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Erik Adolf von Willebrand

1870 - 1949

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Erik Adolf von Willebrand (1 February 1870 – 12 September 1949) was a Finnish physician who made major contributions to hematology. Von Willebrand disease and von Willebrand factor are named after him. He also researched metabolism, obesity and gout, and was one of the first Finnish physicians to use insulin to treat a diabetic coma. Von Willebrand qualified in medicine in 1896 from the University of Helsinki, where he received his Ph.D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erik Adolf von Willebrand has received more than 66,920 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Erik Adolf von Willebrand is the 453rd most popular physician (down from 420th in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Finland (up from 167th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Finnish Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Erik Adolf von Willebrand ranks 453 out of 502. Before him are Rebecca Guarna, James Young Simpson, John Crawfurd, Aleksandr Bogomolets, Kazimierz Bein, and Hulusi Behçet. After him are Willem Johan Kolff, James Paget, Ennio Antonelli, Giovanni Battista Grassi, Heinrich Rudolf Schinz, and Louis-Antoine Ranvier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Erik Adolf von Willebrand ranks 103. Before him are Prince Ludwig Gaston of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Nikolay Lossky, Elizabeth Hesselblad, Ernst Leonard Lindelöf, Magnus Enckell, and Dirk Jan de Geer. After him are Amado Nervo, Hans Baluschek, Štefan Banič, Sascha Schneider, Lars Sonck, and Emil Młynarski. Among people deceased in 1949, Erik Adolf von Willebrand ranks 109. Before him are Nikolay Gamaleya, James Somerville, Nándor Dáni, Oton Župančič, Sekiryo Kaneda, and John Haigh. After him are Chairil Anwar, Makino Nobuaki, Edward Stettinius Jr., René Maire, Carlo Galetti, and Uemura Shōen.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Erik Adolf von Willebrand ranks 159 out of 642. Before him are Janne Ahonen (1977), Paavo Berglund (1929), Tapio Rautavaara (1915), Armas Taipale (1890), Esa-Pekka Salonen (1958), and Leevi Madetoja (1887). After him are Ilmari Salminen (1902), Johan Wilhelm Rangell (1894), JJ Lehto (1966), Heikki Kovalainen (1981), Erkki Aaltonen (1910), and Alexi Laiho (1979).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Finland

Among physicians born in Finland, Erik Adolf von Willebrand ranks 4. Before him are Elias Lönnrot (1802), Ragnar Granit (1900), and Anders Chydenius (1729). After him are Arvo Ylppö (1887).

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