Peter the Great Botanical Garden

Oldest botanical garden in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Organization botanical_garden Q1990013
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Peter the Great Botanical Garden

Summary

Peter the Great Botanical Garden is a botanical garden[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of botanical_garden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden is located in Petrogradsky District[3].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden is located in Aptekarsky Ostrov Municipal Okrug[4].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden is in the country of Russia[5].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden is in the country of Russian Empire[6].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden is in the country of Soviet Union[7].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden is in the country of Tsardom of Russia[8].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden is on the body of water Great Nevka[9].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden is on the body of water Karpovka[10].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden's instance of is recorded as botanical garden[11].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden's instance of is recorded as botanical collection[12].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden's instance of is recorded as architectural landmark[13].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden's founder is recorded as Peter the Great[14].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden is part of Komarov Botanical Institute[15].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden's Commons category is recorded as Botanical Garden of V.L. Komarov Botanical Institute (Saint Petersburg)[16].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden's chairperson is recorded as Johann Georg Siegesbeck[17].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden's chairperson is recorded as Alexander Theodorowicz Batalin[18].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden's chairperson is recorded as Richard Richardowitsch Pohle[19].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden's chairperson is recorded as Q18009150[20].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden comprises Park-arboretum of Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden[21].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden comprises Greenhouse complex of Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden[22].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden comprises Museum of Botanical Garden of V.L. Komarov Botanical Institute[23].
  • February 11, 1714 marks the founding of Peter the Great Botanical Garden[24].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.97009, 'lon': 30.32709}[25].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Aptekarsky Island[26].
  • Peter the Great Botanical Garden's official website is recorded as http://www.botsad-spb.com[27].

Body

Founding

Peter the Great Botanical Garden's founder is recorded as Peter the Great[14]. February 11, 1714 marks the founding of it[24].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Ботанический сад Медико-хирургической академии'}[28], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Главный ботанический сад СССР'}[29], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Ботанический институт им. В.Л. Комарова Российской академии наук (БИН РАН), отдел Ботанический сад'}[30]. Peter the Great Botanical Garden is part of Komarov Botanical Institute[15].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Johann Georg Siegesbeck[17], a botanist[31], 1686–1755[32], of Germany[33], specialised in botany[34]; Alexander Theodorowicz Batalin[18], a botanist[35], 1847–1896[36], of Russian Empire[37], awarded the Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class[38]; Richard Richardowitsch Pohle[19], a botanist[39], 1869–1926[40], of Russian Empire[41], specialised in botany[42]; and Q18009150[20], a botanist[43], b. 1947[44], of Soviet Union[45], specialised in botany[46].

Why It Matters

Peter the Great Botanical Garden ranks in the top 9% of botanical_garden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

References

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  16. [18] . Wladimir Timopheyevitch Schewiakoff (1859–1930): Investigation of Protists of the Gulf of Naples. A Life Long Story. Part I. In the Russian Empire. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . binran.ru. binran.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Uneasy Merging of the Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum into the Botanical Institute. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . The Uneasy Merging of the Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum into the Botanical Institute. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . The Uneasy Merging of the Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum into the Botanical Institute. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . botsad-spb.com. botsad-spb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Afanasovich · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) Park-arboretum of Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden, Greenhouse complex of Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden, Museum of Botanical Garden of V.L. Komarov Botanical Institute
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