Thomas Sydenham

English physician (1624–1689)
Person human Q559213
Thomas Sydenham
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Thomas Sydenham

Summary

Thomas Sydenham is a human[1]. Born in Wynford Eagle[2], he… he was born on +1624-09-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on +1689-12-29T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Thomas Sydenham's place of birth was Wynford Eagle[2].
  • Thomas Sydenham died in London[4].
  • Thomas Sydenham was born on +1624-09-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Thomas Sydenham died on +1689-12-29T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Thomas Sydenham is buried at St James’s Church, Piccadilly[8].
  • Thomas Sydenham held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Thomas Sydenham held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • Thomas Sydenham worked as a physician[6].
  • Thomas Sydenham's field of work was medicine[11].
  • Thomas Sydenham was educated at Magdalen College[12].
  • Thomas Sydenham was educated at Pembroke College[13].
  • Thomas Sydenham was educated at Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier[14].
  • Thomas Sydenham's image is recorded as Thomas Sydenham by Mary Beale.jpg[15].
  • Thomas Sydenham is recorded as male[16].
  • Thomas Sydenham's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Thomas Sydenham's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081226941[18].
  • Thomas Sydenham's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 44357385[19].
  • Thomas Sydenham's GND ID is recorded as 11875808X[20].
  • Thomas Sydenham's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83188721[21].
  • Thomas Sydenham's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122715643[22].
  • Thomas Sydenham's IdRef ID is recorded as 031515487[23].
  • Thomas Sydenham's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA12662104[24].
  • Thomas Sydenham's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Sydenham[25].
  • Thomas Sydenham's SBN author ID is recorded as TO0V315426[26].
  • Thomas Sydenham's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35535155[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Thomas Sydenham was born in Wynford Eagle[2]. He was born on +1624-09-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Magdalen College[12], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1458[30]; Pembroke College[13], a college of the University of Cambridge[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1347[33]; and Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier[14], a medical school[34], in France[35], founded in 2015[36].

Career and Affiliations

Thomas Sydenham worked as a physician[6]. His field of work was medicine[11].

Death and Burial

Thomas Sydenham died on +1689-12-29T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in London[4]. Burial took place at St James’s Church, Piccadilly[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Thomas Sydenham include Sydenham's chorea[37], a symptom or sign[38].

Why It Matters

Thomas Sydenham ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

He has been cited as an influence by John Locke[41], a philosopher[42], 1632–1704[43], of Kingdom of England[44], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[45], specialised in philosophy[46].

Entities named for him include Sydenham's chorea[37], a symptom or sign[38].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Sydenham born?

Thomas Sydenham was born in Wynford Eagle[2].

Where did Thomas Sydenham die?

Thomas Sydenham passed away in London[4].

What did Thomas Sydenham do for work?

Thomas Sydenham worked as physician[6].

Where did Thomas Sydenham go to school?

Thomas Sydenham was educated at Magdalen College[12], Pembroke College[13], and Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier[14].

Who did Thomas Sydenham influence?

Thomas Sydenham has been cited as an influence by John Locke[41].

References

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  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Bibliothèque nationale de France. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] . 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. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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