PHYSICIAN
Corneille Heymans
1892 - 1968
Corneille Heymans
Corneille Jean François Heymans (28 March 1892 – 18 July 1968) was a Belgian physiologist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Corneille Heymans has received more than 94,234 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Corneille Heymans is the 84th most popular physician (up from 94th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 81st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Physician.
Corneille Heymans is most famous for his discovery of the Heymans reaction, which is a chemical reaction that takes place in the presence of a catalyst.
Memorability Metrics
94k
Page Views (PV)
65.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
18.89
Effective Languages (L*)
2.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Corneille Heymans ranks 84 out of 726. Before him are Louis Auguste Blanqui, Elizabeth Blackwell, Peter Canisius, Albert Sabin, François Duvalier, and Albert Szent-Györgyi. After him are Cornelius Jansen, Charles Nicolle, Hotepsekhemwy, Walter Rudolf Hess, George Minot, and Cyril of Jerusalem.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLouis Auguste Blanqui
1805 - 1881
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 78
Elizabeth Blackwell
1821 - 1910
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 79
Peter Canisius
1521 - 1597
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 80
Albert Sabin
1906 - 1993
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 81
François Duvalier
1907 - 1971
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 82
Albert Szent-Györgyi
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 83
Corneille Heymans
1892 - 1968
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 84
Cornelius Jansen
1585 - 1638
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 85
Charles Nicolle
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 86
Hotepsekhemwy
2900 BC - 2900 BC
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 87
Walter Rudolf Hess
1881 - 1973
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 88
George Minot
1885 - 1950
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 89
Cyril of Jerusalem
313 - 386
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 90
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, Corneille Heymans ranks 39. Before him are Arthur Compton, Marina Tsvetaeva, Andrey Yeryomenko, Robert Ritter von Greim, Bruno Schulz, and Darius Milhaud. After him are Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Arthur Friedenreich, Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Bolesław Bierut, Władysław Anders, and Richard Neutra. Among people deceased in 1968, Corneille Heymans ranks 22. Before him are Salvatore Quasimodo, Georg von Küchler, Erwin Panofsky, Henry Hallett Dale, Enid Blyton, and Carl Theodor Dreyer. After him are Jim Clark, Kees van Dongen, José Nasazzi, Pitirim Sorokin, Ivan Ribar, and Neal Cassady.
Others Born in 1892
Go to all RankingsArthur Compton
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1962
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 33
Marina Tsvetaeva
WRITER
1892 - 1941
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 34
Andrey Yeryomenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1970
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 35
Robert Ritter von Greim
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1945
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 36
Bruno Schulz
WRITER
1892 - 1942
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 37
Darius Milhaud
COMPOSER
1892 - 1974
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 38
Corneille Heymans
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 39
Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1980
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 40
Arthur Friedenreich
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1969
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 41
Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
PILOT
1892 - 1984
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 42
Bolesław Bierut
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1956
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 43
Władysław Anders
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1970
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 44
Richard Neutra
ARCHITECT
1892 - 1970
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 45
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsSalvatore Quasimodo
WRITER
1901 - 1968
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 16
Georg von Küchler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1968
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 17
Erwin Panofsky
HISTORIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 18
Henry Hallett Dale
CHEMIST
1875 - 1968
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 19
Enid Blyton
WRITER
1897 - 1968
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 20
Carl Theodor Dreyer
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1968
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 21
Corneille Heymans
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 22
Jim Clark
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1968
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 23
Kees van Dongen
PAINTER
1877 - 1968
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 24
José Nasazzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1968
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 25
Pitirim Sorokin
SOCIOLOGIST
1889 - 1968
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 26
Ivan Ribar
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1968
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 27
Neal Cassady
WRITER
1926 - 1968
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 28
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Corneille Heymans ranks 78 out of 1,190. Before him are Jacob Obrecht (1457), Albert Claude (1899), Paul Delvaux (1897), Adrian Willaert (1490), Dominique Pire (1910), and Émile Verhaeren (1855). After him are Henri Pirenne (1862), Father Damien (1840), Peyo (1928), Ernest Solvay (1838), Paul-Henri Spaak (1899), and Jacky Ickx (1945).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsJacob Obrecht
COMPOSER
1457 - 1505
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 72
Albert Claude
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1983
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 73
Paul Delvaux
PAINTER
1897 - 1994
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 74
Adrian Willaert
COMPOSER
1490 - 1562
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 75
Dominique Pire
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1969
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 76
Émile Verhaeren
WRITER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 77
Corneille Heymans
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 78
Henri Pirenne
HISTORIAN
1862 - 1935
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 79
Father Damien
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1840 - 1889
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 80
Peyo
COMIC ARTIST
1928 - 1992
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 81
Ernest Solvay
CHEMIST
1838 - 1922
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 82
Paul-Henri Spaak
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 83
Jacky Ickx
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 84
Among PHYSICIANS In Belgium
Among physicians born in Belgium, Corneille Heymans ranks 3. Before him are Andreas Vesalius (1514), and Jacques Rogge (1942). After him are Rembert Dodoens (1517), and Paul Janssen (1926).
Andreas Vesalius
1514 - 1564
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 1
Jacques Rogge
1942 - 2021
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 2
Corneille Heymans
1892 - 1968
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 3
Rembert Dodoens
1517 - 1585
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4
Paul Janssen
1926 - 2003
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 5