John Addison Fordyce

American dermatologist (1858–1925)
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John Addison Fordyce

Summary

John Addison Fordyce is a human[1]. Born in Guernsey County[2], he… he was born on February 16, 1858[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on June 4, 1925[5]. He worked as a dermatologist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Addison Fordyce was born in Guernsey County[2].
  • John Addison Fordyce died in New York City[4].
  • John Addison Fordyce was born on February 16, 1858[3].
  • John Addison Fordyce died on June 4, 1925[5].
  • John Addison Fordyce held citizenship in United States[8].
  • John Addison Fordyce's professions included dermatologist[6].
  • John Addison Fordyce's field of work was medicine[9].
  • John Addison Fordyce was employed by Columbia University[10].
  • John Addison Fordyce was educated at Feinberg School of Medicine[11].
  • John Addison Fordyce is recorded as male[12].
  • John Addison Fordyce's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Addison Fordyce's Commons category is recorded as John Addison Fordyce[14].
  • John Addison Fordyce earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[15].
  • John Addison Fordyce's given name is recorded as John[16].
  • John Addison Fordyce studied under Robert Koch[17].
  • John Addison Fordyce studied under Mór Kaposi[18].
  • John Addison Fordyce's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[19].

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Origins and Family

John Addison Fordyce's place of birth was Guernsey County[2]. He was born on February 16, 1858[3].

Education

John Addison Fordyce's education included a stint at Feinberg School of Medicine[11]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[15]. Studied under Robert Koch[17], a biologist[20], 1843–1910[21], of Kingdom of Hanover[22], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[23], specialised in microbiology[24] and Mór Kaposi[18], a physician[25], 1837–1902[26], of Austria–Hungary[27], specialised in dermatology[28].

Career and Affiliations

John Addison Fordyce's professions included dermatologist[6]. His field of work was medicine[9]. He was employed by Columbia University[10].

Death and Burial

John Addison Fordyce died on June 4, 1925[5]. He passed away in New York City[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Addison Fordyce include angiokeratoma of Fordyce[29], a class of disease[30].

Why It Matters

John Addison Fordyce ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

Entities named for him include angiokeratoma of Fordyce[29], a class of disease[30].

FAQs

Where was John Addison Fordyce born?

John Addison Fordyce was born in Guernsey County[2].

Where did John Addison Fordyce die?

John Addison Fordyce died in New York City[4].

What did John Addison Fordyce do for work?

John Addison Fordyce worked as dermatologist[6].

Where did John Addison Fordyce go to school?

John Addison Fordyce was educated at Feinberg School of Medicine[11].

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  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at Feinberg School of Medicine
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