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John Macoun

Canadian botanist (1831-1920)
Person human Q3181981

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
April 17, 1831
Date of death
June 18, 1920
Place of birth
Magheralin
Place of death
Sidney
Country of citizenship
Canada[12]
Occupation
botanist, bryologist, naturalist, mycologist, botanical collector, scientific collector[13]
Award received
Person of National Historic Significance[14]
Child
James Melville Macoun[11]
Collection items at
Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Masaryk University, University of Vienna, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, Herbarium, Missouri Botanical Garden, Harvard University Herbaria, California Academy of Sciences herbarium, Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History, Zürich Herbaria[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Family name
Macoun[16]
Given name
John[17]
Place of burial
Beechwood Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en J. Macoun en John Macoun en Macoun de Macoun es Macoun it Macoun ja ジョン・マカウン pt John macoun pt Macoun ru Macoun
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000080954971
VIAF cluster ID
15567823
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80131642
GND ID
118887459
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
John Macoun.JPG ↗
BAnQ authority ID
0000287561
BHL creator ID
83k (67–235k, n=3)
BIBSYS ID
3070159
Bionomia ID
John Macoun
Botanist author abbreviation
Macoun
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10039449
Dictionary of Canadian Biography ID
macoun_john_14
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Dictionary of Ulster Biography ID
909
FAST ID
62072
Freebase ID
/m/058y3l
Harvard Index of Botanists ID
94k (520–94k, n=3)
IPNI author ID
22705-1
IdRef ID
085564133
J9U entity ID
987007374673305171
National Historic People ID
12912
National Library of Greece ID
242881
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001249664
National Virtual Library of India ID
882937
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
226364852
Open Library ID
OL1590791A
OpenMLOL author ID
148082
Prabook ID
751074
SBN author ID
RMSV036383
SHARE Catalogue author ID
70354
SNAC ARK ID
w6b85jf1
Wellcome Collection concept ID
t9cskate
WikiTree person ID
Macoun-5
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJk8Wd3d3rJGw8r7qXgBT3
Yale LUX ID
person/02a14ac5-4fd9-45f6-b7ca-86178601123e

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🔗 Connections
Collection items at 8
University of Vienna, Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History, Masaryk University, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Harvard University Herbaria, Zürich Herbaria
Occupation 5
botanist, naturalist, mycologist, bryologist, botanical collector
Award received 1
Person of National Historic Significance
Bionomia ID 1
John Macoun
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Magheralin
Place of burial 1
Beechwood Cemetery
Place of death 1
Sidney
Sex or gender 1
male
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John Macoun
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Summary

John Macoun was born on April 17, 1831[1], in Magheralin[2]. He died on June 18, 1920[3], in Sidney[4]. He worked as a botanist[5], bryologist[6], naturalist[7], mycologist[8], and botanical collector[9].

FAQs

Where was John Macoun born?

John Macoun's place of birth was Magheralin[2].

Where did John Macoun die?

John Macoun died in Sidney[4].

What did John Macoun do for work?

John Macoun worked as a botanist[5], bryologist[6], naturalist[7], mycologist[8], and botanical collector[9].

What awards did John Macoun receive?

Honors received include Person of National Historic Significance[14].

Related Entities

Canada Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh University of Vienna

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . herbarium.bgbm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . brnu.jacq.org. brnu.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wu.jacq.org. wu.jacq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . data.rbge.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Bionomia. Retrieved . bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Magheralin
    Child → James Melville Macoun
    Instance of → human
    Place of burial → Beechwood Cemetery
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