Klaus Kubitzki

German botanist and university teacher (1933-2022)
Person human Q5960148
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Klaus Kubitzki

Summary

Klaus Kubitzki is a human[1]. He was born in Niesky[2]. He was born on 1933[3]. He died in Hamburg[4]. He died on December 5, 2022[5]. He worked as a botanist[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 (23 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Klaus Kubitzki was born in Niesky[2].
  • Klaus Kubitzki died in Hamburg[4].
  • Klaus Kubitzki was born on 1933[3].
  • Klaus Kubitzki was born on May 3, 1933[11].
  • Klaus Kubitzki died on December 5, 2022[5].
  • Klaus Kubitzki held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • Klaus Kubitzki worked as a botanist[6].
  • Klaus Kubitzki's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Klaus Kubitzki's professions included botanical collector[8].
  • Klaus Kubitzki's professions included scientific collector[9].
  • Klaus Kubitzki's field of work was botany[13].
  • Klaus Kubitzki's field of work was taxonomy[14].
  • Klaus Kubitzki's field of work was phytogeography[15].
  • Klaus Kubitzki's field of work was systematic botany[16].
  • Klaus Kubitzki's field of work was geography[17].
  • Klaus Kubitzki's field of work was landscape ecology[18].
  • Klaus Kubitzki was employed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[19].
  • Among Klaus Kubitzki's employers was University of Hamburg[20].
  • Among Klaus Kubitzki's employers was Austral University of Chile[21].
  • Klaus Kubitzki's education included a stint at Kiel University[22].
  • Klaus Kubitzki's education included a stint at University of Innsbruck[23].
  • Klaus Kubitzki was educated at University of Göttingen[24].
  • Klaus Kubitzki was a member of American Society of Plant Taxonomists[25].
  • Klaus Kubitzki is recorded as male[26].
  • Klaus Kubitzki's instance of is recorded as human[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Niesky[2], Klaus Kubitzki… Recorded date of birth include 1933[3] and May 3, 1933[11].

Education

Educated at Kiel University[22], a public university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1665[30], headquartered in Kiel[31]; University of Innsbruck[23], a public university[32], in Austria[33], founded in 1669[34], headquartered in Innsbruck[35]; and University of Göttingen[24], a campus university[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1734[38], headquartered in Göttingen[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist[6], university teacher[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9]. Fields of work include botany[13], an academic discipline[40]; taxonomy[14], an academic discipline[41]; phytogeography[15], a branch of geography[42]; systematic botany[16], an academic major[43]; geography[17], an academic discipline[44]; and landscape ecology[18], a branch of ecology[45]. Employers include Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[19], a public research university[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1472[48], headquartered in Hauptgebäude der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[49]; University of Hamburg[20], a public university[50], in Germany[51], founded in 1919[52], headquartered in Hamburg[53]; and Austral University of Chile[21], a university[54], in Chile[55], founded in 1954[56]. Klaus Kubitzki supervised Maria do Carmo Estanislau do Amaral as a doctoral student[57].

Death and Burial

Klaus Kubitzki died on December 5, 2022[5]. He passed away in Hamburg[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Klaus Kubitzki include Kubitzkia[58], a taxon[59].

Why It Matters

Klaus Kubitzki ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

Entities named for him include Kubitzkia[58], a taxon[59].

His notable doctoral advisees include Maria do Carmo Estanislau do Amaral[62], a botanist[63], b. 1959[64], of Brazil[65].

FAQs

Where was Klaus Kubitzki born?

Born in Niesky[2], Klaus Kubitzki…

Where did Klaus Kubitzki die?

Klaus Kubitzki passed away in Hamburg[4].

What did Klaus Kubitzki do for work?

Klaus Kubitzki worked as botanist[6], university teacher[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9].

Where did Klaus Kubitzki go to school?

Klaus Kubitzki was educated at Kiel University[22], University of Innsbruck[23], and University of Göttingen[24].

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  1. [2] . In memoriam Klaus Kubitzki (1933–2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [27] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [8] . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [9] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
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  22. [57] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [11] . In memoriam Klaus Kubitzki (1933–2022). Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . doi.org. Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [62] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [58] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  30. [63] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  31. [64] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  32. [65] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  33. [59] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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