Johann Heinrich Sulzer
Pioneered smallpox vaccines and Linnaean entomology
Johann Heinrich Sulzer 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.
Artworks by this artist (31 total)
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 08 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 12 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 30 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 31 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 16 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 07 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 17 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 28 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 01 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 02 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 24 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 27 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 23 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 25 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 06 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 20 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 11 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 14 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 22 1776
- Dr. Sulzer’s Short History of Insects, Pl. 13 1776