name: Parrot[36]
- Given name: Jean[37], Ivan[38]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[39], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[40], Russian Biographical Dictionary[41], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Album Academicum der Kaiserlichen Universität Dorpat[44]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[45]
- Name in native language: Johann Jakob Friedrich Wilhelm Parrot[46]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Friedrich Parrot include Parrot[47], a lunar crater[48].
Why It Matters
Friedrich Parrot has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for him include Parrot[47], a lunar crater[48].
FAQs
Where was Friedrich Parrot born?
Friedrich Parrot's place of birth was Karlsruhe[2].
Where did Friedrich Parrot die?
Friedrich Parrot died in Tartu[4].
Who were Friedrich Parrot's parents?
Friedrich Parrot's father was Georg Friedrich Parrot[14]. Friedrich Parrot's mother was Wilhelmine Parrot[15].
Who was Friedrich Parrot married to?
Friedrich Parrot's spouses include Emilie Parrot[16] and Henriette Parrot[17].
What did Friedrich Parrot do for work?
Friedrich Parrot worked as an explorer[5], physicist[6], university teacher[7], physician[8], and mountaineer[9].
Where did Friedrich Parrot go to school?
Friedrich Parrot was educated at Imperial University of Dorpat[28] and Riga State Gymnasium No.1[29].