1834 - 1908
Herman Snellen (February 19, 1834 – January 18, 1908) was a Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1862). He took over directorship of the Netherlands Hospital for Eye Patients (Nederlandsch Gasthuis voor Ooglijders), after Franciscus Donders. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herman Snellen has received more than 67,208 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Herman Snellen is the 360th most popular physician, the 406th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 400th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Dutch Physician.
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Among physicians, Herman Snellen ranks 360 out of 502. Before him are Johann Christian Reil, Tasuku Honjo, Richard Wilhelm, Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser, Ron Wyatt, and Willi Graf. After him are Robert Remak, Karl Friedrich Burdach, Rufus of Ephesus, Garcia de Orta, Adolph Kolping, and Scribonius Largus.
1759 - 1813
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 354
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 355
1873 - 1930
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 356
1855 - 1916
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 357
1933 - 1999
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 358
1918 - 1943
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 359
1834 - 1908
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 360
1815 - 1865
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 361
1776 - 1847
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 362
100 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 363
1499 - 1568
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 364
1813 - 1865
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 365
100 - 100
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 366
Among people born in 1834, Herman Snellen ranks 40. Before him are Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria, William Chester Minor, Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner, Ewald Hering, Kamehameha IV, and José Hernández. After him are Adrien Proust, Ludovic Halévy, Carl Lange, Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe, Étienne Laspeyres, and Serafino Vannutelli. Among people deceased in 1908, Herman Snellen ranks 44. Before him are Qasim Amin, François Coppée, Khudiram Bose, Karl Möbius, Cut Nyak Dhien, and Charles Chamberland. After him are Ludovic Halévy, Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Ouida, Nikolai Linevich, Edward MacDowell, and Georgy Voronoy.
1834 - 1901
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 34
1834 - 1920
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 35
1834 - 1882
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 36
1834 - 1918
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 37
1834 - 1863
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 38
1834 - 1886
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 39
1834 - 1908
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 40
1834 - 1903
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 41
1834 - 1908
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 42
1834 - 1900
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 43
1834 - 1906
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 44
1834 - 1913
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 45
1834 - 1915
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 46
1863 - 1908
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 38
1842 - 1908
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 39
1889 - 1908
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 40
1825 - 1908
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 41
1850 - 1908
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 42
1851 - 1908
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 43
1834 - 1908
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 44
1834 - 1908
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 45
1826 - 1908
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 46
1839 - 1908
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 47
1839 - 1908
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 48
1860 - 1908
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 49
1868 - 1908
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 50
Among people born in Netherlands, Herman Snellen ranks 406 out of 1,427. Before him are Roche Braziliano (1630), Herman Willem Daendels (1762), Willem van de Velde the Elder (1611), Herman Gorter (1864), Cornelis Cort (1533), and Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern (1625). After him are Pieter Both (1568), Hendrik C. van de Hulst (1918), Adriaen van de Venne (1589), Caspar van Wittel (1653), Louis Couperus (1863), and Ronald de Boer (1970).
1630 - 1671
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 400
1762 - 1818
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 401
1611 - 1693
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 402
1864 - 1927
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 403
1533 - 1578
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 404
1625 - 1663
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 405
1834 - 1908
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 406
1568 - 1615
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 407
1918 - 2000
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 408
1589 - 1662
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 409
1653 - 1736
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 410
1863 - 1923
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 411
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 412
Among physicians born in Netherlands, Herman Snellen ranks 13. Before him are Gerard van Swieten (1700), Frederik Ruysch (1638), Franciscus Donders (1818), Aletta Jacobs (1854), Titus Brandsma (1881), and Petrus Camper (1722). After him are Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde (1873), Willem Johan Kolff (1911), Joep Lange (1954), and Wim Eijk (1953).
1700 - 1772
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 7
1638 - 1731
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 8
1818 - 1889
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 9
1854 - 1929
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 10
1881 - 1942
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 11
1722 - 1789
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 12
1834 - 1908
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 13
1873 - 1937
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 14
1911 - 2009
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 15
1954 - 2014
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 16
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 17