Paul Sarasin

Swiss naturalist (1856-1929)
Person Human Q117111

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
December 11, 1856, 1856[7]
Date of death
April 7, 1929, 1929[8]
Place of birth
Basel
Place of death
Basel
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[10]
Occupation
naturalist, botanist
Religion or worldview
reformed[14]
Award received
Carl-Ritter-Medal[11]
Birth name
Paul Benedict Sarasin[20]
Family name
Sarasin[16]
Given name
Paul[17]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Basel[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul Sarasin en Paul Benedict Sarasin en P.Sarasin de Paul Benedict Sarasin de P.Sarasin fi P.Sarasin fi Paul Benedict Sarasin fr Sarasin id Paul Benedict Sarasin it Paul Benedict Sarasin it P.Sarasin ja ポール・サラザン nl Paul Benedict Sarasin ru P.Sarasin
🔖 Identifiers · 48
VIAF cluster ID
77077176
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr2003033932
GND ID
116805889
Artist-info artist ID
227956
BDELIS ID
75800
BHL creator ID
3856, 144681
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16985272t
Botanist author abbreviation
P.Sarasin
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02027404
CiNii Research ID
1140000791796403072
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DDB person (GND) ID
116805889
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
116805889
DigitaltMuseum ID
021037462038
Dodis ID
P12972
Entomologists of the World ID
44558
FAST ID
501606
FES digital collections entity ID
383319
Freebase ID
/m/0cp138t
Geni profile ID
6000000103864428901
HDS ID
028928
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
100715
IPNI author ID
40091-1
IdRef ID
157712516
IxTheo authority ID
133391760
J9U entity ID
987007287777105171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
116805889
Leopoldina member ID (new)
paul-sarasin
Libris-URI
97mqvfjt0tnpsc5
Museo Galileo authority ID
190132
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06942988
NUKAT ID
n2005128679
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001416638
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000547995
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810587247305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
100869513
Open Library ID
OL2418605A
SELIBR ID
313855
Treccani ID
paul-sarasin
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/326263
WikiTree person ID
Sarasin-63
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjT3bYCWMbW8fJbqb3mh3
ZOBODAT person ID
134k (104k–134k, n=3)

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Award received 1
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FactGrid item ID 1
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Place of death 1
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Summary

Paul Sarasin was born on December 11, 1856[1], in Basel[2]. He died on April 7, 1929[3], in Basel[4]. He worked as a naturalist[5] and botanist[6].

FAQs

Where was Paul Sarasin born?

Paul Sarasin was born in Basel[2].

Where did Paul Sarasin die?

Paul Sarasin died in Basel[4].

Who were Paul Sarasin's parents?

Paul Sarasin's father was Karl Sarasin[9].

What did Paul Sarasin do for work?

Paul Sarasin worked as a naturalist[5] and botanist[6].

What awards did Paul Sarasin receive?

Honors received include Carl-Ritter-Medal[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Alfred Sarasin-Iselin
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64330: import sibling (P3373) from GND"
  2. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  3. 7d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ZOBODAT person ID → 103943, 110412, 134422
    "Created claim: ZOBODAT person ID: 134422, batch #294080"
  4. 7d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ZOBODAT person ID → 103943, 110412, 134422
    "Created claim: ZOBODAT person ID: 110412, batch #294080"
  5. 20d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for date of birth, source for place of birth, source for date of death, source for place of death from the Historical Dictionary of"
  6. 20w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 383319
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 383319, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  7. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → naturalist, botanist
    "Removed claim: Occupation: biologist, batch #258356"
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