Józef Warszewicz
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Summary
Józef Warszewicz was born on November 8, 1812[1], in Vilnius[2]. He died on December 29, 1866[3], in Kraków[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], traveler[6], gardener[7], scientific explorer[8], and botanical collector[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Rakowicki Cemetery[11]
- Country of citizenship: Austrian Empire[12], Poland[13]
- Ethnic group: Poles[14]
- Occupation: scientific collector[15]
- Field of work: botany[16]
- Educated at: Imperial University of Vilna[17]
- Member of: Towarzystwo Naukowe Krakowskie[18]
- Sex or gender: male[19]
- Commons category: Józef Warszewicz[20]
- Family name: Warszewicz[21]
- Given name: Józef[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Polish[24]
- Name in native language: Józef Warszewicz[25]
- Interested in: botany[26]
- Collection items at: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin[27], Natural History Museum, Vienna[28], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[29], Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew[30], Muséum national d'histoire naturelle[31], Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden[32], Harvard University Herbaria[33], Natural History Museum[34], National Museum of Natural History[35], Herbarium Haussknecht, Institut für Spezielle Botanik[36], Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science[37], Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Arachnida, Myriapoda and stem-group Arthropoda collection[38]
- P14974: 21529[39]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Józef Warszewicz include Rana warszewitschii[40], a taxon[41].
Why It Matters
Józef Warszewicz has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for him include Rana warszewitschii[40], a taxon[41].
FAQs
Where was Józef Warszewicz born?
Józef Warszewicz's place of birth was Vilnius[2].
Where did Józef Warszewicz die?
Józef Warszewicz died in Kraków[4].
What did Józef Warszewicz do for work?
Józef Warszewicz worked as a botanist[5], traveler[6], gardener[7], scientific explorer[8], and botanical collector[9].
Where did Józef Warszewicz go to school?
Józef Warszewicz was educated at Imperial University of Vilna[17].