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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 103,690 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Franciscus Sylvius is the 200th most popular physician (down from 182nd in 2019), the 1,319th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,255th in 2019) and the 29th most popular German Physician.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.68

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Franciscus Sylvius ranks 200 out of 502. Before him are George Whipple, Hans Sloane, Marcel Petiot, Bernardino Ramazzini, Trota of Salerno, and Bernard Kouchner. After him are David H. Hubel, Regnier de Graaf, Maurice Bucaille, Paul Gachet, Andrea Cesalpino, and Johann Weyer.

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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 Juan Carreño de Miranda, Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, John Wilkins, Henry II, Duke of Guise, Michał Boym, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Martino Martini, Henry More, Jahanara Begum, and Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. Among people deceased in 1672, Franciscus Sylvius ranks 4. Before him are Heinrich Schütz, John II Casimir Vasa, and Johan de Witt. After him are Peter Stuyvesant, Al-Rashid of Morocco, Marie Thérèse of France, Hümaşah Sultan, Adriaen van de Velde, John Wilkins, Marguerite of Lorraine, and Madeleine Béjart.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franciscus Sylvius ranks 1,319 out of 6,142. Before him are August von Kotzebue (1761), Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1756), Karl-Otto Apel (1922), Marian Gold (1954), Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682), and Brigitte Helm (1906). After him are Georg Kaiser (1878), Prince Charles of Prussia (1801), Princess Anna of Prussia (1836), Otto Kumm (1909), John Polanyi (1929), and Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal (1861).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Germany

Among physicians born in Germany, Franciscus Sylvius ranks 29. Before him are Albert of Riga (1165), Werner Haase (1900), Ernst-Günther Schenck (1904), August von Wassermann (1866), Sebastian Kneipp (1821), and Ernst-Robert Grawitz (1899). After him are Leonhart Fuchs (1501), Emil du Bois-Reymond (1818), Horst Schumann (1906), Hans Berger (1873), Carl Ludwig (1816), and Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796).

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