# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gustav-wallis
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:21:34.818Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gustav-wallis"
name: "Gustav Wallis"
slug: "gustav-wallis"
description: "Gustav Wallis was a German plant collector who introduced over 1,000 plant species to Europe, many of which were named after him. He was particularly focused on orchid hunting during the Victorian orchid craze, but also was the first European collector of plants such as large-leaved Anthurium specimens that continue to be among the most sought after today."
tagline: "German botanist (1830-1878)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gustav_Wallis.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1830-05-01"
deathDate: "1878-06-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.77
  momentum:             2.130434782608696
  historical:           6.337941333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Gustav Wallis"
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    title: "غوستاف واليس"
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    title: "جوستاف واليس"
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  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Wallis"
    title: "Gustav Wallis"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Wallis"
    title: "Gustav Wallis"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Wallis"
    title: "Gustav Wallis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9"
    title: "グスタフ・ヴァリス"
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    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump