PHYSICIAN
Horst Schumann
1906 - 1983
Horst Schumann
Horst Schumann (1 May 1906 – 5 May 1983) was an SS-Sturmbannführer (major) and medical doctor who conducted sterilization and castration experiments at Auschwitz and was particularly interested in the mass sterilization of Jews by means of X-rays. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Horst Schumann has received more than 262,887 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Horst Schumann is the 250th most popular physician (down from 218th in 2019), the 1,792nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,468th in 2019) and the 40th most popular German Physician.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
57.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
6.69
Effective Languages (L*)
1.67
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Horst Schumann ranks 250 out of 726. Before him are Caspar Friedrich Wolff, Duchenne de Boulogne, Ernst Gräfenberg, Henry Heimlich, Robert Lefkowitz, and François Magendie. After him are Sun Simiao, William Chester Minor, John O'Keefe, Edward Bach, Antonio Maria Valsalva, and Christian Bohr.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCaspar Friedrich Wolff
1735 - 1794
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 244
Duchenne de Boulogne
1806 - 1875
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 245
Ernst Gräfenberg
1881 - 1957
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 246
Henry Heimlich
1920 - 2016
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 247
Robert Lefkowitz
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 248
François Magendie
1783 - 1855
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 249
Horst Schumann
1906 - 1983
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 250
Sun Simiao
581 - 682
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 251
William Chester Minor
1834 - 1920
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 252
John O'Keefe
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 253
Edward Bach
1886 - 1936
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 254
Antonio Maria Valsalva
1666 - 1723
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 255
Christian Bohr
1855 - 1911
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 256
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Horst Schumann ranks 96. Before him are Heinz Harmel, John Dickson Carr, Lillian Asplund, Janet Gaynor, John Carradine, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark. After him are George Sanders, Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse, Curtis LeMay, Junio Valerio Borghese, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, and Heinrich Schwarz. Among people deceased in 1983, Horst Schumann ranks 54. Before him are Nicolaus von Below, Walther Nehring, Kurt Tank, Karen Carpenter, Norma Shearer, and Marianne Brandt. After him are Victor Turner, Dennis Wilson, Walter Stennes, Igor Markevitch, Arno Babajanian, and Jean Rey.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsHeinz Harmel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 2000
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 90
John Dickson Carr
WRITER
1906 - 1977
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 91
Lillian Asplund
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 2006
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 92
Janet Gaynor
ACTOR
1906 - 1984
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 93
John Carradine
ACTOR
1906 - 1988
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 94
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1968
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 95
Horst Schumann
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1983
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 96
George Sanders
ACTOR
1906 - 1972
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 97
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1937
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 98
Curtis LeMay
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1990
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 99
Junio Valerio Borghese
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1974
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 100
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1940
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 101
Heinrich Schwarz
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1947
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 102
Others Deceased in 1983
Go to all RankingsNicolaus von Below
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1983
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 48
Walther Nehring
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1983
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 49
Kurt Tank
ENGINEER
1898 - 1983
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 50
Karen Carpenter
SINGER
1950 - 1983
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 51
Norma Shearer
ACTOR
1902 - 1983
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 52
Marianne Brandt
ARTIST
1893 - 1983
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 53
Horst Schumann
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1983
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 54
Victor Turner
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1920 - 1983
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 55
Dennis Wilson
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1983
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 56
Walter Stennes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1983
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 57
Igor Markevitch
COMPOSER
1912 - 1983
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 58
Arno Babajanian
COMPOSER
1921 - 1983
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 59
Jean Rey
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1983
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 60
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Horst Schumann ranks 1,792 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm Marr (1819), Sebastian Vettel (1987), Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1568), Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1764), Wilhelm Backhaus (1884), and Philipp Mainländer (1841). After him are Oskar Gröning (1921), Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720), Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574), Adolph Diesterweg (1790), Carl David Tolmé Runge (1856), and Christian Lorenz (1966).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Marr
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1904
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,786
Sebastian Vettel
RACING DRIVER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,787
Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
POLITICIAN
1568 - 1630
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,788
Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1764 - 1788
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,789
Wilhelm Backhaus
MUSICIAN
1884 - 1969
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,790
Philipp Mainländer
PHILOSOPHER
1841 - 1876
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,791
Horst Schumann
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1983
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,792
Oskar Gröning
EXTREMIST
1921 - 2018
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,793
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1785
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,794
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1610
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 1,795
Adolph Diesterweg
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1866
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,796
Carl David Tolmé Runge
MATHEMATICIAN
1856 - 1927
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,797
Christian Lorenz
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,798
Among PHYSICIANS In Germany
Among physicians born in Germany, Horst Schumann ranks 40. Before him are Karl Adolph von Basedow (1799), Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796), Hans Berger (1873), Ernst-Robert Grawitz (1899), Caspar Friedrich Wolff (1735), and Ernst Gräfenberg (1881). After him are Johann Conrad Dippel (1673), Sigmund Rascher (1909), Adolf Kussmaul (1822), Eduard Wirths (1909), Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel (1783), and Hinrich Lichtenstein (1780).
Karl Adolph von Basedow
1799 - 1854
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 34
Philipp Franz von Siebold
1796 - 1866
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 35
Hans Berger
1873 - 1941
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 36
Ernst-Robert Grawitz
1899 - 1945
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 37
Caspar Friedrich Wolff
1735 - 1794
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 38
Ernst Gräfenberg
1881 - 1957
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 39
Horst Schumann
1906 - 1983
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 40
Johann Conrad Dippel
1673 - 1734
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 41
Sigmund Rascher
1909 - 1945
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 42
Adolf Kussmaul
1822 - 1902
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 43
Eduard Wirths
1909 - 1945
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 44
Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel
1783 - 1856
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 45
Hinrich Lichtenstein
1780 - 1857
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 46