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Hilary of Poitiers

315 - 367

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Hilary of Poitiers (Latin: Hilarius Pictaviensis; c. 310 – c. 367) was Bishop of Poitiers and a Doctor of the Church. He was sometimes referred to as the "Hammer of the Arians" (Malleus Arianorum) and the "Athanasius of the West". His name comes from the Latin word for happy or cheerful. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hilary of Poitiers has received more than 536,781 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Hilary of Poitiers is the 48th most popular physician (up from 51st in 2019), the 529th most popular biography from France (down from 490th in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Physician.

Hilary of Poitiers was a Christian theologian and philosopher who is most famous for his work in the area of Trinitarian theology.

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  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.95

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  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Hilary of Poitiers ranks 48 out of 726. Before him are Emil Kraepelin, Ambroise Paré, Hua Tuo, Samuel Hahnemann, Otto Heinrich Warburg, and Christiaan Eijkman. After him are Otto Fritz Meyerhof, Franz Mesmer, Eugen Bleuler, Herbert Spencer Gasser, Robert Bellarmine, and René Laennec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 315, Hilary of Poitiers ranks 1. After him are Epiphanius of Salamis, Hannibalianus, and Licinius II. Among people deceased in 367, Hilary of Poitiers ranks 1. After him is Aëtius of Antioch.

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In France

Among people born in France, Hilary of Poitiers ranks 529 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), Auguste Escoffier (1847), Victor Grignard (1871), Allan Kardec (1804), Richard Clayderman (1953), and Charles Richet (1850). After him are Joseph Joffre (1852), Avitus (395), Marcel Mauss (1872), Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728), Théodore Rousseau (1812), and Louis, Grand Condé (1621).

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Among PHYSICIANS In France

Among physicians born in France, Hilary of Poitiers ranks 8. Before him are Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738), Claude Bernard (1813), Jean-Martin Charcot (1825), Alexis Carrel (1873), Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845), and Ambroise Paré (1510). After him are René Laennec (1781), Philippe Pinel (1745), Karl Brandt (1904), Louis Auguste Blanqui (1805), Charles Nicolle (1866), and Jean Nicot (1530).

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