Carlos Luigi Spegazzini

Argentine mycologist (1858-1926)
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Summary

Carlos Luigi Spegazzini was born on April 20, 1858[1], in Bairo[2]. He died on July 1, 1926[3], in La Plata[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], botanist[6], university teacher[7], mycologist[8], and researcher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Child: Carolina Etile Spegazzini[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Argentina[12], Kingdom of Italy[13]
  • Occupation: botanical collector[14], scientific collector[15]
  • Field of work: botany[16]
  • Employer: University of Buenos Aires[17], National University of La Plata[18]
  • Doctoral advisor: Pier Andrea Saccardo[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Commons category: Carlos Luis Spegazzini[21]
  • Family name: Spegazzini[22]
  • Given name: Carlo[23], Carlos[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[25]
  • Name in native language: Carlo Luigi Spegazzini[26]
  • Collection items at: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin[27], University of Graz[28], University of Vienna[29], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[30], New Zealand Fungarium[31], Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew[32], Muséum national d'histoire naturelle[33], Herbarium, Meise Botanic Garden[34], William and Lynda Steere Herbarium[35], Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden[36], Harvard University Herbaria[37], Natural History Museum[38], National Museum of Natural History[39], Herbarium Haussknecht, Institut für Spezielle Botanik[40]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Carlos Luigi Spegazzini include Carlos Spegazzini[41], a city of Argentina[42], in Argentina[43], founded in 1950[44]; Spegazzini Glacier[45], a glacier[46], in Argentina[47]; and División Micología del Museo de La Plata[48], a research institute[49], in Argentina[50], founded in 1958[51], headquartered in La Plata[52].

Why It Matters

Carlos Luigi Spegazzini has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for him include Carlos Spegazzini[41], a city of Argentina[42], in Argentina[43], founded in 1950[44]; Spegazzini Glacier[45], a glacier[46], in Argentina[47]; and División Micología del Museo de La Plata[48], a research institute[49], in Argentina[50], founded in 1958[51], headquartered in La Plata[52].

FAQs

Where was Carlos Luigi Spegazzini born?

Carlos Luigi Spegazzini's place of birth was Bairo[2].

Where did Carlos Luigi Spegazzini die?

Carlos Luigi Spegazzini passed away in La Plata[4].

What did Carlos Luigi Spegazzini do for work?

Carlos Luigi Spegazzini worked as an explorer[5], botanist[6], university teacher[7], mycologist[8], and researcher[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . El Día. eldia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . mushroomthejournal.com. mushroomthejournal.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . herbarium.bgbm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . gzu.jacq.org. gzu.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wu.jacq.org. wu.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . je.jacq.org. je.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Place of death → La Plata
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    Doctoral advisor → Pier Andrea Saccardo
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