Rowland Biffen

Summary

Rowland Biffen is a human^[1]. He was born on +1874-05-28T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +1949-07-12T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a botanist^[4] and mycologist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Rowland Biffen was born on +1874-05-28T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Rowland Biffen died on +1949-07-12T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Rowland Biffen held citizenship in United Kingdom^[7].
• Rowland Biffen held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[8].
• Rowland Biffen's professions included botanist^[4].
• Rowland Biffen worked as a mycologist^[5].
• Rowland Biffen's education included a stint at Emmanuel College^[9].
• Rowland Biffen's education included a stint at Pate's Grammar School^[10].
• Rowland Biffen received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[11].
• Rowland Biffen received the Darwin Medal^[12].
• Rowland Biffen received the Knight Bachelor^[13].
• Rowland Biffen was a member of Royal Society^[14].
• Rowland Biffen's image is recorded as Rowland Harry Biffen (2).jpg^[15].
• Rowland Biffen is recorded as male^[16].
• Rowland Biffen's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Rowland Biffen supervised Venkata Rao K. Badami as a doctoral student^[18].
• Rowland Biffen supervised Benjamin Peary Pal as a doctoral student^[19].
• Rowland Biffen's ISNI is recorded as 0000000396047905^[20].
• Rowland Biffen's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 290924917^[21].
• Rowland Biffen's Commons category is recorded as Rowland Harry Biffen^[22].
• Rowland Biffen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08z5_s^[23].
• Rowland Biffen's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2260822A^[24].
• Rowland Biffen's family name is recorded as Biffen^[25].
• Rowland Biffen's given name is recorded as Rowland^[26].
• Rowland Biffen's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 071807748^[27].

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Origins and Family

Rowland Biffen was born on +1874-05-28T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at Emmanuel College^[9], a college of the University of Cambridge^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1584^[30] and Pate's Grammar School^[10], a grammar school^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1574^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist^[4] and mycologist^[5]. Doctoral students include Venkata Rao K. Badami^[18], a plant breeder^[34], 1888–1946^[35], of India^[36] and Benjamin Peary Pal^[19], a biologist^[37], 1906–1989^[38], of British Raj^[39], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[40], specialised in genetics^[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[11], a fellowship award^[42], in United Kingdom^[43]; Darwin Medal^[12], a science award^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 1890^[46]; and Knight Bachelor^[13], a title of honor^[47], in United Kingdom^[48], founded in 1300^[49].

Death and Burial

Rowland Biffen died on +1949-07-12T00:00:00Z^[3].

Why It Matters

Rowland Biffen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

His notable doctoral advisees include Benjamin Peary Pal^[52], a biologist^[53], 1906–1989^[54], of British Raj^[55], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[56], specialised in genetics^[57].

FAQs

What did Rowland Biffen do for work?

Rowland Biffen worked as botanist^[4] and mycologist^[5].

Where did Rowland Biffen go to school?

Rowland Biffen was educated at Emmanuel College^[9] and Pate's Grammar School^[10].

What awards did Rowland Biffen receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[11], Darwin Medal^[12], and Knight Bachelor^[13].