Louise Boyd

American explorer, botanist and photographer (1887-1972)
Person human Q469822
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Louise Boyd

Summary

Louise Boyd is a human[1]. Born in San Rafael[2], she… she was born on +1887-09-16T00:00:00Z[3]. She died in San Francisco[4]. She died on +1972-09-14T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as an explorer[6], geographer[7], photographer[8], botanist[9], and botanical collector[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Louise Boyd was born in San Rafael[2].
  • Louise Boyd died in San Francisco[4].
  • Louise Boyd was born on +1887-09-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Louise Boyd was born on +1887-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Louise Boyd died on +1972-09-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Louise Boyd held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Louise Boyd's professions included explorer[6].
  • Louise Boyd's professions included geographer[7].
  • Louise Boyd's professions included photographer[8].
  • Louise Boyd worked as a botanist[9].
  • Louise Boyd worked as a botanical collector[10].
  • Louise Boyd worked as a scientific collector[14].
  • Louise Boyd received the Knight of the Order of St. Olav‎[15].
  • Louise Boyd received the Cullum Geographical Medal[16].
  • Louise Boyd received the Honorary Member of the American Polar Society[17].
  • Louise Boyd was a member of Graduate Women in Science[18].
  • Louise Boyd's image is recorded as Louise-boyd-1928-tromso.jpg[19].
  • Louise Boyd is recorded as female[20].
  • Louise Boyd's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Louise Boyd's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116463999[22].
  • Louise Boyd's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 54950286[23].
  • Louise Boyd's GND ID is recorded as 119088886[24].
  • Louise Boyd's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88083182[25].
  • Louise Boyd's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15130568n[26].
  • Louise Boyd's IdRef ID is recorded as 110842014[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in San Rafael[2], Louise Boyd… Recorded date of birth include +1887-09-16T00:00:00Z[3] and +1887-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6], geographer[7], photographer[8], botanist[9], botanical collector[10], and scientific collector[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the Order of St. Olav‎[15], a grade of an order[28], in Norway[29]; Cullum Geographical Medal[16], a medallion[30], in United States[31], founded in 1896[32]; and Honorary Member of the American Polar Society[17], an award[33].

Death and Burial

Louise Boyd died on +1972-09-14T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in San Francisco[4].

Why It Matters

Louise Boyd ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Louise Boyd born?

Louise Boyd was born in San Rafael[2].

Where did Louise Boyd die?

Louise Boyd passed away in San Francisco[4].

What did Louise Boyd do for work?

Louise Boyd worked as explorer[6], geographer[7], photographer[8], botanist[9], and botanical collector[10].

What awards did Louise Boyd receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Order of St. Olav‎[15], Cullum Geographical Medal[16], and Honorary Member of the American Polar Society[17].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Harvard Index of Botanists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Harvard Index of Botanists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [12] . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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