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Richard Büttner

German botanist and explorer (1858-1927)
Person human Q105814

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
September 28, 1858, 1858[2][10]
Date of death
1927, September 11, 1927[4][11]
Place of birth
Brandenburg an der Havel
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
German Confederation, German Empire, Prussia[12][13][14]
Occupation
explorer, botanist, entomologist, scientific explorer, zoological collector, botanical collector, scientific collector, naturalist[5][6][7][8][9][15]
Field of work
botany[16]
Position held
Stationsleiter[17]
Work location
Togoland, Congo[23][24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German
Collection items at
Ethnological Museum Berlin, Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Natural History Museum, Vienna, Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Herbarium, Meise Botanic Garden, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, Natural History Museum, Zürich Herbaria
Family name
Büttner[19]
Given name
Oskar, Alexander, Richard[20][21][22]
Name in native language
Oscar Alexander Richard Büttner
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject MfN Berlin Names
🏷️ Also known as
en Oscar Alexander Richard Büttner en Richard Büttner en R. Büttner en Oskar Alexander Richard Büttner en Büttner en O. A. R. Büttner ar ريتشارد بوتنر de Richard Büttner de R. Büttner de Büttner es Büttner es Oskar Alexander Richard Büttner fr Büttner fr Richard Büttner it Büttner ru Büttner ru Бюттнер, Оскар Александр Рихард ru Оскар Александр Рихард Бюттнер
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000054258120
VIAF cluster ID
40587696
Library of Congress authority ID
no2008043585
GND ID
117639559
Bionomia ID
Richard Büttner
Botanist author abbreviation
Büttner
DDB person (GND) ID
117639559
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117639559
Freebase ID
/m/0b6n5wy
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
19396
IPNI author ID
13572-1
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117639559
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Museum-digital ID
45470
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
186476701
Open Library ID
OL6645546A
Prabook ID
1944616
SHARE Catalogue author ID
194585
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJp9vrqXq3KWBPdJmPRxjC

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🔗 Connections
Collection items at 7
Natural History Museum, Natural History Museum, Vienna, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Ethnological Museum Berlin, Zürich Herbaria
Occupation 4
explorer, botanist, entomologist, botanical collector
Country of citizenship 3
Prussia, German Empire, German Confederation
Given name 3
Alexander, Richard, Oskar
Work location 2
Togoland, Congo
Bionomia ID 1
Richard Büttner
Field of work 1
botany
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Named after 1
Togo mouse
Place of birth 1
Brandenburg an der Havel
Place of death 1
Berlin
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Richard Büttner was born in Brandenburg an der Havel[1]. He was born on September 28, 1858[2]. He passed away in Berlin[3]. He died on January 1, 1927[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], botanist[6], entomologist[7], scientific explorer[8], and zoological collector[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Richard Büttner include Togo mouse[25], a taxon[26].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Togo mouse[25], a taxon[26].

FAQs

Where was Richard Büttner born?

Born in Brandenburg an der Havel[1].

Where did Richard Büttner die?

Richard Büttner passed away in Berlin[3].

What did Richard Büttner do for work?

Richard Büttner worked as explorer[5], botanist[6], entomologist[7], scientific explorer[8], and zoological collector[9].

Related Entities

botany German Empire Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science Prussia

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  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . bionomia.net. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . 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

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  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Collection items at → Ethnological Museum Berlin, Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin +7
    Work location → Togoland, Congo
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