1871 - 1957
Kiyoshi Shiga (志賀 潔, Shiga Kiyoshi, February 7, 1871 – January 25, 1957) was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist. He had a well-rounded education and career that led to many scientific discoveries. In 1897, Shiga was credited with the discovery and identification of the Shigella dysenteriae microorganism which causes dysentery, and the Shiga toxin which is produced by the bacteria. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kiyoshi Shiga has received more than 84,630 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Kiyoshi Shiga is the 418th most popular physician (down from 393rd in 2019), the 894th most popular biography from Japan (down from 878th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Japanese Physician.
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Among physicians, Kiyoshi Shiga ranks 418 out of 502. Before him are William Stewart Halsted, James Braid, Fernando J. Corbató, William Gull, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, and Oskar Minkowski. After him are Hiraga Gennai, Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard, Dorotea Bucca, David Cooper, Friedrich von Esmarch, and Peter C. Doherty.
1852 - 1922
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 412
1795 - 1860
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 413
1926 - 2019
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 414
1816 - 1890
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 415
1755 - 1821
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 416
1858 - 1931
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 417
1871 - 1957
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 418
1728 - 1780
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 419
1817 - 1894
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 420
1360 - 1436
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 421
1931 - 1986
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 422
1823 - 1908
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 423
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 424
Among people born in 1871, Kiyoshi Shiga ranks 88. Before him are Emily Carr, Arthur Griffith, Giuseppe Motta, Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Ahatanhel Krymsky, and Leonidas Pyrgos. After him are Guglielmo Ferrero, Gustavs Zemgals, Zacharia Paliashvili, Friedrich Akel, Thekla Resvoll, and Nándor Dáni. Among people deceased in 1957, Kiyoshi Shiga ranks 116. Before him are Marija Jurić Zagorka, Paja Jovanović, Frank País, Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, Harald Sverdrup, and Ralph Benatzky. After him are James Whale, Peter Freuchen, Augusto Genina, Ramon Magsaysay, Wilhelm Nusselt, and Harrison Ford.
1871 - 1945
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 82
1871 - 1922
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 83
1871 - 1940
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 84
1871 - 1927
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 85
1871 - 1942
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 86
1871 - 2000
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 87
1871 - 1957
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 88
1871 - 1942
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 89
1871 - 1939
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 90
1871 - 1933
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 91
1871 - 1941
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 92
1871 - 1948
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 93
1871 - 1949
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 94
1873 - 1957
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 110
1859 - 1957
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 111
1934 - 1957
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 112
1874 - 1957
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 113
1888 - 1957
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 114
1884 - 1957
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 115
1871 - 1957
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 116
1889 - 1957
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 117
1886 - 1957
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 118
1892 - 1957
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 119
1907 - 1957
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 120
1882 - 1957
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 121
1884 - 1957
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 122
Among people born in Japan, Kiyoshi Shiga ranks 894 out of 6,048. Before him are Itō Noe (1895), On Kawara (1932), Yoshito Usui (1958), Masashi Watanabe (1936), Kunio Yanagita (1875), and Shoji Nishio (1927). After him are Shigeru Umebayashi (1951), Tokugawa Nariaki (1800), Utagawa Toyokuni (1769), Hisashi Owada (1932), Hiraga Gennai (1728), and Tadao Kobayashi (1930).
1895 - 1923
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 888
1932 - 2014
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 889
1958 - 2009
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 890
1936 - 1995
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 891
1875 - 1962
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 892
1927 - 2005
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 893
1871 - 1957
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 894
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 895
1800 - 1860
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 896
1769 - 1825
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 897
1932 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 898
1728 - 1780
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 899
1930 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 900
Among physicians born in Japan, Kiyoshi Shiga ranks 8. Before him are Kitasato Shibasaburō (1853), Hakaru Hashimoto (1881), Shinya Yamanaka (1962), Tasuku Honjo (1942), Kusumoto Ine (1827), and Hiroshi Nakajima (1928). After him are Hiraga Gennai (1728), Sunao Tawara (1873), Kyusaku Ogino (1882), Shinobu Ishihara (1879), Akira Endo (1933), and Yoshioka Yayoi (1871).
1853 - 1931
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 2
1881 - 1934
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 3
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 4
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 5
1827 - 1903
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 6
1928 - 2013
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 7
1871 - 1957
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 8
1728 - 1780
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 9
1873 - 1952
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 10
1882 - 1975
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 11
1879 - 1963
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 12
1933 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 13
1871 - 1959
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 14