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William Combe

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Also known as Doctor Syntax

British writer and adventurer (1742-1823)

Person · Open Library

Born
1742
Died
1823
Works
28

Top works

  • An heroic epistle to the noble author of The Duchess of Devonshire's cow
  • The third tour of Doctor Syntax, in search of a wife
  • Publications printed at the expence of the Society for Preserving Liberty and Property against Republicans and Levellers
  • The oeconomy of health
  • Letters of the late Lord Lyttleton

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Australia
Active from
1948-10-20

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

    · 1996 · cited 62,934x

  2. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

    · 1976 · cited 44,823x

  3. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

    · 1983 · cited 39,536x

  4. QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data

    · 2010 · cited 30,945x

  5. Preparation of Graphitic Oxide

    · 1958 · cited 28,681x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
William
Gender
male
Place of birth
Bristol
Place of death
Lambeth
Occupation
writer
Educated at
Eton College
Languages spoken
English language
Image
William Combe, drawn by Georg Dance, 1793. National Portrait Gallery.jpg
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Commons category
William Combe
date of death
1823-01-01
date of birth
1742-01-01
has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art
Sources (5)

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Works in European collections

13 objects attributed to William Combe, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Available in 5 languages

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