Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune

Belgian botanist (1779 - 1858)
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Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune
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Summary

Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune was born on December 23, 1779[1], in Verviers[2]. He died on December 28, 1858[3], in Verviers[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], physician[6], and botanical collector[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Belgium[9]
  • Field of work: botany[10], medicine[11]
  • Student: Marie-Anne Libert[12]
  • Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Commons category: Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune[15]
  • Family name: Lejeune[16]
  • Given name: Alexandre[17]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Common Ground: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[20]
  • Significant person: Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle[21], Richard Joseph Courtois[22]
  • Has works in the collection: Meise Botanic Garden[23]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[24]
  • Collection items at: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin[25], National Herbarium of Victoria[26], Muséum national d'histoire naturelle[27], Herbarium Haussknecht, Institut für Spezielle Botanik[28]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune include Lejeuneaceae[29], a taxon[30] and Lejeunea[31], a taxon[32].

Why It Matters

Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for him include Lejeuneaceae[29], a taxon[30] and Lejeunea[31], a taxon[32].

FAQs

Where was Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune born?

Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune's place of birth was Verviers[2].

Where did Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune die?

Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune passed away in Verviers[4].

What did Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune do for work?

Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune worked as a botanist[5], physician[6], and botanical collector[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Common Ground: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Common Ground: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Common Ground: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . Naming names: the first women taxonomists in mycology. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Common Ground: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Common Ground: Who's who in New Zealand botanical names. Supplement Two. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Index Herbariorum. Retrieved . sweetgum.nybg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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