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Johann Weyer

1515 - 1588

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Johannes Wier (Latin: Ioannes Wierus or Piscinarius; 1515 – 24 February 1588) was a Dutch physician who was among the first to publish a thorough treatise against the trials and persecution of people accused of witchcraft. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Weyer has received more than 385,001 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Weyer is the 231st most popular physician (down from 206th in 2019), the 253rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 189th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Dutch Physician.

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  • 58.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Johann Weyer ranks 231 out of 726. Before him are Bernard Kouchner, Patch Adams, Regnier de Graaf, Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol, Leander of Seville, and Tasuku Honjo. After him are Aletta Jacobs, Alessandro Achillini, James Lind, John Hunter, Vladimir Dal, and Hieronymus Fabricius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1515, Johann Weyer ranks 16. Before him are Petrus Ramus, Sebastian Castellio, Cipriano de Rore, Felix of Cantalice, Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł, and Frederick III, Elector Palatine. After him are Christoph, Duke of Württemberg, Hōjō Ujiyasu, Margaret Douglas, Valerius Cordus, Francisco de Toledo, and Duarte, Duke of Guimarães. Among people deceased in 1588, Johann Weyer ranks 10. Before him are Henry I, Duke of Guise, 3rd Dalai Lama, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Qi Jiguang, Henri, Prince of Condé, and Bernardino Telesio. After him are Abtai Sain Khan, Alonso Sánchez Coello, Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz, Valentin Weigel, Plautilla Nelli, and Louis of Granada.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Johann Weyer ranks 253 out of 1,646. Before him are Patrick Kluivert (1976), Jozef Israëls (1824), Piet Pieterszoon Hein (1577), Saskia Sassen (1947), Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau (1627), and Jan Peter Balkenende (1956). After him are Aletta Jacobs (1854), C. H. D. Buys Ballot (1817), Willem Blaeu (1571), Maarten Tromp (1598), Willem van Hanegem (1944), and Carel Struycken (1948).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Netherlands

Among physicians born in Netherlands, Johann Weyer ranks 6. Before him are Christiaan Eijkman (1858), Peter Canisius (1521), Cornelius Jansen (1585), Nicolaes Tulp (1593), and Regnier de Graaf (1641). After him are Aletta Jacobs (1854), Frederik Ruysch (1638), Franciscus Donders (1818), Gerard van Swieten (1700), Titus Brandsma (1881), and Petrus Camper (1722).

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