Johann Heinrich Sulzer (18 September 1735,

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– 14 August 1813, Winterthur) was a

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physician and

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

. He studied medicine at the

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and later started a medical practice in Winterthur. As a physician he distinguished himself in his work with

smallpox Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by Variola virus (often called Smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus '' Orthopoxvirus''. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (W ...

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 Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

. * ''Abgekürzte Geschichte der Insecten nach dern Linaeischen System'' (1776) – Abbreviated history of insects according to the

Linnaean System Linnaean taxonomy can mean either of two related concepts: # The particular form of biological classification (taxonomy) set up by Carl Linnaeus, as set forth in his ''Systema Naturae'' (1735) and subsequent works. In the taxonomy of Linnaeus th ...

.Sulzer, Hans Heinrich
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References and external links

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Digitised works by Sulzer at Biodiversity Heritage Library. Swiss entomologists 1735 births 1813 deaths University of Tübingen alumni People from Winterthur {{Switzerland-scientist-stub