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Herman Snellen

1834 - 1908

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Herman Snellen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛrmɑn ˈsnɛlə(n)], February 19, 1834 – January 18, 1908) was a Dutch ophthalmologist who in 1862 introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity. 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 74,009 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Herman Snellen is the 524th most popular physician (down from 360th in 2019), the 657th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 405th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Dutch Physician.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Herman Snellen ranks 524 out of 726. Before him are Édouard Gagnon, Frederic Lewy, Alfred Blalock, Nikolai Semashko, Pierre Marie, and Wilhelm His Sr.. After him are Zhong Nanshan, Henri Dutrochet, Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch, Emil Zuckerkandl, Maryna Poroshenko, and Giulio Bizzozero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1834, Herman Snellen ranks 66. Before him are Hermann Usener, Todor Burmov, Joachim III of Constantinople, Julius Reubke, Lyuben Karavelov, and John Wesley Powell. After him are Adrien René Franchet, Petter Adolf Karsten, Hermann Wilhelm Vogel, Edmond Laguerre, Felix Dahn, and Friedrich Tietjen. Among people deceased in 1908, Herman Snellen ranks 75. Before him are Lester Allan Pelton, Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten, Ernest Fenollosa, Milovan Glišić, Carl Friedrich Schmidt, and Nozu Michitsura. After him are René Panhard, Ernest Hébert, Rūdolfs Blaumanis, Lorenz Frølich, Baron Ignaz von Plener, and John Evans.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Herman Snellen ranks 657 out of 1,646. Before him are Alex Van Halen (1953), Frederik van Eeden (1860), Piet Dankert (1934), Hans Ooft (1947), Jan de Vries (1890), and Jacobus Golius (1596). After him are Afrojack (1987), Peter Post (1933), Kees van Ierssel (1945), Volcher Coiter (1534), Settela Steinbach (1934), and Estella Agsteribbe (1909).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Netherlands

Among physicians born in Netherlands, Herman Snellen ranks 16. Before him are Gerard van Swieten (1700), Titus Brandsma (1881), Petrus Camper (1722), Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde (1873), Wim Eijk (1953), and Willem Johan Kolff (1911). After him are Joep Lange (1954), and Willem Piso (1611).

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