Janet Russell Perkins

American botanist, botanical collector and explorer (1853–1933)
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Janet Russell Perkins
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Summary

Janet Russell Perkins was born on March 20, 1853[1], in Lafayette[2]. She died on 1933[3] in Hinsdale[4]. She worked as a botanist[5], botanical collector[6], explorer[7], and scientific collector[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: July 7, 1933[10]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Educated at: University of Wisconsin–Madison[12], Heidelberg University[13], Frederick William University Berlin[14]
  • Sex or gender: female[15]
  • Commons category: Janet Russell Perkins[16]
  • Family name: Perkins[17]
  • Given name: Janet[18]
  • Collection items at: Allan Herbarium[19], Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew[20], Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin[21], William and Lynda Steere Herbarium[22], Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden[23], Harvard University Herbaria[24], National Museum of Natural History[25]

Why It Matters

Janet Russell Perkins has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] She is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Janet Russell Perkins born?

Janet Russell Perkins was born in Lafayette[2].

Where did Janet Russell Perkins die?

Janet Russell Perkins died in Hinsdale[4].

What did Janet Russell Perkins do for work?

Janet Russell Perkins worked as a botanist[5], botanical collector[6], explorer[7], and scientific collector[8].

Where did Janet Russell Perkins go to school?

Janet Russell Perkins was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[12], Heidelberg University[13], and Frederick William University Berlin[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . biodiversitylibrary.org. biodiversitylibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . biodiversitylibrary.org. biodiversitylibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . plants.jstor.org. Retrieved . plants.jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . plants.jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . plants.jstor.org. Retrieved . plants.jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Biodiversity Heritage Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Women Who Studied Plants in the Pre-Twentieth Century United States and Canada. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Women Who Studied Plants in the Pre-Twentieth Century United States and Canada. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at → University of Wisconsin–Madison, Heidelberg University, Frederick William University Berlin
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    Place of death → Hinsdale
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