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John Gaspar Scheuchzer

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Also known as Johann Caspar Scheuchzer, Hans Kaspar, Jean Gaspard, John Gaspar Scheutzer

Swiss naturalist and physician (1702–1729)

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Born
1702
Died
1729
Works
3

Top works

  • The history of Japan, giving an account of the ancient and present state and government of that empire
  • Histoire naturelle, civile, et ecclesiastique de l'empire du Japon
  • An account of the success of inoculating the small-pox in Great Britain, for the years 1727 and 1728. With a comparison between the mortality of the natural small-pox, and the miscarriages in that practice; as also some general remarks on its progress and success, since its first introduction. To which are subjoined, I. An account of the success of inoculation in foreign parts. II. A relation of the like method of giving the small-pox, as it is practised in the kingdoms of Tunis, Tripoli, and Algier

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5 total works indexed

  1. Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple

    · 1996 · cited 204,615x

  2. Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

    · 2021 · cited 43,656x

  3. Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology

    · 2000 · cited 36,917x

  4. Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment

    · 2007 · cited 35,587x

  5. The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

    · 1992 · cited 29,134x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Johann
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Zurich
Place of death
Greater London
Occupation
translator
Languages spoken
English language
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date of birth
1702-01-26
date of death
1729-04-21
member of
Royal Society
Commons Creator page
Johann Caspar Scheuchzer
translates from
German
translates into
British English
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