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Cornelius Jansen

1585 - 1638

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Cornelius Jansen (, Dutch: [ˈjɑnsə(n)]; Latinized name Cornelius Jansenius; also Corneille Jansen; 28 October 1585 – 6 May 1638) was the Dutch Catholic bishop of Ypres in Flanders and the father of a theological movement known as Jansenism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cornelius Jansen has received more than 162,444 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Cornelius Jansen is the 85th most popular physician (up from 89th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 79th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Physician.

Cornelius Jansen was a Dutch theologian who wrote a book called "Augustinus" in 1640. He is most famous for his ideas about predestination and grace.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Cornelius Jansen ranks 85 out of 726. Before him are Elizabeth Blackwell, Peter Canisius, Albert Sabin, François Duvalier, Albert Szent-Györgyi, and Corneille Heymans. After him are Charles Nicolle, Hotepsekhemwy, Walter Rudolf Hess, George Minot, Cyril of Jerusalem, and Amenmesse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1585, Cornelius Jansen ranks 3. Before him are Cardinal Richelieu, and Heinrich Schütz. After him are Hendrick Avercamp, John George I, Elector of Saxony, Uriel da Costa, Anna of Tyrol, Jacob Le Maire, Lucilio Vanini, Zacharias Janssen, John Rolfe, and Jacques Lemercier. Among people deceased in 1638, Cornelius Jansen ranks 1. After him are Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg, Adriaen Brouwer, Ivan Gundulić, François Leclerc du Tremblay, Amakusa Shirō, Johannes Althusius, Cyril Lucaris, John Harvard, Cornelis van Haarlem, Peter Minuit, and Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Cornelius Jansen ranks 81 out of 1,646. Before him are Peter Canisius (1521), Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584), Hugo de Vries (1848), Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907), Petrus Christus (1410), and Tobias Asser (1838). After him are Bernard Mandeville (1670), Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930), Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), Willebrord Snellius (1580), Jan Oort (1900), and Lucas van Leyden (1494).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Netherlands

Among physicians born in Netherlands, Cornelius Jansen ranks 3. Before him are Christiaan Eijkman (1858), and Peter Canisius (1521). After him are Nicolaes Tulp (1593), Regnier de Graaf (1641), Johann Weyer (1515), Aletta Jacobs (1854), Frederik Ruysch (1638), Franciscus Donders (1818), Gerard van Swieten (1700), Titus Brandsma (1881), and Petrus Camper (1722).

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