Nicolaas Laurens Burman

Dutch botanist
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Nicolaas Laurens Burman
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Summary

Nicolaas Laurens Burman was born on December 27, 1734[1], in Amsterdam[2]. He died on September 11, 1793[3], in Amsterdam[4]. He worked as a botanist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: December 27, 1733[8]
  • Father: Johannes Burman[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Dutch Republic[10]
  • Field of work: botany[11]
  • Employer: Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam[12]
  • Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: Nicolaas Laurens Burman[15]
  • Family name: Burman[16]
  • Given name: Nicolaas[17]
  • Student of: Carl Linnaeus[18]
  • Described by source: BEIC Digital Library[19]

Why It Matters

Nicolaas Laurens Burman has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Works attributed to him include Flora Indica. . . nec non Prodromus Florae Capensis[22], a written work[23], in Netherlands[24].

FAQs

Where was Nicolaas Laurens Burman born?

Nicolaas Laurens Burman's place of birth was Amsterdam[2].

Where did Nicolaas Laurens Burman die?

Nicolaas Laurens Burman died in Amsterdam[4].

Who were Nicolaas Laurens Burman's parents?

Nicolaas Laurens Burman's father was Johannes Burman[9].

What did Nicolaas Laurens Burman do for work?

Nicolaas Laurens Burman worked as a botanist[5] and university teacher[6].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Album Academicum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Album Academicum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Album Academicum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Album Academicum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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