Hugh Algernon Weddell
Anglo-French botanist, physician, and explorer (1819-1877)
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Hugh Algernon Weddell was born on June 22, 1819, in Painswick.[1] He held citizenship in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11]
- Field of work: botany[12]
- Educated at: Lycée Henri-IV[13]
- Sex or gender: male[14]
- Commons category: Hugh Algernon Weddell[15]
- Family name: Weddell[16]
- Given name: Hugh[17], Algernon[18]
- Work location: Indonesia[19]
- Floruit: 1964[20]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: French[23]
- Name in native language: Hugh Algernon Weddell[24]
- Collection items at: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin[25], Meise Botanic Garden[26], Natural History Museum, Vienna[27], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[28], Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Herbarium[29], Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew[30], Muséum national d'histoire naturelle[31], William and Lynda Steere Herbarium[32], Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden[33], Harvard University Herbaria[34], California Academy of Sciences herbarium[35], Natural History Museum[36], National Museum of Natural History[37], Herbarium Haussknecht, Institut für Spezielle Botanik[38]
- P14397: 4994[39]
Why It Matters
Hugh Algernon Weddell has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
FAQs
Where was Hugh Algernon Weddell born?
Hugh Algernon Weddell's place of birth was Painswick[2].
Where did Hugh Algernon Weddell die?
Hugh Algernon Weddell passed away in Poitiers[4].
What did Hugh Algernon Weddell do for work?
Hugh Algernon Weddell worked as a botanist[5], explorer[6], physician[7], botanical collector[8], and scientific collector[9].
Where did Hugh Algernon Weddell go to school?
Hugh Algernon Weddell was educated at Lycée Henri-IV[13].