PHYSICIAN

Basil of Caesarea

329 - 379

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Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (Koinē Greek: Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μέγας, Hágios Basíleios ho Mégas; Coptic: Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲟⲥ, Piagios Basílios; 330 – 1 or 2 January 379), was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the heresies of the early Christian church, fighting against both Arianism and the followers of Apollinaris of Laodicea. In addition to his work as a theologian, Basil was known for his care of the poor and underprivileged. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basil of Caesarea has received more than 1,283,242 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Basil of Caesarea is the 6th most popular physician (up from 8th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 30th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Physician.

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Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 82.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 70

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Basil of Caesarea ranks 6 out of 726. Before him are Hippocrates, Galen, Paracelsus, Florence Nightingale, and Robert Koch. After him are Josef Mengele, Edward Jenner, L. L. Zamenhof, Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, Andreas Vesalius, and Albert Schweitzer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 329, Basil of Caesarea ranks 1. After him is Gregory of Nazianzus. Among people deceased in 379, Basil of Caesarea ranks 1. After him are Shapur II, and Macrina the Younger.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Basil of Caesarea ranks 23 out of 1,347. Before him are Saint Barbara (300), Strabo (-64), Murad IV (1612), Mehmed III (1566), Murad I (1326), and Murad II (1404). After him are Abdul Hamid II (1842), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), Luke the Evangelist (31), Mustafa I (1591), Orhan (1288), and Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Türkiye

Among physicians born in Türkiye, Basil of Caesarea ranks 2. Before him are Galen (129). After him are Nestorius (381), Pedanius Dioscorides (40), Polycarp (69), Herophilos (-335), Ctesias (-440), Aretaeus of Cappadocia (100), Asclepiades of Bithynia (-120), Soranus of Ephesus (98), Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), and Aëtius of Amida (502).

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