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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 37,968 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Arvo Ylppö is the 545th most popular physician, the 273rd most popular biography from Finland and the 5th most popular Finnish Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Arvo Ylppö ranks 545 out of 502. Before him are Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar, Leila Denmark, Halfdan T. Mahler, Türkan Saylan, Matilde Hidalgo, and Vilma Hugonnai. After him are Gustav Fischer, Harry Benjamin, Edith Farkas, Arkady Vorobyov, Peter Lesgaft, and Fernando Quiroga Palacios.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Arvo Ylppö ranks 210. Before him are David Keilin, Ivan Kavaleridze, Reginald Owen, Albert Gutterson, Jakob van Hoddis, and Barnes Wallis. After him are Giorgio Zampori, Hedwig Kohn, Jacob L. Devers, Sid Kimpton, Samuel Eliot Morison, and Erich Hecke. Among people deceased in 1992, Arvo Ylppö ranks 188. Before him are Georges Beuchat, Tibor Kemény, Ferdinand Adams, Vladas Mikėnas, William Schuman, and André Vandewyer. After him are Andor Földes, George Adams, Zoltán Lajos Bay, Brenda Marshall, Luigi Marchisio, and Jan Flinterman.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Arvo Ylppö ranks 273 out of 642. Before him are August Ahlqvist (1826), Antti Tulenheimo (1879), Toivo Loukola (1902), Ville Pörhölä (1897), Tauno Palo (1908), and Katri Helena (1945). After him are Eero Berg (1898), Eero Lehtonen (1898), Heikki Hasu (1926), Rainer von Fieandt (1890), Antti Tuuri (1944), and Timo Kotipelto (1969).

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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).

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