PHYSICIAN

Arvo Ylppö

1887 - 1992

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Arvo Henrik Ylppö (27 October 1887 – 28 January 1992) was a Finnish physician and professor of pediatrics who significantly decreased Finnish infant mortality during the 20th century. He is credited as the father of Finland's public maternity and child health clinic system established in 1922 (Finnish: neuvola), which focuses on monitoring the health and development of newborn and pre-school children and their families, providing parents with childcare guidance and supporting child-parent interaction. For forty years, Ylppö held the title of archiater (arkkiatri), the highest honorary title awarded to a physician. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arvo Ylppö has received more than 40,555 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Arvo Ylppö is the 606th most popular physician (down from 544th in 2019), the 318th most popular biography from Finland (down from 271st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Arvo Ylppö ranks 606 out of 726. Before him are Didier Raoult, Harry Klinefelter, Gabriele Possanner, Yevgeniy Chazov, Tomisaku Kawasaki, and Astley Cooper. After him are Stuart Kauffman, Alexei Ivanovich Abrikosov, Nadezhda Suslova, Walter Reed, Georgi Valkovich, and Dorothy Hansine Andersen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Arvo Ylppö ranks 231. Before him are Victor d'Arcy, Carl Ebert, Felix Andries Vening Meinesz, Monte Blue, Ahmet Haşim, and Erich Hecke. After him are Walter Johnson, Carl Blegen, Jack Conway, Patrick O'Connell, George Abbott, and Walter Janssen. Among people deceased in 1992, Arvo Ylppö ranks 219. Before him are Ronnie Bucknum, Jan Flinterman, Zoltán Lajos Bay, Bep van Klaveren, Morris Kline, and Kenneth MacMillan. After him are Andor Földes, Lazăr Sfera, Russinho, Todd Armstrong, Luis Rosales, and Yutaka Ozaki.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Arvo Ylppö ranks 318 out of 751. Before him are Okko Kamu (1946), Tua Forsström (1947), Jussi Halla-aho (1971), Yrjö Saarela (1884), Kalervo Toivonen (1913), and Urho Castrén (1886). After him are Jalmari Eskola (1886), Miina Sillanpää (1866), Adolf Lindfors (1879), Kirka (1950), Teemu Selänne (1970), and Tauno Palo (1908).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Finland

Among physicians born in Finland, Arvo Ylppö ranks 5. Before him are Elias Lönnrot (1802), Ragnar Granit (1900), Anders Chydenius (1729), and Erik Adolf von Willebrand (1870). After him are Aarne Pohjonen (1886).

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