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William Turner

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16th century English Protestant reformer, physician and natural historian

Person · Open Library

Born
1781
Died
1859
Works
33

Top works

  • An abstract of the history of the Bible
  • An address to parents on the subject of inoculation for the small-pox
  • An address to the members of the Society of Protestant Dissenters in Hanover-Square, Newcastle
  • An Introduction to Human Anatomy Including the Anatomy of the Tissues
  • An introductory address at the first meeting of the Literary, Scientific & Mechanical Institution of Newcastle upon Tyne, on Tuesday, May 11, 1824

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Switzerland
Active from
1939-11-26
Active to
2023-05-24
adult contemporaryamericanbox setclassic pop and rockenglishpop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
192
Total plays
652

Tags

Galantebaroque

William Turner (1651, Oxford – 13 January 1740, London) was a composer and countertenor of the Baroque era. A contemporary of John Blow and Henry Purcell, he is best remembered for his verse anthems, of which over forty survive. As a singer, he was a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal from 1669 until his death. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Turner_(composer) <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/William+Turner">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. VMD: Visual molecular dynamics

    · 1996 · cited 63,006x

  2. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

    · 1976 · cited 44,855x

  3. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

    · 1983 · cited 39,582x

  4. QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data

    · 2010 · cited 30,951x

  5. Preparation of Graphitic Oxide

    · 1958 · cited 28,686x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
William
Family name
Turner
Gender
male
Place of birth
Morpeth
Place of death
London
Occupation
botanist
Educated at
Pembroke College
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Religion
Anglicanism
Student of
Luca Ghini
Field of work
botany
Image
Mandrake - William Turner's Herbal.jpg
Residence
England
Show 5 more facts
date of birth
1510-01-01
date of death
1568-07-07
Commons category
William Turner (naturalist)
writing language
English language
different from
J. M. W. Turner
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