1813 - 1878
Claude Bernard (French: [bɛʁnaʁ]; 12 July 1813 – 10 February 1878) was a French physiologist. Historian I. Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard "one of the greatest of all men of science". Among many other accomplishments, he was one of the first to suggest the use of a blinded experiment to ensure the objectivity of scientific observations. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claude Bernard has received more than 473,777 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Claude Bernard is the 36th most popular physician (down from 29th in 2019), the 393rd most popular biography from France (down from 367th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Physician.
Claude Bernard was a French physiologist who is most famous for his work in the field of experimental physiology. His work with the pancreas led to the discovery of the role of the pancreas in digestion.
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Among physicians, Claude Bernard ranks 36 out of 502. Before him are Georgius Agricola, Al-Zahrawi, Emil von Behring, António Egas Moniz, Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, and Samuel Hahnemann. After him are Frederick Banting, Aribert Heim, Ambroise Paré, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Marcello Malpighi, and Emil Kraepelin.
1494 - 1555
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 30
936 - 1013
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 31
1854 - 1917
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 32
1874 - 1955
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 33
1845 - 1922
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 34
1755 - 1843
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 35
1813 - 1878
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 36
1891 - 1941
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 37
1914 - 1992
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 38
1510 - 1590
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 39
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 40
1628 - 1694
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 41
1856 - 1926
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 42
Among people born in 1813, Claude Bernard ranks 5. Before him are Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Søren Kierkegaard, and David Livingstone. After him are Ivar Aasen, Georg Büchner, John Snow, Henry Bessemer, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Charles-Valentin Alkan, and Franz Miklosich. Among people deceased in 1878, Claude Bernard ranks 5. Before him are Pope Pius IX, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom. After him are Joseph Henry, Julius von Mayer, Charles-François Daubigny, Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, George V of Hanover, Ernst Heinrich Weber, and Mirza Fatali Akhundov.
1813 - 1901
HPI: 86.57
Rank: 1
1813 - 1883
HPI: 85.34
Rank: 2
1813 - 1855
HPI: 81.07
Rank: 3
1813 - 1873
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 4
1813 - 1878
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 5
1813 - 1896
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 6
1813 - 1837
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 7
1813 - 1858
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 8
1813 - 1898
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 9
1813 - 1851
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 10
1813 - 1888
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 11
1813 - 1891
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 12
1792 - 1878
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 1
1820 - 1878
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 2
1802 - 1878
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 3
1843 - 1878
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 4
1813 - 1878
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 5
1797 - 1878
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 6
1814 - 1878
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 7
1817 - 1878
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 8
1806 - 1878
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 9
1819 - 1878
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 10
1795 - 1878
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 11
1812 - 1878
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 12
Among people born in France, Claude Bernard ranks 393 out of 6,011. Before him are Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645), Philip the Bold (1342), Robert Delaunay (1885), Louis-Nicolas Davout (1770), Ernest Renan (1823), and Stephen, King of England (1095). After him are Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725), Pierre Bayle (1647), Eugène François Vidocq (1775), Paul Éluard (1895), Gaspard Monge (1746), and Anouk Aimée (1932).
1645 - 1704
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 387
1342 - 1404
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 388
1885 - 1941
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 389
1770 - 1823
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 390
1823 - 1892
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 391
1095 - 1154
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 392
1813 - 1878
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 393
1725 - 1804
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 394
1647 - 1706
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 395
1775 - 1857
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 396
1895 - 1952
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 397
1746 - 1818
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 398
1932 - Present
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 399
Among physicians born in France, Claude Bernard ranks 5. Before him are Albert Schweitzer (1875), Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738), Alexis Carrel (1873), and Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845). After him are Ambroise Paré (1510), Karl Brandt (1904), Jean-Martin Charcot (1825), Hilary of Poitiers (315), Philippe Pinel (1745), René Laennec (1781), and Jean Nicot (1530).
1875 - 1965
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 1
1738 - 1814
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 2
1873 - 1944
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 3
1845 - 1922
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 4
1813 - 1878
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 5
1510 - 1590
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 6
1904 - 1948
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 7
1825 - 1893
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 8
315 - 367
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 9
1745 - 1826
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 10
1781 - 1826
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 11
1530 - 1605
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 12