PHYSICIAN

Francysk Skaryna

1486 - 1541

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Francysk Skaryna (alternative transcriptions of his name: Francišak Skaryna or Francisk Skaryna; Latin: Franciscus Scorina, Belarusian: Францыск (Францішак) Скарына [franˈt͡sɨsk skaˈrɨna]; Lithuanian: Pranciškus Skorina; Polish: Franciszek Skaryna, Czech: František Skorina; 1470 – 1551/29 January 1552) was a Belarusian humanist, physician, and translator. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francysk Skaryna has received more than 120,736 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Francysk Skaryna is the 153rd most popular physician (down from 131st in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Belarus (down from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Belarusian Physician.

Francysk Skaryna was a printer and publisher of the first printed book in the Belarusian language. He printed the first book in 1517, which is called The Bible of Francysk Skaryna.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

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  • 61.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Francysk Skaryna ranks 153 out of 726. Before him are Robin Warren, Johann Joachim Becher, Bernardino of Siena, Albert of Riga, George H. Hitchings, and Merit-Ptah. After him are Joseph Calasanz, Trota of Salerno, James Black, Carl Ludwig, Severo Ochoa, and Charles Brenton Huggins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1486, Francysk Skaryna ranks 8. Before him are Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Arthur, Prince of Wales, Jacopo Sansovino, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Sher Shah Suri, and Charles III, Duke of Savoy. After him are Martin Agricola, Gerolamo Emiliani, Ahuitzotl, Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Johann Eck, and Andreas Karlstadt. Among people deceased in 1541, Francysk Skaryna ranks 7. Before him are Paracelsus, Francisco Pizarro, Margaret Tudor, Johann Georg Faust, Pedro de Alvarado, and Gazi Husrev-beg. After him are Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, Jean Clouet, Bernard van Orley, Andreas Karlstadt, and Fernando de Rojas.

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In Belarus

Among people born in Belarus, Francysk Skaryna ranks 30 out of 368. Before him are Alexander Parvus (1867), Stanisław Moniuszko (1819), Bronislav Kaminski (1899), Léon Bakst (1866), Raphael Lemkin (1900), and Maria Kaczyńska (1942). After him are Stanislav Shushkevich (1934), Sophia of Minsk (1140), Yakub Kolas (1882), Marek Edelman (1922), Elena Glinskaya (1510), and Rogneda of Polotsk (966).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Belarus

Among physicians born in Belarus, Francysk Skaryna ranks 1. 

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