Robin David Smissen

New Zealand molecular biologist, botanist and botanical collector
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Robin David Smissen

Summary

Robin David Smissen is a human[1]. He worked as a botanist[2], molecular biologist[3], botanical collector[4], and taxonomist[5]. He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Key Facts

  • Robin David Smissen held citizenship in New Zealand[7].
  • Robin David Smissen's professions included botanist[2].
  • Robin David Smissen's professions included molecular biologist[3].
  • Robin David Smissen worked as a botanical collector[4].
  • Robin David Smissen worked as a taxonomist[5].
  • Robin David Smissen's field of work was taxonomy[8].
  • Robin David Smissen's field of work was botany[9].
  • Robin David Smissen's field of work was molecular biology[10].
  • Robin David Smissen was employed by Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research[11].
  • Robin David Smissen was employed by Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research[12].
  • Robin David Smissen's doctoral advisor was Phil Garnock-Jones[13].
  • Robin David Smissen is recorded as male[14].
  • Robin David Smissen's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Robin David Smissen supervised Kévin J L Maurin as a doctoral student[16].
  • Robin David Smissen earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[17].
  • Robin David Smissen's family name is recorded as Smissen[18].
  • Robin David Smissen's given name is recorded as Robin[19].
  • Robin David Smissen's given name is recorded as David[20].
  • Robin David Smissen's described at URL is recorded as https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/news/taxonomist-appreciation-day/[21].
  • Robin David Smissen's academic thesis is recorded as Systematics of Scleranthus (Caryophyllaceae)[22].
  • Robin David Smissen's floruit is recorded as 2013[23].
  • Robin David Smissen's nickname is recorded as Rob[24].
  • Robin David Smissen's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[25].
  • Robin David Smissen's collection items at is recorded as Allan Herbarium[26].
  • Robin David Smissen's collection items at is recorded as Auckland War Memorial Museum Herbarium[27].

Body

Education

Robin David Smissen's doctoral advisor was Phil Garnock-Jones[13]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist[2], molecular biologist[3], botanical collector[4], and taxonomist[5]. Fields of work include taxonomy[8], an academic discipline[28]; botany[9], an academic discipline[29]; and molecular biology[10], a branch of biology[30]. Employers include Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research[11], a research institute[31], in New Zealand[32], founded in 1992[33], headquartered in Lincoln[34]. Robin David Smissen supervised Kévin J L Maurin as a doctoral student[16].

Why It Matters

Robin David Smissen is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

FAQs

What did Robin David Smissen do for work?

Robin David Smissen worked as botanist[2], molecular biologist[3], botanical collector[4], and taxonomist[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved . landcareresearch.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved . landcareresearch.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved . landcareresearch.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved . landcareresearch.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . ORCID Public Data File 2021. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . doi.org. doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . ipni.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bionomia. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Academic degree Doctor of Philosophy
    On focus list of wikimedia project NZThesisProject
    Occupation botanist, molecular biologist, botanical collector +1
    Given name Robin, David
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