Luther Burbank

American botanist and horticulturist (1849–1926)
Person Human Q333419
Luther Burbank
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
March 7, 1849
Date of death
April 11, 1926
Place of birth
Lancaster
Place of death
Santa Rosa
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Field of work
horticulture[18]
Religion or worldview
atheism[21]
Father
Samuel Walton Burbank[11]
Contributed to creative work
Popular Science
Family name
Burbank[24]
Given name
Luther[25]
Manner of death
natural causes[27]
Name in native language
Luther Burbank[36]
Place of burial
Luther Burbank Memorial Home and Gardens Cemetery[10]
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Political ideology
eugenics[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Burbank en Luther Burbank ar لوثر بيربانك cs Samuel Walton Burbank de Burbank el Λούθηρος Μπούρμπανκ fa لوتر بوربانک fr Burbank he לותר ברבנק hi लूथर बरबैंक ja ルーサー・バーバンク ko 루서 버뱅크 pt Burbank ru Бёрбанк ru Burbank ru Бербанк Л. ru Бёрбанк Л. ru Бербанк Лютер ru Бербанк, Лютер ru Бёрбанк Лютер
🔖 Identifiers · 77
VIAF cluster ID
31505698
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50045590
GND ID
117640948
American National Biography ID
1300225
Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
151059103
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/96164
BHL creator ID
13791
BIBSYS ID
1087134
BabelNet ID
00013937n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16238072r
Botanist author abbreviation
Burbank
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CONOR.BG ID
77693448
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11162432
CiNii Research ID
1140000791672496512
Cyprus University of Technology ID
67849
DDB person (GND) ID
117640948
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117640948
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
91092
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Luther-Burbank
FAST ID
15684
FES digital collections entity ID
374018
Find a Grave memorial ID
2587
Freebase ID
/m/02sdq7
GeneaStar person ID
burbankl
Genealogics.org person ID
I00642200
Geni profile ID
6000000006329517964
Goodreads author ID
227459
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m02sdq7
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
luther-burbank
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0012840
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Luther_Burbank
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1859158
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
biorbank-liuter-7c00e0
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
67895
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
10217
IPNI author ID
16712-1
IdRef ID
08469856X
Interlingual Index ID
i94589
J9U entity ID
987007275455305171
KBR person ID
14366436
Libraries Australia ID
35023697
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
49919
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01929224
NDL Authority ID
00520425
NL CR AUT ID
xx0061123
NLA Trove people ID
797621
NNDB people ID
751/000026673
NUKAT ID
n2010305205
National Inventors Hall of Fame ID
luther-burbank
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001132548
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000410990
National Library of Latvia ID
000183193
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CHUo;=Bl
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810556014905606
National Virtual Library of India ID
271285
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073023183
Obálky knih ID
xx0061123
Online Books Page author ID
Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3882040
Open Library ID
OL1422618A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
96491
PM20 folder ID
pe/002755
Parsifal cluster ID
42157
Quora topic ID
Luther-Burbank
SHARE Catalogue author ID
71275
SNAC ARK ID
w6qw49h8, w6rv0m4h
Trading Card Database name ID
90152
Treccani ID
luther-burbank
Union Catalog of Armenian Libraries authority ID
29767
Wellcome Collection concept ID
wtqwyyhn
WikiTree person ID
Burbank-1476
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
10891692-n

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Occupation 7
Described by source 4
Award received 1
Cause of death 1
Contributed to creative work 1
Country of citizenship 1
Field of work 1
Instance of 1
Manner of death 1
Member of 1
Named after 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Political ideology 1
Religion or worldview 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Luther Burbank was born on March 7, 1849[1], in Lancaster[2]. He died on April 11, 1926[3], in Santa Rosa[4]. He worked as a horticulturist[5], geneticist[6], botanist[7], gardener[8], and academic[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Luther Burbank include Burbank[40], a census-designated place in the United States[41], in United States[42].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Burbank[40], a census-designated place in the United States[41], in United States[42].

FAQs

Where was Luther Burbank born?

Luther Burbank's place of birth was Lancaster[2].

Where did Luther Burbank die?

Luther Burbank passed away in Santa Rosa[4].

Who were Luther Burbank's parents?

Luther Burbank's father was Samuel Walton Burbank[11]. Luther Burbank's mother was Olive Ross[12].

What did Luther Burbank do for work?

Luther Burbank worked as a horticulturist[5], geneticist[6], botanist[7], gardener[8], and academic[9].

What awards did Luther Burbank receive?

Honors received include National Inventors Hall of Fame[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
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  15. [16] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . NNDB. wikidata.org.
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  22. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] ↑ . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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