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Aretaeus of Cappadocia

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Aretaeus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρεταῖος) is one of the most celebrated of the ancient Greek physicians. Little is known of his life. He was ethnically Greek, born in the Roman province of Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern day Turkiye), and most likely lived in the second half of the second century AD. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aretaeus of Cappadocia has received more than 127,733 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Aretaeus of Cappadocia is the 170th most popular physician (up from 179th in 2019), the 354th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 424th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Turkish Physician.

Aretaeus of Cappadocia is most famous for his work on the pulse.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Aretaeus of Cappadocia ranks 170 out of 726. Before him are Robin Cook, Georgios Papanikolaou, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, Andrea Cesalpino, Engelbert Kaempfer, and Georges Gilles de la Tourette. After him are Charaka, Frederick Griffith, Kitasato Shibasaburō, Mehriban Aliyeva, Michael Stuart Brown, and Dominique Jean Larrey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Aretaeus of Cappadocia ranks 23. Before him are Philemon, Cornelius the Centurion, Mary the Jewess, Marcus Annius Verus, Philip the Evangelist, and Agabus. After him are Claudia Acte, Domitia Longina, Valentinus, Agrippa the Skeptic, Saint Sabina, and Vologases III of Parthia. Among people deceased in 200, Aretaeus of Cappadocia ranks 7. Before him are Lucian, Juvenal, Sun Ce, Longus, Justin, and Emperor Chūai. After him are Lucius Artorius Castus, Vologases III of Parthia, Artemidorus, Soranus of Ephesus, Babrius, and Gaius Appuleius Diocles.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Aretaeus of Cappadocia ranks 354 out of 1,347. Before him are Ahmet Davutoğlu (1959), Mammes of Caesarea (259), Artaphernes (-600), Aziz Sancar (1946), Ahmet Tevfik Pasha (1845), and Gülçiçek Hatun (1355). After him are Boris II of Bulgaria (931), Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha (1637), Fan Noli (1882), Menaechmus (-375), Alcman (-611), and Isabella, Queen of Armenia (1216).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Türkiye

Among physicians born in Türkiye, Aretaeus of Cappadocia ranks 8. Before him are Basil of Caesarea (329), Nestorius (381), Pedanius Dioscorides (40), Polycarp (69), Herophilos (-335), and Ctesias (-440). After him are Asclepiades of Bithynia (-120), Soranus of Ephesus (98), Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), Aëtius of Amida (502), Rufus of Ephesus (100), and Hulusi Behçet (1889).

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