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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 108,580 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Merit-Ptah is the 164th most popular physician (down from 135th in 2019), the 193rd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 164th in 2019) and the 2nd 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)
60.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
8.75
Effective Languages (L*)
1.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Merit-Ptah ranks 164 out of 502. Before her are Waldemar Hoven, Sushruta, Bernardo Houssay, Joseph Erlanger, Robin Warren, and Michael Stuart Brown. After her are Albert Calmette, Engelbert Kaempfer, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Leonid Rogozov, Dominique Jean Larrey, and Anthony Fauci.

Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia

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Waldemar Hoven
1903 - 1948
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 158
Sushruta
620 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 159
Bernardo Houssay
1887 - 1971
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 160
Joseph Erlanger
1874 - 1965
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 161
Robin Warren
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 162
Michael Stuart Brown
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 163
Merit-Ptah
2700 BC - 2659 BC
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 164
Albert Calmette
1863 - 1933
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 165
Engelbert Kaempfer
1651 - 1716
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 166
Giovanni Battista Morgagni
1682 - 1771
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 167
Leonid Rogozov
1934 - 2000
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 168
Dominique Jean Larrey
1766 - 1842
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 169
Anthony Fauci
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 170

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, Horus Sa, Meresankh I, and Hetephernebti. Among people deceased in 2659 BC, Merit-Ptah ranks 1.