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Hilary of Poitiers

315 - 367

Hilary of Poitiers

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 503,702 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Hilary of Poitiers is the 51st most popular physician (up from 66th in 2019), the 490th most popular biography from France (up from 650th in 2019) and the 9th 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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Among physicians, Hilary of Poitiers ranks 51 out of 502. Before him are Franz Mesmer, Allvar Gullstrand, Christiaan Barnard, Francesco Redi, Karl Brandt, and Jean-Martin Charcot. After him are Gerhard Domagk, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Philippe Pinel, Hans Asperger, Hua Tuo, and Robert Bellarmine.

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Franz Mesmer
1734 - 1815
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 45
Allvar Gullstrand
1862 - 1930
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 46
Christiaan Barnard
1922 - 2001
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 47
Francesco Redi
1626 - 1697
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 48
Karl Brandt
1904 - 1948
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 49
Jean-Martin Charcot
1825 - 1893
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 50
Hilary of Poitiers
315 - 367
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 51
Gerhard Domagk
1895 - 1964
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 52
Rita Levi-Montalcini
1909 - 2012
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 53
Philippe Pinel
1745 - 1826
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 54
Hans Asperger
1906 - 1980
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 55
Hua Tuo
200 - 208
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 56
Robert Bellarmine
1542 - 1621
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 57

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.