Physician
Georgius Agricola
1494 - 1555
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Georgius Agricola
His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia. Georgius Agricola is the 24th most popular physician (down from 23rd in 2024), the 188th most popular biography from Germany (up from 237th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Physician.
Georgius Agricola is most famous for his book "De Re Metallica" which is a 1556 text on mining and metallurgy.
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Among Physicians
Among physicians, Georgius Agricola ranks 24 out of 726. Before him are Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, Alan Hodgkin, Pedanius Dioscorides, Nestorius, Róbert Bárány, and Cesare Lombroso. After him are Cyril of Alexandria, Michael Servetus, Allvar Gullstrand, Al-Zahrawi, Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, and John Snow.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
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Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi
865 - 925
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 18
Alan Hodgkin
1914 - 1998
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 19
Pedanius Dioscorides
40 - 90
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 20
Nestorius
381 - 451
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 21
Róbert Bárány
1876 - 1936
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 22
Cesare Lombroso
1835 - 1909
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 23
Georgius Agricola
1494 - 1555
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 24
Cyril of Alexandria
376 - 444
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 25
Michael Servetus
1509 - 1553
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 26
Allvar Gullstrand
1862 - 1930
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 27
Al-Zahrawi
936 - 1013
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 28
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
1845 - 1922
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 29
John Snow
1813 - 1858
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 30
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1494, Georgius Agricola ranks 5. Before him are Suleiman the Magnificent, Francis I of France, François Rabelais, and Fuzûlî. After him are Pontormo, Bona Sforza, Rosso Fiorentino, Jean Parisot de Valette, Leo Africanus, Lucas van Leyden, and Antoinette de Bourbon. Among people deceased in 1555, Georgius Agricola ranks 4. Before him are Joanna of Castile, Pope Julius III, and Pope Marcellus II. After him are Henry II of Navarre, Kara Ahmed Pasha, Jacob Clemens non Papa, Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg, Pedro Mascarenhas, Gemma Frisius, Oronce Finé, and Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja.
Others Born in 1494
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Suleiman the Magnificent
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1566
HPI: 91.58
Rank: 1
Francis I of France
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1547
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 2
François Rabelais
WRITER
1494 - 1553
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 3
Fuzûlî
WRITER
1494 - 1556
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 4
Georgius Agricola
PHYSICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 5
Pontormo
PAINTER
1494 - 1557
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 6
Bona Sforza
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1557
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 7
Rosso Fiorentino
PAINTER
1494 - 1540
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 8
Jean Parisot de Valette
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1568
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 9
Leo Africanus
WRITER
1494 - 1554
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 10
Lucas van Leyden
PAINTER
1494 - 1533
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 11
Antoinette de Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1583
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1555
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Joanna of Castile
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1555
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 1
Pope Julius III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1487 - 1555
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 2
Pope Marcellus II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1501 - 1555
HPI: 81.90
Rank: 3
Georgius Agricola
PHYSICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 4
Henry II of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1555
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 5
Kara Ahmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1450 - 1555
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 6
Jacob Clemens non Papa
COMPOSER
1510 - 1555
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 7
Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg
COMPANION
1485 - 1555
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 8
Pedro Mascarenhas
EXPLORER
1484 - 1555
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 9
Gemma Frisius
MATHEMATICIAN
1508 - 1555
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 10
Oronce Finé
MATHEMATICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 11
Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja
POLITICIAN
1506 - 1555
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Georgius Agricola ranks 188 out of NaN. Before him are Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175), Baron Munchausen (1720), Conrad III of Germany (1093), Nelly Sachs (1891), Sophia of Prussia (1870), and Richard Willstätter (1872). After him are Hermann von Helmholtz (1821), Paul Heyse (1830), Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710), Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900), Friedrich Schlegel (1772), and Leopold Mozart (1719).
Others born in Germany
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Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1175 - 1218
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 182
Baron Munchausen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1720 - 1797
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 183
Conrad III of Germany
POLITICIAN
1093 - 1152
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 184
Nelly Sachs
WRITER
1891 - 1970
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 185
Sophia of Prussia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1870 - 1932
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 186
Richard Willstätter
CHEMIST
1872 - 1942
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 187
Georgius Agricola
PHYSICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 188
Hermann von Helmholtz
PHYSICIST
1821 - 1894
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 189
Paul Heyse
WRITER
1830 - 1914
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 190
Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1771
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 191
Hans-Georg Gadamer
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 2002
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 192
Friedrich Schlegel
WRITER
1772 - 1829
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 193
Leopold Mozart
MUSICIAN
1719 - 1787
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 194
Among Physicians In Germany
Among physicians born in Germany, Georgius Agricola ranks 3. Before him are Josef Mengele (1911), and Robert Koch (1843). After him are Alois Alzheimer (1864), Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883), Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884), Emil Kraepelin (1856), Samuel Hahnemann (1755), Gerhard Domagk (1895), Otto Loewi (1873), Theodor Morell (1886), and Werner Forssmann (1904).
Josef Mengele
1911 - 1979
HPI: 84.33
Rank: 1
Robert Koch
1843 - 1910
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 2
Georgius Agricola
1494 - 1555
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 3
Alois Alzheimer
1864 - 1915
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 4
Otto Heinrich Warburg
1883 - 1970
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 5
Otto Fritz Meyerhof
1884 - 1951
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 6
Emil Kraepelin
1856 - 1926
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 7
Samuel Hahnemann
1755 - 1843
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 8
Gerhard Domagk
1895 - 1964
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 9
Otto Loewi
1873 - 1961
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 10
Theodor Morell
1886 - 1948
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 11
Werner Forssmann
1904 - 1979
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 12
