John Dransfield

British botanist
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John Dransfield

Summary

John Dransfield is a human[1]. His place of birth was Liverpool[2]. He was born on +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a botanist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Liverpool[2], John Dransfield…
  • John Dransfield was born on +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Dransfield was married to Soejatmi Dransfield[6].
  • John Dransfield held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • John Dransfield's professions included botanist[4].
  • John Dransfield's field of work was botany[8].
  • John Dransfield's field of work was systematic botany[9].
  • John Dransfield's field of work was Arecales[10].
  • John Dransfield was employed by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew[11].
  • John Dransfield's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[12].
  • John Dransfield received the Linnean Medal[13].
  • John Dransfield received the David Fairchild Medal[14].
  • John Dransfield is recorded as male[15].
  • John Dransfield's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Dransfield's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081408219[17].
  • John Dransfield's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 61635137[18].
  • John Dransfield's GND ID is recorded as 1212675975[19].
  • John Dransfield's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81038928[20].
  • John Dransfield's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124108027[21].
  • John Dransfield's IdRef ID is recorded as 033219672[22].
  • John Dransfield's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA06055581[23].
  • John Dransfield's botanist author abbreviation is recorded as J.Dransf.[24].
  • John Dransfield's IPNI author ID is recorded as 2303-1[25].
  • John Dransfield's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0glssh4[26].
  • John Dransfield's Open Library ID is recorded as OL313420A[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Dransfield was born in Liverpool[2]. He was born on +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Dransfield's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[12].

Career and Affiliations

John Dransfield's professions included botanist[4]. Fields of work include botany[8], an academic discipline[28]; systematic botany[9], an academic major[29]; and Arecales[10], a taxon[30]. He was employed by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Linnean Medal[13], a science award[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1888[33] and David Fairchild Medal[14], an award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1999[36].

Personal Life

Among John Dransfield's spouses was Soejatmi Dransfield[6].

Why It Matters

John Dransfield ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was John Dransfield born?

John Dransfield's place of birth was Liverpool[2].

Who was John Dransfield married to?

John Dransfield's spouses include Soejatmi Dransfield[6].

What did John Dransfield do for work?

John Dransfield worked as botanist[4].

Where did John Dransfield go to school?

John Dransfield was educated at University of Cambridge[12].

What awards did John Dransfield receive?

Honors received include Linnean Medal[13] and David Fairchild Medal[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . ntbg.org. Retrieved . ntbg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . author citation in botany and mycology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Open Library. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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