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Thomas Platter the Younger

Swiss physician, traveller and writer (1574-1628)
Person human Q116577

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
July 24, 1574
Date of death
December 4, 1628
Place of birth
Basel
Place of death
Basel
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[13]
Occupation
physician, botanist, diarist, university teacher, writer, anatomist[14]
Employer
University of Basel[16]
Position held
rector of the University of Basel[15]
Educated at
Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier[17]
Religion or worldview
reformed[18]
Father
Thomas Platter the Elder[10]
Child
Felix Platter, Thomas Platter III[11][12]
Sibling
Felix Platter[27]
Work location
Basel[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Latin[25][26]
Described by source
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[24]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[28]
Family name
Platter[20]
Given name
Thomas[21]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Basel[23]
P14608
119453665
P14977
RETE068421
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
64050195
Library of Congress authority ID
n80164390
GND ID
119453665
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Thomas Plater (Platter) II. Line engraving by P. Aubry. Wellcome V0004695.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:10908
BHCL UUID
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BHF author ID
000006271
BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
193458
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121831995
CANTIC ID
981058601591606706
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CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01329470
CIRDOC author ID
16700
CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
119453665
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119453665
FAST ID
65746
FID performing arts ID
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Freebase ID
/m/04n13n1
HDS ID
012204
IdRef ID
030413745
IxTheo authority ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119453665
Libraries Australia ID
35789418
Libris-URI
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA18159358
NL CR AUT ID
jn20020903026
NLA Trove people ID
1088658
NUKAT ID
n2007104482
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000092173
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000106280
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007266526205171
National Library of Latvia ID
000074384
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812080036505606
National Library of Portugal ID
1383990
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
102561257
Open Library ID
OL1943763A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
53269
RERO ID (legacy)
A012339232
SBN author ID
IEIV055276, PUVV329035
SELIBR ID
241020
SPAP ID
a/08d66460-91f7-4a64-a174-fd7c2073c69e
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10009758
Symogih.org ID
Actr52439
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058601591606706
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11066463
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/238178
Wellcome Collection concept ID
pdsb8g9q
WikiTree person ID
Platter-62
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/217ad6e9-0a36-4819-bec4-821909a0de6a

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
physician, writer, botanist, university teacher, diarist
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
German, Latin
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Described by source 1
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
Educated at 1
Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier
Employer 1
University of Basel
Father 1
Thomas Platter the Elder
Given name 1
Thomas
Instance of 1
human
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Basel
Parent of 1
Thomas Platter the Elder
Place of birth 1
Basel
Place of death 1
Basel
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Felix Platter
Siblings 1
Felix Platter
Work location 1
Basel
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Summary

Thomas Platter the Younger was born on July 24, 1574[1], in Basel[2]. He died on December 4, 1628[3], in Basel[4]. He worked as a physician[5], botanist[6], diarist[7], university teacher[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Platter the Younger born?

Thomas Platter the Younger's place of birth was Basel[2].

Where did Thomas Platter the Younger die?

Thomas Platter the Younger passed away in Basel[4].

Who were Thomas Platter the Younger's parents?

Thomas Platter the Younger's father was Thomas Platter the Elder[10].

What did Thomas Platter the Younger do for work?

Thomas Platter the Younger worked as a physician[5], botanist[6], diarist[7], university teacher[8], and writer[9].

Where did Thomas Platter the Younger go to school?

Thomas Platter the Younger was educated at Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier[17].

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Described by source → Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
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