Hugo de Vries
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Summary
Hugo de Vries was born on February 16, 1848[1], in Haarlem[2]. He died on May 21, 1935[3], in Ede[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], geneticist[6], university teacher[7], and physiologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (853 views/month, #7,224 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Place of death: Lunteren[10]
- Child: Otto de Vries[11], Q140393744[12]
- Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands[13]
- Native language: Dutch[14]
- Field of work: botany[15]
- Position held: Rector of the university of Amsterdam[16]
- Employer: University of Amsterdam[17]
- Educated at: Leiden University[18]
- Notable work: De ademhaling der planten[19], Het leven der bloem[20], De voeding der planten[21]
- Award received: Darwin Medal[22], Linnean Medal[23], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[24], Swammerdam Medal[25]
- Member of: Royal Society[26], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[27], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[28], Academy of Sciences of the USSR[29], Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[30], Hungarian Academy of Sciences[31], Royal Physiographic Society in Lund[32], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[33], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[34], Russian Academy of Sciences[35], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[36], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[37], National Academy of Sciences[38], Academy of Sciences of Turin[39]
- Sex or gender: male[40]
- Commons category: Hugo de Vries[41]
- Archives at: Allard Pierson[42]
- Academic degree: doctorate[43]
- Family name: de Vries[44]
- Given name: Hugo[45]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hugo de Vries[46]
- Commons gallery: Hugo de Vries[47]
- Relative: Alice Gertrud Brunner[48]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[49], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[50], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[51], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[52]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Hugo de Vries include De Vries[53], a lunar crater[54].
Why It Matters
Hugo de Vries has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] He is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
He is credited with the discovery of Mutationism[57], a hypothesis[58]. Entities named for him include De Vries[53], a lunar crater[54].
FAQs
Where was Hugo de Vries born?
Hugo de Vries's place of birth was Haarlem[2].
Where did Hugo de Vries die?
Hugo de Vries died in Ede[4].
What did Hugo de Vries do for work?
Hugo de Vries worked as a botanist[5], geneticist[6], university teacher[7], and physiologist[8].
Where did Hugo de Vries go to school?
Hugo de Vries was educated at Leiden University[18].
What awards did Hugo de Vries receive?
Honors received include Darwin Medal[22], Linnean Medal[23], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[24], and Swammerdam Medal[25].
What did Hugo de Vries discover?
Hugo de Vries is credited as discoverer of Mutationism[57].