1509 - 1553
Michael Servetus (; Spanish: Miguel Serveto; French: Michel Servet; also known as Miguel Servet, Miguel de Villanueva, Revés, or Michel de Villeneuve; 29 September 1509 or 1511 – 27 October 1553) was a Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer, and Renaissance humanist. He was the first European to correctly describe the function of pulmonary circulation, as discussed in Christianismi Restitutio (1553). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Servetus has received more than 844,296 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 56 in 2019). Michael Servetus is the 19th most popular physician (up from 22nd in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Spain (up from 60th in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Physician.
Michael Servetus was a Spanish physician and theologian who was born in 1511. He is most famous for his work on pulmonary circulation, which he published in 1553.
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Among physicians, Michael Servetus ranks 19 out of 502. Before him are William Harvey, Li Ching-Yuen, Cyril of Alexandria, Cesare Lombroso, Ignaz Semmelweis, and Alois Alzheimer. After him are Nestorius, Pedanius Dioscorides, Jacques Rogge, Rudolf Virchow, Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, and Polycarp.
1578 - 1657
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 13
1677 - 1933
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 14
376 - 444
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 15
1835 - 1909
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 16
1818 - 1865
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 17
1864 - 1915
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 18
1509 - 1553
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 19
381 - 451
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 20
40 - 90
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 21
1942 - 2021
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 22
1821 - 1902
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 23
1738 - 1814
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 24
69 - 155
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 25
Among people born in 1509, Michael Servetus ranks 2. Before him is John Calvin. After him are Şah Sultan, Daniele da Volterra, Fernão Mendes Pinto, John of Leiden, Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Jan Matsys, Bernardino Telesio, Ippolito II d'Este, Étienne Dolet, and Luis de Morales. Among people deceased in 1553, Michael Servetus ranks 6. Before him are Şehzade Mustafa, Edward VI of England, François Rabelais, Lucas Cranach the Elder, and Şehzade Cihangir. After him are Pedro de Valdivia, Charles III, Duke of Savoy, Girolamo Fracastoro, Maurice, Elector of Saxony, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and Sinan Pasha.
1509 - 1564
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 1
1509 - 1553
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 2
1509 - 1572
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 3
1509 - 1566
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 4
1509 - 1583
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 5
1509 - 1536
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 6
1509 - 1579
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 7
1509 - 1575
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 8
1509 - 1588
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 9
1509 - 1572
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 10
1509 - 1546
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 11
1509 - 1586
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 12
1515 - 1553
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 1
1537 - 1553
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 2
1494 - 1553
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 3
1472 - 1553
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 4
1531 - 1553
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 5
1509 - 1553
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 6
1497 - 1553
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 7
1486 - 1553
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 8
1476 - 1553
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 9
1521 - 1553
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 10
1504 - 1553
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 11
1500 - 1553
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 12
Among people born in Spain, Michael Servetus ranks 57 out of 2,932. Before him are Maria Theresa of Spain (1638), Tomás de Torquemada (1420), Quintilian (35), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617), Ramon Llull (1232), and Francisco de Zurbarán (1598). After him are Abd al-Rahman III (889), Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), Jusepe de Ribera (1591), Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Isabella II of Spain (1830), and Plácido Domingo (1941).
1638 - 1683
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 51
1420 - 1498
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 52
35 - 96
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 53
1617 - 1682
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 54
1232 - 1316
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 55
1598 - 1664
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 56
1509 - 1553
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 57
889 - 961
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 58
1600 - 1681
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 59
1591 - 1652
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 60
1484 - 1566
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 61
1830 - 1904
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 62
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 63
Among physicians born in Spain, Michael Servetus ranks 1. After him are Al-Zahrawi (936), Ibn Zuhr (1091), Joseph Calasanz (1556), Severo Ochoa (1905), Leander of Seville (534), Hasdai ibn Shaprut (910), Nicolás Monardes (1508), Gregorio Marañón (1887), Fernando Quiroga Palacios (1900), Fidel Pagés (1886), and Teresa Forcades (1966).
1509 - 1553
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 1
936 - 1013
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 2
1091 - 1162
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 3
1556 - 1648
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 4
1905 - 1993
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 5
534 - 600
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 6
910 - 975
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 7
1508 - 1588
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 8
1887 - 1960
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 9
1900 - 1971
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 10
1886 - 1923
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 11
1966 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 12