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George Harrison Shull

American botanist (1874–1954)
Person human Q1507532

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
April 15, 1874, 1874[2][8]
Date of death
September 28, 1954, 1954[4][9]
Place of birth
Clark County
Place of death
Princeton
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
botanist, geneticist, university teacher
Field of work
genetics, botany, plant genetics, plant breeding, Zea[13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
University of Chicago[18]
Award received
NAS Public Welfare Medal[19]
Child
Harrison Shull[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok
Family name
Shull
Given name
George
Member of
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Austrian Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society[20][21][22]
Place of burial
Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en George Harrison Shull en Shull de Shull fa جورج هریسون شول id George Shull id George harrison shull id George H. Shull id G.H. Shull it Shull ja ジョージ・ハリソン・シャル ru Shull ru Джордж Гаррисон Шелл ru Шелл, Джордж Гаррисон
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000108900220
VIAF cluster ID
39494457
Library of Congress authority ID
n88027574
GND ID
117625663
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
George Harrison Shull (1874–1954).png ↗
American National Biography ID
1301509
BHL creator ID
14641
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12566624n
Botanist author abbreviation
Shull
CiNii Research ID
1140282266626718336
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117625663
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/George-Harrison-Shull
Show all 40 identifiers +28
FAST ID
234772
FactGrid item ID
Bogdinsko-Baskunchakski Nature Reserve
Find a Grave memorial ID
16868248
Freebase ID
/m/05f40k
Geni.com profile ID
1704012
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
6308
IPNI author ID
9598-1
IdRef ID
034972358
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117625663
Leopoldina member ID (new)
george-harrison-shull
Libraries Australia ID
36113205
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA13956585
NL CR AUT ID
uk20221151241
NLA Trove people ID
1214437
NUKAT ID
n99067852
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007450806105171
National Library of Portugal ID
1167327
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
261673017
Open Library ID
OL2543362A
Prabook ID
1104792
SBN author ID
PUVV450663
SNAC ARK ID
w66q1zd8
Scopus author ID
16677180900
Wellcome Collection concept ID
xtkvy5m2
WikiTree person ID
Shull-1446
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmXHVfggm44rVbc67WqwC
Yale LUX ID
person/8d373195-16d3-4a1b-8832-ab1023980fed
ZOBODAT person ID
150717

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 5
botany, genetics, Zea, plant breeding, plant genetics
Member of 3
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Austrian Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society
Occupation 3
botanist, geneticist, university teacher
Award received 1
NAS Public Welfare Medal
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
Nordisk familjebok
Educated at 1
University of Chicago
FactGrid item ID 1
Bogdinsko-Baskunchakski Nature Reserve
Given name 1
George
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Clark County
Place of death 1
Princeton
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

George Harrison Shull was born in Clark County[1]. He was born on April 15, 1874[2]. He died in Princeton[3]. He died on September 28, 1954[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], geneticist[6], and university teacher[7].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include genetics[13], a science[24], founded in 1900[25]; botany[14], an academic discipline[26]; plant genetics[15], an academic discipline[27]; plant breeding[16], an industry[28]; and Zea[17], a taxon[29].

FAQs

Where was George Harrison Shull born?

Born in Clark County[1].

Where did George Harrison Shull die?

George Harrison Shull died in Princeton[3].

What did George Harrison Shull do for work?

George Harrison Shull worked as botanist[5], geneticist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did George Harrison Shull go to school?

George Harrison Shull was educated at University of Chicago[18].

What awards did George Harrison Shull receive?

Honors received include NAS Public Welfare Medal[19].

Related Entities

botany genetics United States

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  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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