Christian Hendrik Persoon
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Christian Hendrik Persoon was a pioneering mycologist whose early systematic work on fungi laid the foundation for modern fungal taxonomy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mycologist
ⓘ
person ⓘ taxonomist ⓘ |
| citizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| collectionDonatedTo | Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | modern fungal nomenclature ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1761-02-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1836-11-16 ⓘ |
| describedTaxa | numerous fungal species ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Göttingen
ⓘ
University of Halle NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Leiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Persoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
ⓘ
mycology ⓘ taxonomy ⓘ |
| givenName |
Christian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hendrik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBibliographySectionIn |
Index Fungorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
International Plant Names Index NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalName | Persoon, Christian Hendrik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkInTaxonomyOf |
fungi
ⓘ
lichens ⓘ |
| influenced | Elias Magnus Fries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Carl Linnaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early systematic classification of fungi
ⓘ
foundational work in fungal taxonomy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Observationes Mycologicae
NERFINISHED
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Synopsis Methodica Fungorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Synopsis Plantarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
botanist
ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ mycologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cape Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stellenbosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| taxonAuthorAbbreviation | Pers. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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