Lorenz Oken
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Lorenz Oken was born on August 1, 1779, in Offenburg.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] He held citizenship in the Grand Duchy of Baden, the Holy Roman Empire, and Switzerland. His religion was Catholicism.[9]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: Bohlsbach[11]
- Date of birth: August 2, 1779[12]
- Place of burial: Zurich[13]
- Country of citizenship: Grand Duchy of Baden[14], Holy Roman Empire[15], Switzerland[16]
- Occupation: physician[17], botanist[18], court counsel[19], physiologist[20], collector[21], zoologist[22]
- Field of work: botany[23], mycology[24], zoology[25], physiology[26], medicine[27], natural philosophy[28]
- Position held: rector[29], President of the University of Zurich[30]
- Employer: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München[31], University of Göttingen[32], Friedrich Schiller University Jena[33], University of Zurich[34]
- Educated at: University of Freiburg[35], University of Würzburg[36]
- Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[37], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[38], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[39], Académie Nationale de Médecine[40], Academy of Sciences of Turin[41], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[42]
- Religion or worldview: Catholicism[43]
- Sex or gender: male[44]
- Commons category: Lorenz Oken[45]
- Archives at: Bavarian State Library[46], University Library Freiburg[47]
- Cause of death: peritonitis[48]
- Academic degree: doctorate[49]
- Family name: Oken[50]
- Given name: Lorenz[51]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lorenz Oken[52]
- Commons gallery: Lorenz Oken[53]
- Work location: Munich[54]
- Manner of death: natural causes[55]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[56], Brockhaus Enzyklopädie (19 ed.)[57], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[58]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Lorenz Oken include okenite[59], a mineral species[60]; Oken[61], an impact crater[62]; Lorenz Oken Medal[63], a science award[64], in Germany[65]; and 46563 Oken[66], an asteroid[67].
Why It Matters
Lorenz Oken has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]
Works attributed to him include Isis[70], a periodical[71], in Germany[72], founded in 1817[73]. Entities named for him include okenite[59], a mineral species[60]; Oken[61], an impact crater[62]; Lorenz Oken Medal[63], a science award[64], in Germany[65]; and 46563 Oken[66], an asteroid[67].
FAQs
Where was Lorenz Oken born?
Lorenz Oken's place of birth was Offenburg[2].
Where did Lorenz Oken die?
Lorenz Oken died in Zurich[4].
What did Lorenz Oken do for work?
Lorenz Oken worked as an entomologist[5], ornithologist[6], naturalist[7], university teacher[8], and philosopher[9].
Where did Lorenz Oken go to school?
Lorenz Oken was educated at University of Freiburg[35] and University of Würzburg[36].