Mary Mendum

English botanist, botanical and scientific illustrator (1945-2004)
Person human Q19599971
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Mary Mendum

Summary

Mary Mendum is a human[1]. She was born on +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. She died on +2004-02-13T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a botanical illustrator[4], botanist[5], explorer[6], scientific illustrator[7], and botanical collector[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Mary Mendum was born on +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Mary Mendum died on +2004-02-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mary Mendum held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Mary Mendum worked as a botanical illustrator[4].
  • Mary Mendum worked as a botanist[5].
  • Mary Mendum's professions included explorer[6].
  • Mary Mendum's professions included scientific illustrator[7].
  • Mary Mendum's professions included botanical collector[8].
  • Mary Mendum was employed by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh[11].
  • Mary Mendum is recorded as female[12].
  • Mary Mendum's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Mary Mendum's botanist author abbreviation is recorded as Mendum[14].
  • The cause of death was cancer[15].
  • Mary Mendum's residence is recorded as Edinburgh[16].
  • Mary Mendum's IPNI author ID is recorded as 36882-1[17].
  • Mary Mendum's family name is recorded as Mendum[18].
  • Mary Mendum's given name is recorded as Mary[19].
  • Mary Mendum's given name is recorded as Caroline[20].
  • Mary Mendum's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Mary Mendum's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Mary Mendum's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Caroline Mary Bates'}[23].
  • Mary Mendum's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11b7f0sq7h[24].
  • Mary Mendum's Bionomia ID is recorded as Mary Mendum[25].
  • Mary Mendum's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[26].
  • Mary Mendum's collection items at is recorded as Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh[27].

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Origins and Family

Mary Mendum was born on +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanical illustrator[4], botanist[5], explorer[6], scientific illustrator[7], and botanical collector[8]. Mary Mendum was employed by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh[11].

Death and Burial

Mary Mendum died on +2004-02-13T00:00:00Z[3]. The cause of death was cancer[15].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Mary Mendum include Begonia mendumiae[28], a taxon[29].

Why It Matters

Mary Mendum ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for her include Begonia mendumiae[28], a taxon[29].

FAQs

What did Mary Mendum do for work?

Mary Mendum worked as botanical illustrator[4], botanist[5], explorer[6], scientific illustrator[7], and botanical collector[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [7] . journals.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved . journals.rbge.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . journals.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved . journals.rbge.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [2] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ca1-tls.edcdn.com. Retrieved . ca1-tls.edcdn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ca1-tls.edcdn.com. Retrieved . ca1-tls.edcdn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ca1-tls.edcdn.com. Retrieved . ca1-tls.edcdn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . data.rbge.org.uk. Retrieved . data.rbge.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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