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Joseph Erlanger

1874 - 1965

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Joseph Erlanger (January 5, 1874 – December 5, 1965) was an American physiologist who is best known for his contributions to the field of neuroscience. Together with Herbert Spencer Gasser, he identified several varieties of nerve fiber and established the relationship between action potential velocity and fiber diameter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Erlanger has received more than 107,146 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Joseph Erlanger is the 142nd most popular physician (up from 161st in 2019), the 1,079th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,268th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Physician.

Joseph Erlanger was a physician and neuroscientist who was most famous for his work in the field of neurology. He was the president of the American Neurological Association and became a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Joseph Erlanger ranks 142 out of 726. Before him are Sushruta, Ibn Zuhr, Carl Wernicke, Albrecht von Haller, Marie François Xavier Bichat, and Theodor Billroth. After him are Baruj Benacerraf, Harvey J. Alter, E. Donnall Thomas, Psusennes II, Robin Warren, and Johann Joachim Becher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Joseph Erlanger ranks 37. Before him are Inessa Armand, Gustav Holst, Luigi Einaudi, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Josef Suk, and Abbas II of Egypt. After him are Henri Guisan, Auguste Perret, Charles Lightoller, Ellery Harding Clark, Reynaldo Hahn, and Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1965, Joseph Erlanger ranks 26. Before him are Nat King Cole, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Dorothea Lange, La Belle Otero, and Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland. After him are Paul Tillich, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Louis Hjelmslev, Fan Noli, Adolf Schärf, and Frederick Fleet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph Erlanger ranks 1,079 out of 20,380. Before him are Hilary Putnam (1926), Michelle Phillips (1944), Steve Carell (1962), Brian Dennehy (1938), Percival Lowell (1855), and David Caruso (1956). After him are Timothy McVeigh (1968), John Heard (1946), John Vincent Atanasoff (1903), Piper Laurie (1932), Janet Yellen (1946), and Mike Pence (1959).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United States

Among physicians born in United States, Joseph Erlanger ranks 13. Before him are Haldan Keffer Hartline (1903), William T. G. Morton (1819), Frederick Chapman Robbins (1916), Jonas Salk (1914), Francis Peyton Rous (1879), and Dickinson W. Richards (1895). After him are Harvey J. Alter (1935), E. Donnall Thomas (1920), George H. Hitchings (1905), George Whipple (1878), Robin Cook (1940), and Michael Stuart Brown (1941).

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