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George Birkbeck

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British doctor, academic, philanthropist, and pioneer in adult education (1776-1841)

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Born
1776
Died
1841
Works
4

Top works

  • Letter on the corn laws
  • Mathematics practically applied to the useful and fine arts
  • Tentamen chemico-physiologicum inaugurale de sanguine ...
  • A lecture on the preservation of timber by Kyan's patent for preventing dry rot
  • A short prospectus of the philosophical and chemical lectures

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5 total works indexed

  1. A short history of<i>SHELX</i>

    · 2007 · cited 79,937x

  2. Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test

    · 1997 · cited 48,614x

  3. Crystal structure refinement with<i>SHELXL</i>

    · 2015 · cited 40,865x

  4. <i>SHELXT</i>– Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination

    · 2015 · cited 27,619x

  5. A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity

    · 1961 · cited 23,198x

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Instance of
human
Given name
George
Gender
male
Place of birth
Settle
Place of death
London
Occupation
physician
Image
George Birkbeck 1776–1841 by Samuel Lane 1830.jpg
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George Birkbeck
place of burial
Kensal Green Cemetery
date of death
1841-12-01
date of birth
1776-01-10
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