Wee-Lek Chew

Summary

Wee-Lek Chew is a human^[1]. Born in Singapore^[2], he… he was born on +1932-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a botanist^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Wee-Lek Chew's place of birth was Singapore^[2].
• Wee-Lek Chew was born on +1932-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Wee-Lek Chew worked as a botanist^[4].
• Among Wee-Lek Chew's employers was Singapore Botanic Gardens^[6].
• Among Wee-Lek Chew's employers was Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney^[7].
• Wee-Lek Chew was employed by National Herbarium of New South Wales^[8].
• Wee-Lek Chew was employed by International Union for Conservation of Nature^[9].
• Wee-Lek Chew's education included a stint at Universiti Malaya^[10].
• Wee-Lek Chew's education included a stint at University of Cambridge^[11].
• Wee-Lek Chew's doctoral advisor was Edred John Henry Corner^[12].
• Wee-Lek Chew received the Fellow of the Linnean Society of London^[13].
• Wee-Lek Chew is recorded as male^[14].
• Wee-Lek Chew's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Wee-Lek Chew's botanist author abbreviation is recorded as Chew^[16].
• Wee-Lek Chew's IPNI author ID is recorded as 1589-1^[17].
• Wee-Lek Chew's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0134q58r^[18].
• Wee-Lek Chew's family name is recorded as Chew^[19].
• Wee-Lek Chew's BHL creator ID is recorded as 134109^[20].
• Wee-Lek Chew's BHL creator ID is recorded as 248717^[21].
• Wee-Lek Chew's BHL creator ID is recorded as 190978^[22].
• Wee-Lek Chew's Harvard Index of Botanists ID is recorded as 47801^[23].

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Origins and Family

Born in Singapore^[2], Wee-Lek Chew… he was born on +1932-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Universiti Malaya^[10], a university^[24], in Malaysia^[25], founded in 1934^[26], headquartered in Kuala Lumpur^[27] and University of Cambridge^[11], a collegiate university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1209^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]. Wee-Lek Chew's doctoral advisor was Edred John Henry Corner^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Wee-Lek Chew worked as a botanist^[4]. Employers include Singapore Botanic Gardens^[6], a botanical garden^[32], in Singapore^[33], founded in 1859^[34]; Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney^[7], a botanical garden^[35], in Australia^[36], founded in 1816^[37]; National Herbarium of New South Wales^[8], a herbarium^[38], in Australia^[39]; and International Union for Conservation of Nature^[9], an international non-governmental organization^[40], in Switzerland^[41], founded in 1948^[42], headquartered in Gland^[43].

Recognition

Wee-Lek Chew received the Fellow of the Linnean Society of London^[13].

Why It Matters

Wee-Lek Chew ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[5]

FAQs

Where was Wee-Lek Chew born?

Wee-Lek Chew's place of birth was Singapore^[2].

What did Wee-Lek Chew do for work?

Wee-Lek Chew worked as botanist^[4].

Where did Wee-Lek Chew go to school?

Wee-Lek Chew was educated at Universiti Malaya^[10] and University of Cambridge^[11].

What awards did Wee-Lek Chew receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Linnean Society of London^[13].