PHYSICIAN

Hua Tuo

200 - 208

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Hua Tuo (c. 140–208), courtesy name Yuanhua, was a Chinese physician who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty. Historical texts, such as Records of the Three Kingdoms and Book of the Later Han record Hua Tuo as having been the first person in China to use anaesthesia during surgery. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hua Tuo has received more than 501,348 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Hua Tuo is the 44th most popular physician (up from 56th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from China (up from 96th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Physician.

Hua tuo is most famous for its role in Chinese medicine as a diuretic and for its use in the treatment of kidney stones.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Hua Tuo ranks 44 out of 726. Before him are Rita Levi-Montalcini, Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, Polycarp, Virginia Apgar, Emil Kraepelin, and Ambroise Paré. After him are Samuel Hahnemann, Otto Heinrich Warburg, Christiaan Eijkman, Hilary of Poitiers, Otto Fritz Meyerhof, and Franz Mesmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 200, Hua Tuo ranks 9. Before him are Valerian, Pope Cornelius, Cyprian, Pope Dionysius, Pope Stephen I, and Pope Fabian. After him are Athenaeus, Celsus, Alexander of Aphrodisias, Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Zhang Jue, and Wei Yan. Among people deceased in 208, Hua Tuo ranks 1. After him are Liu Biao, Vologases V, and Kong Rong.

Others Born in 200

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Others Deceased in 208

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  • Photo of Hua Tuo

    Hua Tuo

    PHYSICIAN

    200 - 208

    HPI: 68.18

    Rank: 1

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    Liu Biao

    POLITICIAN

    142 - 208

    HPI: 60.99

    Rank: 2

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    Vologases V

    POLITICIAN

    130 - 208

    HPI: 60.03

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Kong Rong

    Kong Rong

    POLITICIAN

    153 - 208

    HPI: 59.30

    Rank: 4

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In China

Among people born in China, Hua Tuo ranks 91 out of 1,610. Before him are 2nd Dalai Lama (1476), Emperor Wen of Sui (541), Toghon Temür (1320), Hongxi Emperor (1378), Zhou Yu (175), and Qu Yuan (-343). After him are Walter Houser Brattain (1902), An Lushan (702), Yang Guifei (719), Qin Er Shi (-229), Emperor Guangwu of Han (-5), and Dorgon (1612).

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Among PHYSICIANS In China

Among physicians born in China, Hua Tuo ranks 2. Before him are Li Ching-Yuen (1677). After him are Zhang Zhongjing (150), Li Shizhen (1517), Sun Simiao (581), Bian Que (-401), Andrew Yao (1946), Zhong Nanshan (1936), and Liang Wudong (1959).

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