Johann Heinrich Sulzer Explained

Johann Heinrich Sulzer (18 September 1735, Winterthur – 14 August 1813, Winterthur^{[1] [2]}) was a Swiss physician and entomologist.

He studied medicine at the University of Tübingen and later started a medical practice in Winterthur. As a physician he distinguished himself in his work with smallpox 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.
• Abgekürzte Geschichte der Insecten nach dern Linaeischen System (1776)  - Abbreviated history of insects according to the Linnaean System.^[3]

References and external links

• BHL Digitised works by Sulzer at Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Notes and References

1. Book: Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon . 1895 . Brockhaus . 503. 9783891312735 . de.
2. Book: Strecker, Herman . Butterflies and Moths of North America: With Full Instructions for Collecting, Breeding, Preparing, Classifying, Packing for Shipment, Etc., a Complete Synonymical Catalogue of Macrolepidoptera, with a Full Bibliography, to which is Added a Glossary of Terms and an Alphabetical and Descriptive List of Localities . 1878 . Press of B.F. Owen . 277. en.
3. http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D14659.php Sulzer, Hans Heinrich