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William Woodville

English botanist1752 to 1805

Wikidata names William Cullen as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 4 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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William Cullen

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

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stated by WikidataWilliam Cullen
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stated by WikidataAndrew Plummer
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stated by WikidataHerman Boerhaave
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stated by WikidataBurchard de Volderstated by WikidataWolferdus Senguerdius

Education and career1

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University of Edinburgh
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known as: botanist, author, physician
fields: botany
notable works: Medical Botany
Wikipedia: in 7 languages

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identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaWilliam Woodville
stated by WikidataWikidataQ6167767
stated by WikidataVIAF3253146
stated by WikidataGND117616931
stated by WikidataIdRef130633054
stated by WikidataISNI0000000080831605

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q6167767,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{William Woodville: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q6167767},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). William Woodville: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q6167767