Leonhart Fuchs
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Summary
Leonhart Fuchs was born on January 17, 1501[1], in Wemding[2]. He died on May 10, 1566[3], in Tübingen[4]. He worked as a physician[5], botanist[6], pteridologist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (836 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: Holy Roman Empire[10]
- Field of work: botany[11]
- Position held: professor[12]
- Employer: University of Tübingen[13], University of Ingolstadt[14]
- Educated at: University of Erfurt[15], University of Ingolstadt[16]
- Sex or gender: male[17]
- Commons category: Leonhart Fuchs[18]
- Family name: Fuchs[19]
- Given name: Leonhart[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Leonhart Fuchs[21]
- Commons gallery: Leonhart Fuchs[22]
- Work location: Tübingen[23]
- Described by source: Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon[24], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[25], BEIC Digital Library[26], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28], Adam: Vitae Germanorum medicorum (1620)[29], Ärzte und Medizinstudenten im deutschsprachigen Raum, 1500-1700[30]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[31], Early New High German[32], Greek[33], Medieval Hebrew[34], German[35]
- Commons Creator page: Leonhart Fuchs[36]
- Name in native language: Leonhart Fuchs[37]
- Significant person: Philipp Melanchthon[38]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Leonhart Fuchs include Fuchsia[39], a taxon[40]; Common spotted orchid[41], a taxon[42]; and Leonhart-Fuchs garden[43], a garden[44], in Germany[45].
Why It Matters
Leonhart Fuchs has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Works attributed to him include De historia stirpium commentarii insignes[48], a written work[49]. Entities named for him include Fuchsia[39], a taxon[40]; Common spotted orchid[41], a taxon[42]; and Leonhart-Fuchs garden[43], a garden[44], in Germany[45].
FAQs
Where was Leonhart Fuchs born?
Leonhart Fuchs was born in Wemding[2].
Where did Leonhart Fuchs die?
Leonhart Fuchs died in Tübingen[4].
What did Leonhart Fuchs do for work?
Leonhart Fuchs worked as a physician[5], botanist[6], pteridologist[7], and university teacher[8].
Where did Leonhart Fuchs go to school?
Leonhart Fuchs was educated at University of Erfurt[15] and University of Ingolstadt[16].