Jacob Breyne

Dutch-Polish botanist and zoologist (1637-1697)
Person human Q77266
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Jacob Breyne

Summary

Jacob Breyne is a human[1]. He was born in Gdańsk[2]. He was born on January 1, 1637[3]. He died in Gdańsk[4]. He died on January 1, 1697[5]. He worked as a botanist[6], zoologist[7], botanical collector[8], merchant[9], and physician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Jacob Breyne was born in Gdańsk[2].
  • Jacob Breyne died in Gdańsk[4].
  • Jacob Breyne was born on January 1, 1637[3].
  • Jacob Breyne was born on January 14, 1637[12].
  • Jacob Breyne died on January 1, 1697[5].
  • Jacob Breyne died on January 25, 1697[13].
  • A child of Jacob Breyne was Johann Philipp Breyne[14].
  • Jacob Breyne held citizenship in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[15].
  • Jacob Breyne worked as a botanist[6].
  • Jacob Breyne's professions included zoologist[7].
  • Jacob Breyne worked as a botanical collector[8].
  • Jacob Breyne's professions included merchant[9].
  • Jacob Breyne worked as a physician[10].
  • Jacob Breyne is recorded as male[16].
  • Jacob Breyne's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Jacob Breyne's Commons category is recorded as Jacob Breyne[18].
  • Jacob Breyne's archives at is recorded as Gotha Research Library[19].
  • Jacob Breyne's residence is recorded as Gdańsk[20].
  • Jacob Breyne's family name is recorded as Breyne[21].
  • Jacob Breyne's given name is recorded as Jakob[22].
  • Jacob Breyne's given name is recorded as Jacob[23].
  • Jacob Breyne's work location is recorded as Gdańsk[24].
  • Jacob Breyne's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[25].
  • Jacob Breyne's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[26].
  • Jacob Breyne's described by source is recorded as Polish Biographical Dictionary[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jacob Breyne was born in Gdańsk[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1637[3] and January 14, 1637[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist[6], zoologist[7], botanical collector[8], merchant[9], and physician[10].

Personal Life

A child of Jacob Breyne was Johann Philipp Breyne[14].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1697[5] and January 25, 1697[13]. Jacob Breyne passed away in Gdańsk[4].

Why It Matters

Jacob Breyne ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Jacob Breyne born?

Jacob Breyne's place of birth was Gdańsk[2].

Where did Jacob Breyne die?

Jacob Breyne died in Gdańsk[4].

What did Jacob Breyne do for work?

Jacob Breyne worked as botanist[6], zoologist[7], botanical collector[8], merchant[9], and physician[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ast', 'commons', 'csb', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'it', 'nl', 'pl']
    Date of death → +1697-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1697-01-25T00:00:00Z
    Date of birth → +1637-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1637-01-14T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 118910388
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  3. 13w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Internetowy polski słownik biograficzny id → jakub-jakob-breyne-1637-1697-kupiec-gdanski-lekarz-i-botanik
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  4. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Gdańsk
    Child → Johann Philipp Breyne
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Latin, German
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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