ÉK#1
Science & Medicine
Édouard Kapp
1900–1987French botanist (1900-1987)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Photo: eric spenle · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Plobsheim, Bas-Rhin
Plobsheim, birthplace of the French botanist Édouard Kapp
In 1900, the French botanist Édouard Kapp was born. Their birth falls in the Belle Époque. Readers can find them written up in one language. A short trip away, Strasbourg (8 mi) counts 826 famous people, Arsène Wenger among them.
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Édouard Kapp
1 Wikipedia or sister-site article
First
1900
Édouard Kapp
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Science & Medicine
1 person
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Born in Plobsheim
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Strasbourg has the most on record, with 826.
AWStrasbourg · 8 miArsène Wenger & 825 moreFDErstein · 4 miFrançois-Joseph d'Offenstein & 6 moreJMFegersheim · 2 miJean-Jacques Marx & 3 moreJCIllkirch-Graffenstaden · 4 miJérôme Christ & 2 morePLGeispolsheim · 5 miPaul Pierre Lopinot & 1 moreLSEschau · 1 miLucien SchaefferCBLipsheim · 3 miCharles BonnHLGerstheim · 6 miHenry Laufenburger
Questions about famous people from Plobsheim
Who is the most famous person from Plobsheim?
Édouard Kapp (French botanist (1900-1987)) is the best known by our measure: 1 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages.
How many famous people were born in Plobsheim?
1 people born in Plobsheim have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Plobsheim known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who counts as from Plobsheim?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Plobsheim itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
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