Hermann Harms

German botanist (1870–1942)
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Summary

Hermann Harms was born on 1870[1] in Berlin[2]. He died on November 27, 1942[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], taxonomist[6], university teacher[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: July 6, 1870[11]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1942[12]
  • Country of citizenship: German Empire[13], Weimar Republic[14], Nazi Germany[15]
  • Field of work: botany[16], systematic botany[17], botanical nomenclature[18]
  • Employer: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin[19]
  • Educated at: Frederick William University Berlin[20]
  • Doctoral advisor: Adolf Engler[21]
  • Member of: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[22], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Family name: Harms[25]
  • Given name: Hermann[26], August[27], Theodor[28]
  • Work location: Berlin[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[30]
  • Commons Creator page: Hermann Harms[31]
  • Short name: Hermann Harms[32]
  • Collection items at: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin[33], Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden[34], Harvard University Herbaria[35], Natural History Museum[36], National Museum of Natural History[37]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Hermann Harms include Harmsiopanax[38], a taxon[39] and Harmsiodoxa[40], a taxon[41].

Why It Matters

Hermann Harms has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for him include Harmsiopanax[38], a taxon[39] and Harmsiodoxa[40], a taxon[41].

FAQs

Where was Hermann Harms born?

Hermann Harms's place of birth was Berlin[2].

Where did Hermann Harms die?

Hermann Harms passed away in Berlin[4].

What did Hermann Harms do for work?

Hermann Harms worked as a botanist[5], taxonomist[6], university teacher[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9].

Where did Hermann Harms go to school?

Hermann Harms was educated at Frederick William University Berlin[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . herbarium.bgbm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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