Johann Gottfried Zinn

botanist and physician (1727-1759)
Person human Q73413
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Johann Gottfried Zinn

Summary

Johann Gottfried Zinn is a human[1]. Born in Schwabach[2], he… he was born on December 4, 1727[3]. He passed away in Göttingen[4]. He died on April 6, 1759[5]. He worked as a botanist[6], university teacher[7], and physician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Schwabach[2], Johann Gottfried Zinn…
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn passed away in Göttingen[4].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn was born on December 4, 1727[3].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn died on April 6, 1759[5].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn's professions included botanist[6].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn worked as a physician[8].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn's field of work was medicine[11].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn's field of work was botany[12].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn held the position of professor[13].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn was employed by University of Göttingen[14].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn's education included a stint at University of Göttingen[15].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn's doctoral advisor was Albrecht von Haller[16].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn was a member of Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[17].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn was a member of Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[18].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn is recorded as male[19].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn's Commons category is recorded as Johann Gottfried Zinn[21].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn's family name is recorded as Zinn[22].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn's given name is recorded as Johann[23].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Johann Gottfried Zinn[24].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn's Commons gallery is recorded as Johann Gottfried Zinn[25].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[26].
  • Johann Gottfried Zinn's described by source is recorded as Johann Gottfried Zinn--a Franconian anatomist and botanist[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Schwabach[2], Johann Gottfried Zinn… he was born on December 4, 1727[3].

Education

Johann Gottfried Zinn was educated at University of Göttingen[15]. His doctoral advisor was Albrecht von Haller[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist[6], university teacher[7], and physician[8]. Fields of work include medicine[11], a field of study[28] and botany[12], an academic discipline[29]. Among Johann Gottfried Zinn's employers was University of Göttingen[14]. He held the position of professor[13].

Death and Burial

Johann Gottfried Zinn died on April 6, 1759[5]. He died in Göttingen[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Johann Gottfried Zinn include zonule of Zinn[30], a class of anatomical entity[31].

Why It Matters

Johann Gottfried Zinn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for him include zonule of Zinn[30], a class of anatomical entity[31].

FAQs

Where was Johann Gottfried Zinn born?

Johann Gottfried Zinn's place of birth was Schwabach[2].

Where did Johann Gottfried Zinn die?

Johann Gottfried Zinn died in Göttingen[4].

What did Johann Gottfried Zinn do for work?

Johann Gottfried Zinn worked as botanist[6], university teacher[7], and physician[8].

Where did Johann Gottfried Zinn go to school?

Johann Gottfried Zinn was educated at University of Göttingen[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . International Plant Names Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . International Plant Names Index. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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