Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur

Austrian botanist (1799-1878)
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Summary

Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur was born on February 18, 1799[1], in Königsberg[2]. He died on May 27, 1878[3], in Bielsko-Biała[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], pharmacist[6], chemist[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9]. He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1799[11]
  • Place of burial: Bielsko-Biała[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia[13]
  • Field of work: botany[14], floristics[15]
  • Educated at: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[16], University of Königsberg[17]
  • Member of: Q113661942[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Commons category: Ferdinand Schur[20]
  • Family name: Schur[21]
  • Given name: Philipp[22]
  • Described by source: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[23], Magyar múzeumi arcképcsarnok[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[25]
  • Collection items at: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin[26], University of Graz[27], Natural History Museum, Vienna[28], Masaryk University[29], University of Vienna, Institute for Botany Herbarium[30], Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg[31], Institute of Botany of Armenia[32], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[33], Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Herbarium[34], Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew[35], Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh[36], National Herbarium of Victoria[37], Muséum national d'histoire naturelle[38], William and Lynda Steere Herbarium[39]

Why It Matters

Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur born?

Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur was born in Königsberg[2].

Where did Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur die?

Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur died in Bielsko-Biała[4].

What did Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur do for work?

Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur worked as a botanist[5], pharmacist[6], chemist[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9].

Where did Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur go to school?

Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[16] and University of Königsberg[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Schur, Johann Ferdinand (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . Schur, Johann Ferdinand (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . herbarium.bgbm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . gzu.jacq.org. gzu.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . w.jacq.org. w.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . brnu.jacq.org. brnu.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wu.jacq.org. wu.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . hal.jacq.org. hal.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . ere.jacq.org. ere.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . je.jacq.org. je.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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