PHYSICIAN
Garcia de Orta
1499 - 1568
Garcia de Orta
Garcia de Orta (or Garcia d'Orta; 1501–1568) was a Portuguese physician, herbalist, and naturalist, who worked primarily in Goa and Bombay in Portuguese India. A pioneer of tropical medicine, pharmacognosy, and ethnobotany, Garcia used an experimental approach to the identification and the use of herbal medicines, rather than the older approach of received knowledge. His most famous work is Colóquios dos simples e drogas da India, a book on simples (herbs used individually and not mixed with others) and drugs. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Garcia de Orta has received more than 148,351 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Garcia de Orta is the 366th most popular physician (down from 364th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Portugal (down from 217th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Physician.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
53.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
4.35
Effective Languages (L*)
2.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Garcia de Orta ranks 366 out of 726. Before him are Carlos Chagas, Moritz Kaposi, Pierre Fauchard, Johann von Staupitz, Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard, and Adolph Kolping. After him are Ali ibn Ridwan, Bénédict Morel, Robert Remak, Claus Schilling, Hiraga Gennai, and Karl Genzken.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarlos Chagas
1879 - 1934
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 360
Moritz Kaposi
1837 - 1902
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 361
Pierre Fauchard
1679 - 1761
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 362
Johann von Staupitz
1465 - 1524
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 363
Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard
1742 - 1793
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 364
Adolph Kolping
1813 - 1865
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 365
Garcia de Orta
1499 - 1568
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 366
Ali ibn Ridwan
988 - 1061
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 367
Bénédict Morel
1809 - 1873
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 368
Robert Remak
1815 - 1865
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 369
Claus Schilling
1871 - 1946
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 370
Hiraga Gennai
1728 - 1780
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 371
Karl Genzken
1885 - 1957
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 372
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1499, Garcia de Orta ranks 16. Before him are Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, Maria Salviati, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Michiel Coxie, Jan Łaski, and Polidoro da Caravaggio. After him are Sebastian Franck, Laurentius Petri, Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset, Gjon Buzuku, Lempira, and Peter Martyr Vermigli. Among people deceased in 1568, Garcia de Orta ranks 16. Before him are Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, Christoph, Duke of Württemberg, Nicolaus Olahus, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Gaspar Becerra, and Ashikaga Yoshihide. After him are Lady Katherine Grey, Anna Maria of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen, William Turner, and Roger Ascham.
Others Born in 1499
Go to all RankingsMirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat
POLITICIAN
1499 - 1551
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 10
Maria Salviati
COMPANION
1499 - 1543
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 11
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
EXPLORER
1499 - 1543
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 12
Michiel Coxie
PAINTER
1499 - 1592
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 13
Jan Łaski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1560
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 14
Polidoro da Caravaggio
PAINTER
1499 - 1543
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 15
Garcia de Orta
PHYSICIAN
1499 - 1568
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 16
Sebastian Franck
WRITER
1499 - 1543
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 17
Laurentius Petri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1573
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 18
Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset
NOBLEMAN
1499 - 1500
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 19
Gjon Buzuku
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1577
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 20
Lempira
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1499 - 1537
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 21
Peter Martyr Vermigli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1562
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1568
Go to all RankingsPhilip de Montmorency, Count of Horn
POLITICIAN
1524 - 1568
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 10
Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1515 - 1568
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 11
Nicolaus Olahus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1493 - 1568
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 12
Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1489 - 1568
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 13
Gaspar Becerra
PAINTER
1520 - 1568
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 14
Ashikaga Yoshihide
POLITICIAN
1538 - 1568
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 15
Garcia de Orta
PHYSICIAN
1499 - 1568
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 16
Lady Katherine Grey
NOBLEMAN
1540 - 1568
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 17
Anna Maria of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1568
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 18
William Turner
PHYSICIAN
1510 - 1568
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 19
Roger Ascham
WRITER
1515 - 1568
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 20
In Portugal
Among people born in Portugal, Garcia de Orta ranks 221 out of 633. Before him are Mariana Alcoforado (1640), Humberto Coelho (1950), Afonso, Duke of Porto (1865), Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919), João Cancelo (1994), and Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395). After him are Manuel Bento (1948), Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1930), Manuel Clemente (1948), Fernando Couto (1969), Francisco Lázaro (1891), and António José de Almeida (1866).
Others born in Portugal
Go to all RankingsMariana Alcoforado
WRITER
1640 - 1723
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 215
Humberto Coelho
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 216
Afonso, Duke of Porto
NOBLEMAN
1865 - 1920
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 217
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
WRITER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 218
João Cancelo
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 219
Tristão Vaz Teixeira
EXPLORER
1395 - 1480
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 220
Garcia de Orta
PHYSICIAN
1499 - 1568
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 221
Manuel Bento
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2007
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 222
Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2004
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 223
Manuel Clemente
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 224
Fernando Couto
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 225
Francisco Lázaro
ATHLETE
1891 - 1912
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 226
António José de Almeida
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1929
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 227
Among PHYSICIANS In Portugal
Among physicians born in Portugal, Garcia de Orta ranks 2. Before him are António Egas Moniz (1874).