PHYSICIAN

Franciscus Sylvius

1614 - 1672

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Franciscus Sylvius (Dutch: [frɑnˈsɪskʏs ˈsɪlvijʏs], Ecclesiastical Latin: [franˈtʃiskus ˈsilvi.us]; born Franz de le Boë; 15 March 1614 – 19 November 1672) was a Dutch physician and scientist (chemist, physiologist and anatomist) who was an early champion of Descartes', Van Helmont's and William Harvey's work and theories. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franciscus Sylvius has received more than 110,371 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Franciscus Sylvius is the 217th most popular physician (down from 200th in 2019), the 1,502nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,319th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular German Physician.

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  • 58.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Franciscus Sylvius ranks 217 out of 726. Before him are August Oetker, Mungo Park, Adolf Eugen Fick, Fritz Klein, Soranus of Ephesus, and Thomas Bartholin. After him are Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Hans Rosling, Carl von Rokitansky, Karl Adolph von Basedow, Philipp Franz von Siebold, and Paul of Aegina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1614, Franciscus Sylvius ranks 2. Before him is Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria. After him are Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, John Wilkins, Juan Carreño de Miranda, Jahanara Begum, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Henry II, Duke of Guise, Martino Martini, Henry More, Michał Boym, and Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. Among people deceased in 1672, Franciscus Sylvius ranks 6. Before him are John II Casimir Vasa, Heinrich Schütz, Johan de Witt, Al-Rashid of Morocco, and Peter Stuyvesant. After him are John Wilkins, Hümaşah Sultan, Marguerite of Lorraine, Adil Giray, Adriaen van de Velde, and Madeleine Béjart.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franciscus Sylvius ranks 1,502 out of 7,253. Before him are Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg (1617), Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818), Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1572), Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (1763), Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1530), and Axel Honneth (1949). After him are Fritz Thyssen (1873), Arthur Auwers (1838), Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (1650), Peter von Cornelius (1784), Jupp Derwall (1927), and Wilhelm Müller (1794).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Germany

Among physicians born in Germany, Franciscus Sylvius ranks 33. Before him are Ludwig Guttmann (1899), Waldemar Hoven (1903), Emil du Bois-Reymond (1818), Ernst-Günther Schenck (1904), August Oetker (1862), and Adolf Eugen Fick (1829). After him are Karl Adolph von Basedow (1799), Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796), Hans Berger (1873), Ernst-Robert Grawitz (1899), Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1735), and Ernst Gräfenberg (1881).

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