# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/carl-ludwig-willdenow
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:35:40.880Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/carl-ludwig-willdenow"
name: "Carl Ludwig Willdenow"
slug: "carl-ludwig-willdenow"
description: "Carl Ludwig Willdenow was a German botanist, pharmacist, and plant taxonomist. He is considered one of the founders of phytogeography, the study of the geographic distribution of plants. Willdenow was also a mentor of Alexander von Humboldt, one of the earliest and best known phytogeographers. He also influenced Christian Konrad Sprengel, who pioneered the study of plant pollination and floral biology."
tagline: "German botanist (1765-1812)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Karl_Ludwig_Willdenow.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1765-08-22"
deathDate: "1812-07-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           20.76234933333334
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump