PHYSICIAN
Frederick Griffith
1879 - 1941
Frederick Griffith
Frederick Griffith (1877–1941) was a British bacteriologist whose focus was the epidemiology and pathology of bacterial pneumonia. In January 1928 he reported what is now known as Griffith's Experiment, the first widely accepted demonstrations of bacterial transformation, whereby a bacterium distinctly changes its form and function. He showed that Streptococcus pneumoniae, implicated in many cases of lobar pneumonia, could transform from one strain into a different strain. The observation was attributed to an unidentified underlying principle, later known in the Avery laboratory as the "transforming principle" (abbreviated as T. P.) and identified as DNA. America's leading pneumococcal researcher, Oswald T. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick Griffith has received more than 434,398 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Frederick Griffith is the 172nd most popular physician (down from 132nd in 2019), the 872nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 740th in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Physician.
Frederick Griffith was a British bacteriologist who discovered that bacteria could pass on genes to one another.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Frederick Griffith ranks 172 out of 726. Before him are Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, Andrea Cesalpino, Engelbert Kaempfer, Georges Gilles de la Tourette, Aretaeus of Cappadocia, and Charaka. After him are Kitasato Shibasaburō, Mehriban Aliyeva, Michael Stuart Brown, Dominique Jean Larrey, Joseph Murray, and Alexander Bogdanov.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean Marc Gaspard Itard
1774 - 1838
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 166
Andrea Cesalpino
1519 - 1603
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 167
Engelbert Kaempfer
1651 - 1716
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 168
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
1857 - 1904
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 169
Aretaeus of Cappadocia
100 - 200
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 170
Charaka
50 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 171
Frederick Griffith
1879 - 1941
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 172
Kitasato Shibasaburō
1853 - 1931
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 173
Mehriban Aliyeva
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 174
Michael Stuart Brown
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 175
Dominique Jean Larrey
1766 - 1842
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 176
Joseph Murray
1919 - 2012
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 177
Alexander Bogdanov
1873 - 1928
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 178
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Frederick Griffith ranks 43. Before him are Franz Reichelt, Karl Bühler, Friedrich Adler, E. M. Forster, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, and Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. After him are Adolf Strauss, Wanda Landowska, Boris Savinkov, Marius Jacob, Paul Poiret, and Ethel Barrymore. Among people deceased in 1941, Frederick Griffith ranks 42. Before him are Louis Chevrolet, Sisowath Monivong, Günther Lütjens, Mikhail Kirponos, Émile Bernard, and Gottfried Feder. After him are Annie Jump Cannon, Dmitry Pavlov, Tullio Levi-Civita, Rudolf Hilferding, Paul-Jacques Curie, and Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsFranz Reichelt
INVENTOR
1879 - 1912
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 37
Karl Bühler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 38
Friedrich Adler
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1960
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 39
E. M. Forster
WRITER
1879 - 1970
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 40
Aleksandar Stamboliyski
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1923
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 41
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1973
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 42
Frederick Griffith
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1941
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 43
Adolf Strauss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1973
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 44
Wanda Landowska
MUSICIAN
1879 - 1959
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 45
Boris Savinkov
EXTREMIST
1879 - 1925
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 46
Marius Jacob
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1954
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 47
Paul Poiret
FASHION DESIGNER
1879 - 1944
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 48
Ethel Barrymore
ACTOR
1879 - 1959
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 49
Others Deceased in 1941
Go to all RankingsLouis Chevrolet
BUSINESSPERSON
1878 - 1941
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 36
Sisowath Monivong
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1941
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 37
Günther Lütjens
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1941
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 38
Mikhail Kirponos
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1941
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 39
Émile Bernard
PAINTER
1868 - 1941
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 40
Gottfried Feder
ECONOMIST
1883 - 1941
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 41
Frederick Griffith
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1941
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 42
Annie Jump Cannon
ASTRONOMER
1863 - 1941
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 43
Dmitry Pavlov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1941
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 44
Tullio Levi-Civita
MATHEMATICIAN
1873 - 1941
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 45
Rudolf Hilferding
ECONOMIST
1877 - 1941
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 46
Paul-Jacques Curie
PHYSICIST
1855 - 1941
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 47
Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1923 - 1941
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 48
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Frederick Griffith ranks 872 out of 8,785. Before him are Simon Cowell (1959), Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428), Nevill Francis Mott (1905), Boris Karloff (1887), Rishi Sunak (1980), and Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852). After him are Martin Evans (1941), Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770), Benedict Cumberbatch (1976), Robert Clive (1725), Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915), and Emily Davison (1872).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsSimon Cowell
PRODUCER
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 866
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
POLITICIAN
1428 - 1471
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 867
Nevill Francis Mott
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1996
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 868
Boris Karloff
ACTOR
1887 - 1969
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 869
Rishi Sunak
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 870
Daniel Burley Woolfall
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1918
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 871
Frederick Griffith
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1941
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 872
Martin Evans
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 873
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1840
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 874
Benedict Cumberbatch
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 875
Robert Clive
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1774
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 876
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 877
Emily Davison
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1872 - 1913
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 878
Among PHYSICIANS In United Kingdom
Among physicians born in United Kingdom, Frederick Griffith ranks 11. Before him are James Parkinson (1755), Niels Kaj Jerne (1911), John Snow (1813), Edgar Adrian (1889), James Black (1924), and John Langdon Down (1828). After him are Alan Hodgkin (1914), Hans Sloane (1660), Thomas Willis (1621), Mungo Park (1771), James Lind (1716), and John Hunter (1728).
James Parkinson
1755 - 1824
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 5
Niels Kaj Jerne
1911 - 1994
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 6
John Snow
1813 - 1858
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 7
Edgar Adrian
1889 - 1977
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 8
James Black
1924 - 2010
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 9
John Langdon Down
1828 - 1896
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 10
Frederick Griffith
1879 - 1941
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 11
Alan Hodgkin
1914 - 1998
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 12
Hans Sloane
1660 - 1753
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 13
Thomas Willis
1621 - 1675
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 14
Mungo Park
1771 - 1806
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 15
James Lind
1716 - 1794
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 16
John Hunter
1728 - 1793
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 17