Nicaise Auguste Desvaux

French botanist (1784-1856)
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Nicaise Auguste Desvaux

Summary

Nicaise Auguste Desvaux is a human[1]. Born in Poitiers[2], he… he was born on August 28, 1784[3]. He passed away in Angers[4]. He died on July 12, 1856[5]. He worked as a botanist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux was born in Poitiers[2].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux died in Angers[4].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux was born on August 28, 1784[3].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux died on July 12, 1856[5].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux held citizenship in France[8].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux's professions included botanist[6].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux's field of work was botany[9].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux is recorded as male[10].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux's family name is recorded as Desvaux[12].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux's given name is recorded as Nicaise[13].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux's given name is recorded as Augustin[14].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[15].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[18].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Nicaise Augustin Desvaux'}[19].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux's collection items at is recorded as Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin[20].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux's collection items at is recorded as Natural History Museum, Vienna[21].
  • Nicaise Auguste Desvaux's collection items at is recorded as Friedrich Schiller University Jena[22].

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Origins and Family

Nicaise Auguste Desvaux was born in Poitiers[2]. He was born on August 28, 1784[3].

Career and Affiliations

Nicaise Auguste Desvaux worked as a botanist[6]. His field of work was botany[9].

Death and Burial

Nicaise Auguste Desvaux died on July 12, 1856[5]. He died in Angers[4].

Why It Matters

Nicaise Auguste Desvaux ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

He is credited with the discovery of hesperidium[25], a type of fruit[26].

FAQs

Where was Nicaise Auguste Desvaux born?

Born in Poitiers[2], Nicaise Auguste Desvaux…

Where did Nicaise Auguste Desvaux die?

Nicaise Auguste Desvaux passed away in Angers[4].

What did Nicaise Auguste Desvaux do for work?

Nicaise Auguste Desvaux worked as botanist[6].

What did Nicaise Auguste Desvaux discover?

Nicaise Auguste Desvaux is credited as discoverer of hesperidium[25].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . herbarium.bgbm.org. herbarium.bgbm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . w.jacq.org. w.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . je.jacq.org. je.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Poitiers
    Collection items at Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Natural History Museum, Vienna, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
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