Johann Heinrich Sulzer (18 September 1735,
Winterthur
, neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell
, twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austria), La ...
– 14 August 1813, Winterthur) was a
Swiss
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physician and
entomologist
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He studied medicine at the
University of Tübingen
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and later started a medical practice in Winterthur. As a physician he distinguished himself in his work with
smallpox
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vaccinations. In the field of entomology, he was the author of:
* ''Die Kennzeichen der Insekten, nach Anleitung des Königl. Schwed. Ritters und Leibarzts Karl Linnaeus, (...)'' (1761) – The characteristics of insects, according to the instructions of
Carl Linnaeus
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* ''Abgekürzte Geschichte der Insecten nach dern Linaeischen System'' (1776) – Abbreviated history of insects according to the
Linnaean System
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Sulzer, Hans Heinrich
Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz
References and external links
BHL
Digitised works by Sulzer at Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Swiss entomologists
1735 births
1813 deaths
University of Tübingen alumni
People from Winterthur
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