John Cheyne

British physician, surgeon and author (1777-1836)
Person Human Q974203
John Cheyne
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
February 3, 1777
Date of death
January 31, 1836, January 3, 1836[8]
Place of birth
Leith
Place of death
Buckinghamshire
Field of work
pediatrics[26]
Child
Annie Cheyne, Margaret Cheyne, Robert Cheyne, Mildred Cheyne, George Macartney Cheyne, John Cheyne, William Cheyne, Alexander Cheyne, Arthur Cheyne, Selina Cheyne, Cecilia Cheyne, Charles Cheyne, Elizabeth Cheyne, Sarah Louisa Cheyne, Thomas Middleton Cheyne, Talbot Cheyne[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Family name
Cheyne[30]
Given name
John[31]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dr. John Cheyne en John Cheyne fa جان شین ja ジョン・チェーン nl Dr. John Cheyne ru Джон Чейн ru Чейн, Джон th จอห์น เชน
🔖 Identifiers · 37
VIAF cluster ID
27854317
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84026093
GND ID
117659622
BIU Santé person ID
4415
British Museum person or institution ID
132653
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
cheyne-john
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01007333
DDB person (GND) ID
117659622
De Agostini ID
Cheyne,+John
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117659622
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
001641
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Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
117659622
FAST ID
131146
Freebase ID
/m/08dx7v
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
John_Cheyne
Historia de la Medicina person ID
cheyne
IdRef ID
164854614
KBR person ID
14832921
NL CR AUT ID
nlk20000090044
NUKAT ID
n2016055862
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
14544015X
Obálky knih ID
nlk20000090044
Open Library ID
OL2317449A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
5262
Prabook ID
2222965
SBN author ID
TSAV345798
Symogih.org ID
Actr55621
The Peerage person ID
p25182.htm#i251818
Treccani ID
john-cheyne
Treccani's Dizionario di Medicina ID
john-cheyne
Wellcome Collection concept ID
e7c596fq
Whonamedit? doctor ID (archived)
1127
WikiTree person ID
Cheyne-426
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjCJmMDCDWrJYdC4kwV4q

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Described by source 1
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Given name 1
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Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Residence 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

John Cheyne was born on February 3, 1777[1], in Leith[2]. He died on January 31, 1836[3], in Buckinghamshire[4]. He worked as a surgeon[5], university teacher[6], and physician[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Cheyne include Cheyne–Stokes respiration[35], a symptom or sign[36].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Cheyne–Stokes respiration[35], a symptom or sign[36].

FAQs

Where was John Cheyne born?

John Cheyne's place of birth was Leith[2].

Where did John Cheyne die?

John Cheyne died in Buckinghamshire[4].

Who was John Cheyne married to?

John Cheyne's spouses include Sarah Macartney[9].

What did John Cheyne do for work?

John Cheyne worked as a surgeon[5], university teacher[6], and physician[7].

Where did John Cheyne go to school?

John Cheyne was educated at University of Edinburgh[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Who Named It?. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Who Named It?. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 27d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot t…"
  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 117659622
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 117659622, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → surgeon, university teacher, physician
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32157: import P21 and P106 from GND (38)"
  4. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Buckinghamshire
    Residence → United Kingdom
    Field of work → pediatrics
    Given name → John
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30855: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (9)"
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