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Joseph Burtt Davy

British botanist (1870-1940)
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Joseph Burtt Davy
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
March 7, 1870
Date of death
August 20, 1940
Place of birth
Derbyshire
Place of death
Birmingham
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[10]
Occupation
botanist, agrostologist, botanical collector, scientific collector
Field of work
botany[11]
Spouse
Alice Bolton Davy[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Collection items at
Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, University of Graz, Natural History Museum, Vienna, University of Pisa, University of Jena, Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, National Herbarium of Victoria, Herbarium, Meise Botanic Garden, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden, Harvard University Herbaria
+6 moreCalifornia Academy of Sciences herbarium, Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History, Herbarium Haussknecht, Institut für Spezielle Botanik, Zürich Herbaria, National Herbarium of New South Wales
[20][21][22][23]
Family name
Davy[14]
Given name
Joseph, Burtt[15][16]
Member of
Alford Naturalists' Society[12]
Relative
Bernard Dearman Burtt[17]
Significant person
Sydney Margaret Stent[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Joseph Burtt-Davy en Jos. Burtt Davy en Joseph Burtt Davy en Burtt Davy en J. B. Davy en J. Burtt Davy de Joseph Burtt-Davy de Burtt Davy es Burtt Davy fr Burtt Davy fr Joseph Burtt-Davy it Burtt Davy ja ジョセフ・バート・デービー nl Joseph Burtt-Davy ru Burtt Davy ru Бертт Дэйви, Джозеф ru Джозеф Бертт Дэйви
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000121368603
VIAF cluster ID
64377962
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2011103774
GND ID
1024150364
BHL creator ID
307k (40k–307k, n=3)
Bionomia ID
Joseph Burtt Davy
Botanist author abbreviation
Burtt Davy
British Museum person or institution ID
122719, 121792
CiNii Research ID
1140000791621374208
Freebase ID
/m/04q7q74
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m04q7q74
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
101
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IPNI author ID
2039-1
IdRef ID
234323590
J9U entity ID
987007384466705171
Libraries Australia ID
35144503
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA18639896
NLA Trove people ID
841003
NUKAT ID
n2010122928
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
102029059
Open Library ID
OL2399002A
Prabook ID
2246594
RERO ID (legacy)
A003158630
S2A3 Biographical Database ID
430
Te Papa agent ID
51369
Tropicos person ID
16330
Unz Review author ID
BurttDavyJoseph
Wellcome Collection concept ID
wzqav9hx
WikiTree person ID
Davy-1715
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkxPdQfWH7bB3B7RmBpT3
Yale LUX ID
person/b8a77110-a910-424a-8f91-800166c0be74
Zürich Herbaria collector ID
72

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🔗 Connections
Collection items at 11
Natural History Museum, University of Jena, University of Graz, National Museum of Natural History, University of Pisa, Natural History Museum, Vienna, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh +3 more
Occupation 2
botanist, botanical collector
Bionomia ID 1
Joseph Burtt Davy
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Field of work 1
botany
Given name 1
Joseph
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Derbyshire
Place of death 1
Birmingham
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant person 1
Sydney Margaret Stent
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Summary

Born in Derbyshire[1], he… he was born on March 7, 1870[2]. He died in Birmingham[3]. He died on August 20, 1940[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], agrostologist[6], botanical collector[7], and scientific collector[8].

FAQs

Where was Joseph Burtt Davy born?

Joseph Burtt Davy was born in Derbyshire[1].

Where did Joseph Burtt Davy die?

Joseph Burtt Davy died in Birmingham[3].

Who was Joseph Burtt Davy married to?

Joseph Burtt Davy's spouses include Alice Bolton Davy[9].

What did Joseph Burtt Davy do for work?

Joseph Burtt Davy worked as botanist[5], agrostologist[6], botanical collector[7], and scientific collector[8].

Related Entities

botany Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh United Kingdom University of Graz

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  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . plants.jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . The flora of Lincolnshire. wikidata.org.
  12. [2] ↑ . Biographical Database of Southern African Science. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . Biographical Database of Southern African Science. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Biographical Database of Southern African Science. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . herbarium.bgbm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . gzu.jacq.org. gzu.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . w.jacq.org. w.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . pi.jacq.org. pi.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Joseph, Burtt
    Field of work → botany
    Spouse → Alice Bolton Davy
    Family name → Davy
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