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Elizabeth Kenny

1880 - 1952

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Sister Elizabeth Kenny (20 September 1880 – 30 November 1952) was a self-trained Australian bush nurse who developed an approach to treating polio that was controversial at the time. Her method, promoted internationally while working in Australia, Europe and the United States, differed from the conventional one of placing affected limbs in plaster casts. Instead, she applied hot compresses, followed by passive movement of the areas to reduce what she called "spasm". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elizabeth Kenny has received more than 1,207,236 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Elizabeth Kenny is the 681st most popular physician, the 384th most popular biography from Australia and the 6th most popular Australian Physician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Elizabeth Kenny ranks 681 out of 726. Before her are Flora Murray, Samuel Gridley Howe, Samuel George Morton, Louisa Garrett Anderson, Rachel Levine, and Aarne Pohjonen. After her are Patrick Steptoe, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, Bert Vogelstein, Marie Senghor Basse, Charles R. Drew, and Anders Nordström.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Elizabeth Kenny ranks 223. Before her are Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Emma P. Carr, Joseph Stadler, Alexander Hall, Thomas Griffith Taylor, and Einar Arnórsson. After her are Damon Runyon, Ernest Townsend, Charles King, Wally Kinnear, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, and Nora Bayes. Among people deceased in 1952, Elizabeth Kenny ranks 176. Before her are George Cornet, Ted Morgan, Robert P. Patterson, Philip G. Epstein, Delfina Bunge, and Frank Kugler. After her are Harold L. Ickes, Norman Taber, Beattie Ramsay, C. H. Douglas, J. Farrell MacDonald, and Alan Noble.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Elizabeth Kenny ranks 384 out of 1,143. Before her are Jacob Elordi (1997), James McTeigue (1967), Alyssa Sutherland (1982), Claire Holt (1988), Tony Popovic (1973), and Bob Tinning (1925). After her are Robert Helpmann (1909), David Walker (1941), Darren Hayes (1972), Arthur Streeton (1867), Emily Hood Westacott (1910), and Mary Carter Reitano (1934).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Australia

Among physicians born in Australia, Elizabeth Kenny ranks 6. Before her are John Eccles (1903), Robin Warren (1937), Barry Marshall (1951), Howard Florey (1898), and Peter C. Doherty (1940).

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