PHYSICIAN
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
1755 - 1821
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart-Desmarets (15 February 1755 – 18 September 1821) was a French physician. Born in the village of Dricourt (now in Ardennes), Corvisart studied from 1777 at the Ecole de Médecine in Paris, later qualifying as docteur régent of the Faculté de Paris (1782). In 1797, Corvisart began to teach at the Collège de France, where he gained a reputation as an expert in cardiology. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Nicolas Corvisart has received more than 50,624 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jean-Nicolas Corvisart is the 381st most popular physician (up from 415th in 2019), the 3,023rd most popular biography from France (up from 3,236th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular French Physician.
Memorability Metrics
51k
Page Views (PV)
53.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
4.96
Effective Languages (L*)
2.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart ranks 381 out of 726. Before him are Johann Kremer, Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin, Prospero Alpini, Andrew Taylor Still, Jim Yong Kim, and Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus. After him are Nicolae Paulescu, Karl Friedrich Burdach, Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet, Scribonius Largus, Hans Münch, and Petrus Camper.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohann Kremer
1883 - 1965
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 375
Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin
1744 - 1774
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 376
Prospero Alpini
1553 - 1617
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 377
Andrew Taylor Still
1828 - 1917
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 378
Jim Yong Kim
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 379
Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus
1776 - 1837
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 380
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
1755 - 1821
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 381
Nicolae Paulescu
1869 - 1931
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 382
Karl Friedrich Burdach
1776 - 1847
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 383
Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet
1816 - 1892
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 384
Scribonius Largus
100 - 100
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 385
Hans Münch
1911 - 2001
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 386
Petrus Camper
1722 - 1789
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 387
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1755, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart ranks 29. Before him are Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain, John Flaxman, John Marshall, Alemdar Mustafa Pasha, Gaspard de Prony, and Nicolas-Jacques Conté. After him are Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, Gilbert Stuart, Fausto Elhuyar, Anacharsis Cloots, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, and Sarah Siddons. Among people deceased in 1821, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart ranks 17. Before him are Gregory V of Constantinople, Jean Rapp, Johann Peter Frank, Louis Claude Richard, Princess Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Marie-Denise Villers. After him are José Miguel Carrera, Juan O'Donojú, Athanasios Diakos, Heinrich Kuhl, Fulgencio Yegros, and Anders Jahan Retzius.
Others Born in 1755
Go to all RankingsInfante Antonio Pascual of Spain
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1817
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 23
John Flaxman
SCULPTOR
1755 - 1826
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 24
John Marshall
JUDGE
1755 - 1835
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 25
Alemdar Mustafa Pasha
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1808
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 26
Gaspard de Prony
PHYSICIST
1755 - 1839
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 27
Nicolas-Jacques Conté
PAINTER
1755 - 1805
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 28
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1821
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 29
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1755 - 1830
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 30
Gilbert Stuart
PAINTER
1755 - 1828
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 31
Fausto Elhuyar
CHEMIST
1755 - 1833
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 32
Anacharsis Cloots
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1794
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 33
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
WRITER
1755 - 1794
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 34
Sarah Siddons
ACTOR
1755 - 1831
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1821
Go to all RankingsGregory V of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1745 - 1821
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 11
Jean Rapp
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1821
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 12
Johann Peter Frank
PHYSICIAN
1745 - 1821
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 13
Louis Claude Richard
BIOLOGIST
1754 - 1821
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 14
Princess Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1821
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 15
Marie-Denise Villers
PAINTER
1774 - 1821
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 16
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1821
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 17
José Miguel Carrera
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1821
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 18
Juan O'Donojú
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1821
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 19
Athanasios Diakos
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1788 - 1821
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 20
Heinrich Kuhl
BIOLOGIST
1797 - 1821
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 21
Fulgencio Yegros
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1821
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 22
Anders Jahan Retzius
CHEMIST
1742 - 1821
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 23
In France
Among people born in France, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart ranks 3,023 out of 6,770. Before him are Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux (1737), Marie-Denise Villers (1774), Jules Simon (1814), Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (1724), Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762), and Jean Jouvenet (1644). After him are Sarah Kofman (1934), Isabelle of France (1225), Henri Laurens (1885), Claude Balbastre (1724), Benjamin Godard (1849), and Pierre-Paul Riquet (1609).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAntoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
EXPLORER
1737 - 1793
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 3,017
Marie-Denise Villers
PAINTER
1774 - 1821
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 3,018
Jules Simon
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1896
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 3,019
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
PAINTER
1724 - 1805
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 3,020
Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine
ARCHITECT
1762 - 1853
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 3,021
Jean Jouvenet
PAINTER
1644 - 1717
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 3,022
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1821
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 3,023
Sarah Kofman
PHILOSOPHER
1934 - 1994
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 3,024
Isabelle of France
POLITICIAN
1225 - 1270
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 3,025
Henri Laurens
SCULPTOR
1885 - 1954
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 3,026
Claude Balbastre
COMPOSER
1724 - 1799
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 3,027
Benjamin Godard
COMPOSER
1849 - 1895
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 3,028
Pierre-Paul Riquet
ENGINEER
1609 - 1680
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 3,029
Among PHYSICIANS In France
Among physicians born in France, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart ranks 43. Before him are Antoine Louis (1723), Louis de Jaucourt (1704), Ernest Duchesne (1874), Jean Pierre Flourens (1794), Pierre Fauchard (1679), and Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard (1742). After him are Charles Estienne (1504), Adrien Proust (1834), Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol (1786), Bernard de Jussieu (1699), Noël Martin Joseph de Necker (1730), and Guy Patin (1601).
Antoine Louis
1723 - 1792
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 37
Louis de Jaucourt
1704 - 1779
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 38
Ernest Duchesne
1874 - 1912
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 39
Jean Pierre Flourens
1794 - 1867
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 40
Pierre Fauchard
1679 - 1761
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 41
Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard
1742 - 1793
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 42
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
1755 - 1821
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 43
Charles Estienne
1504 - 1564
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 44
Adrien Proust
1834 - 1903
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 45
Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol
1786 - 1851
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 46
Bernard de Jussieu
1699 - 1777
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 47
Noël Martin Joseph de Necker
1730 - 1793
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 48
Guy Patin
1601 - 1672
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 49