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Rafaël Govaerts

Belgian botanist
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Summary

Rafaël Govaerts was born on January 1, 1968[1]. He has worked as a botanist[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Belgium[4]
  • Field of work: botany[5]
  • Employer: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew[6], Kew Gardens[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Family name: Govaerts[9]
  • Given name: Rafaël[10]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[11]
  • Name in native language: Rafaël Herman Anna Govaerts[12]

Why It Matters

Rafaël Govaerts has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

FAQs

What did Rafaël Govaerts do for work?

Rafaël Govaerts worked as a botanist[2].

Related Entities

Belgium botany Kew Gardens Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . kew.org. kew.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . author citation in botany and mycology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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