Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh

American plant scientist
Person human Q65555954
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Summary

Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh was born on July 2, 1952[1], in Fort Sill[2]. She has worked as a botanist[3], university teacher[4], plant physiologist[5], biologist[6], and scientist[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Native language: English[10]
  • Field of work: plant physiology[11], agriculture[12], response to external stimulus[13]
  • Employer: University of Washington[14], Smithsonian Institution[15], University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[16], University of Lancaster[17]
  • Educated at: Duke University[18], University of Washington[19]
  • Student: Kimberly Ertel[20]
  • Award received: Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[21]
  • Sex or gender: female[22]
  • Doctoral student: Johanna Cantillo[23], Emily Rose Palm[24], Melissa Lacey[25], Amber Hageman[26]
  • Family name: Van Volkenburgh[27]
  • Given name: Elizabeth[28]
  • Official website: https://www.biology.washington.edu/people/profile/elizabeth-van-volkenburgh[29]
  • Work location: Seattle[30]
  • Email address: mailto:lizvanv@u.washington.edu[31]
  • Phone number: +1-206-543-6286[32]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[33]
  • Nickname: Liz[34]
  • Official blog URL: https://blogs.uw.edu/lizvanv/[35]
  • Short name: Liz Van Volkenburgh[36]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Washington[37], WikiProject Smithsonian Names[38]
  • Academic appointment: University of Washington Department of Biology[39]

Why It Matters

Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh born?

Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh's place of birth was Fort Sill[2].

What did Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh do for work?

Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh worked as a botanist[3], university teacher[4], plant physiologist[5], biologist[6], and scientist[7].

Where did Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh go to school?

Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh was educated at Duke University[18] and University of Washington[19].

What awards did Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [19] ↑ . WorldCat. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . biology.washington.edu. Retrieved . biology.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . WorldCat. Retrieved . digital.lib.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . WorldCat. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . WorldCat. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . WorldCat. wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [20] ↑ . WorldCat. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . biology.washington.edu. Retrieved . biology.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . biology.washington.edu. Retrieved . biology.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . blogs.uw.edu. Retrieved . blogs.uw.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . blogs.uw.edu. Retrieved . blogs.uw.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . biology.washington.edu. Retrieved . biology.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15h ago · BornOnTheCob · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Washington, WikiProject Smithsonian Names
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'ur']
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  2. 19w ago · Zestmorse · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007448447705171
    Official website → https://www.biology.washington.edu/people/profile/elizabeth-
    Gnd id → 1122569866
    Doctoral student → Johanna Cantillo, Emily Rose Palm, Melissa Lacey +1
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