Georg August Zenker
Facts
27 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- June 11, 1855
- Date of death
- February 6, 1922
- Place of birth
- Leipzig
- Place of death
- Bipindi
- Country of citizenship
- Germany, German Empire[12][13]
- Occupation
- zoologist, botanist, gardener, farmer, botanical collector, scientific collector, plantation owner, draftsperson, scientific illustrator, zoological collector, colonial administrator[15][16][17][18][19][20]
- Position held
- Stationsleiter[22]
- Educated at
- Alte Nikolaischule (Leipzig)[27]
- Collection items at
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Meise Botanic Garden, Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Ethnological Museum Berlin, Grassi Museum of Ethnology Leipzig, Herbarium Hamburgense, University of Graz, Natural History Museum, Vienna, University of Vienna, University of Jena, Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, National Herbarium of Victoria, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Herbarium, Meise Botanic Garden, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden, Harvard University Herbaria, California Academy of Sciences herbarium, Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History, Herbarium Haussknecht, Institut für Spezielle Botanik, Zürich Herbaria, National Herbarium of New South Wales, Bishop Museum[49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57]
- Copyright status as a creator
- copyrights on works have expired[48]
- Has works in the collection
- Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Archive[47]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject MfN Berlin Names[46]
- ISNI
- 0000000072632032
- VIAF cluster ID
- 55405855
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n78056238
- GND ID
- 117596124
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Expedition Morgen Yaounde.jpg ↗
- Bionomia ID
- Georg August Zenker
- Botanist author abbreviation
- G.Zenker
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf11298525
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 117596124
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 117596124
- Entomologists of the World ID
- 46974
- FAST ID
- 25883
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- Google Knowledge Graph ID
- /g/1216x3cq
- Harvard Index of Botanists ID
- 39525
- IPNI author ID
- 12011-1
- IdRef ID
- 115437509
- Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
- 117596124
- Museum-digital ID
- 44123
- National Library of Israel J9U ID
- 987007434131205171
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 067696570
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJhGYbg6KxwkCgDwDVb8G3
- ZOBODAT person ID
- 9241
- Zürich Herbaria collector ID
- 556
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Residence 8
Occupation 6
Named after 4
Employer 3
Country of citizenship 2
Affiliation 1
Bionomia ID 1
Educated at 1
Field of work 1
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Summary
Georg August Zenker was born on June 11, 1855[1], in Leipzig[2]. He died on February 6, 1922[3], in Bipindi[4]. He worked as a zoologist[5], botanist[6], gardener[7], farmer[8], and botanical collector[9].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Georg August Zenker include Cameroon Scaly-tail[58], a taxon[59]; Zenkerella[60], a taxon[61]; Pygmy Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel[62], a taxon[63]; and Zenker's Fruit Bat[64], a taxon[65].
Why It Matters
Entities named for him include Cameroon Scaly-tail[58], a taxon[59]; Zenkerella[60], a taxon[61]; Pygmy Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel[62], a taxon[63]; and Zenker's Fruit Bat[64], a taxon[65].
FAQs
Where was Georg August Zenker born?
Georg August Zenker was born in Leipzig[2].
Where did Georg August Zenker die?
Georg August Zenker died in Bipindi[4].
Who were Georg August Zenker's parents?
Georg August Zenker's father was Julius Theodor Zenker[11].
What did Georg August Zenker do for work?
Georg August Zenker worked as a zoologist[5], botanist[6], gardener[7], farmer[8], and botanical collector[9].
Where did Georg August Zenker go to school?
Georg August Zenker was educated at Alte Nikolaischule (Leipzig)[27].