The Most Famous
PHYSICIANS from Latvia
This page contains a list of the greatest Latvian Physicians. The pantheon dataset contains 726 Physicians, 1 of which were born in Latvia. This makes Latvia the birth place of the 57th most number of Physicians behind Bulgaria, and Mauritius.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Latvian Physicians of all time. This list of famous Latvian Physicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Ernst von Bergmann (1836 - 1907)
With an HPI of 51.38, Ernst von Bergmann is the most famous Latvian Physician. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Ernst Gustav Benjamin von Bergmann (16 December 1836 – 25 March 1907) was a Baltic German surgeon. He was the first physician to introduce heat sterilisation of surgical instruments and is known as a pioneer of aseptic surgery.
2. Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer (1829 - 1902)
With an HPI of 50.39, Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer is the 2nd most famous Latvian Physician. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Karl Wilhelm Ritter von Kupffer (born Karl Wilhelm Kupffer; 14 November [O.S. 2] 1829 – 16 December 1902) was a Baltic German anatomist who discovered stellate macrophage cells that bear his name.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Latvian physicians born between 1829 and 1836. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Latvian physicians include Ernst von Bergmann, and Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer. As of April 2024, 1 new Latvian physicians have been added to Pantheon including Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer.
