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Merit-Ptah

2700 BC - 2659 BC

Merit-Ptah

Merit-Ptah ("Beloved of Ptah") was thought to be a female chief physician of the pharaoh's court during the Second Dynasty of Egypt, c. 2700 BCE; she is purportedly referred as such on an inscription left on her grave at Saqqara by her son. However, in recent times it has been argued that she most likely never existed, being a modern 1938 invention of a Canadian feminist called Kate Campbell Hurd-Mead. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Merit-Ptah has received more than 111,589 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Merit-Ptah is the 152nd most popular physician (up from 164th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 192nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Egyptian Physician.

Merit-ptah was a pharaoh of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom. He was most famous for his military campaigns against the Libyans and the Assyrians.

Memorability Metrics

110k
Page Views (PV)
61.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
10.31
Effective Languages (L*)
1.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Merit-Ptah ranks 152 out of 726. Before her are Psusennes II, Robin Warren, Johann Joachim Becher, Bernardino of Siena, Albert of Riga, and George H. Hitchings. After her are Francysk Skaryna, Joseph Calasanz, Trota of Salerno, James Black, Carl Ludwig, and Severo Ochoa.

Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia

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Psusennes II
1100 BC - 945 BC
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 146
Robin Warren
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 147
Johann Joachim Becher
1635 - 1682
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 148
Bernardino of Siena
1380 - 1444
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 149
Albert of Riga
1165 - 1229
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 150
George H. Hitchings
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 151
Merit-Ptah
2700 BC - 2659 BC
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 152
Francysk Skaryna
1486 - 1541
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 153
Joseph Calasanz
1556 - 1648
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 154
Trota of Salerno
1001 - 1200
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 155
James Black
1924 - 2010
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 156
Carl Ludwig
1816 - 1895
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 157
Severo Ochoa
1905 - 1993
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 158

Contemporaries

Among people born in 2700 BC, Merit-Ptah ranks 6. Before her are Khufu, Sneferu, Khaba, Sanakht, and Hetepheres I. After her are Prince Rahotep, Meritites I, Henutsen, Meresankh I, Horus Sa, and Hetephernebti. Among people deceased in 2659 BC, Merit-Ptah ranks 1.