1869 - 1931
Nicolae Constantin Paulescu (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e pa.uˈlesku]; 30 October 1869 (O.S.) – 17 July 1931) was a Romanian physiologist, professor of medicine, and politician, most famous for his work on diabetes, including patenting pancreine (a pancreatic extract containing insulin). The "pancreine" was an extract of bovine pancreas in salted water, after which some impurites were removed with hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide. Paulescu was also, with A. C. Cuza, co-founder of the National Christian Union and later, of the National-Christian Defense League in Romania. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolae Paulescu has received more than 275,868 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Nicolae Paulescu is the 316th most popular physician (up from 336th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Romania (up from 170th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Romanian Physician.
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Among physicians, Nicolae Paulescu ranks 316 out of 502. Before him are Antoine Louis, Johann Conrad Dippel, Mondino de Luzzi, Thomas Szasz, Ernest Duchesne, and William Bates. After him are Horace Wells, Titus Brandsma, Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus, Max Heindel, Irmfried Eberl, and Daniel Carleton Gajdusek.
1723 - 1792
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 310
1673 - 1734
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 311
1275 - 1326
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 312
1920 - 2012
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 313
1874 - 1912
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 314
1860 - 1931
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 315
1869 - 1931
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 316
1815 - 1848
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 317
1881 - 1942
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 318
1776 - 1837
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 319
1865 - 1919
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 320
1910 - 1948
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 321
1923 - 2008
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 322
Among people born in 1869, Nicolae Paulescu ranks 73. Before him are Otto Nordenskjöld, Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, Harvey Cushing, Richard Abegg, Prince Baudouin of Belgium, and Michael von Faulhaber. After him are Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, Arthur Rostron, Paul Émile Chabas, Konstantin Somov, Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, and Chittaranjan Das. Among people deceased in 1931, Nicolae Paulescu ranks 59. Before him are Alexandre Darracq, Nellie Melba, Salvatore Maranzano, Louise, Princess Royal, William Bates, and Lujo Brentano. After him are Samad bey Mehmandarov, Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, Felix Blumenfeld, Gustaf Kossinna, Osachi Hamaguchi, and Xu Zhimo.
1869 - 1928
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 67
1869 - 1948
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 68
1869 - 1939
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 69
1869 - 1910
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 70
1869 - 1891
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 71
1869 - 1952
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 72
1869 - 1931
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 73
1869 - 1932
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 74
1869 - 1940
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 75
1869 - 1937
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 76
1869 - 1939
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 77
1869 - 1928
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 78
1869 - 1925
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 79
1855 - 1931
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 53
1861 - 1931
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 54
1886 - 1931
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 55
1867 - 1931
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 56
1860 - 1931
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 57
1844 - 1931
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 58
1869 - 1931
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 59
1855 - 1931
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 60
1865 - 1931
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 61
1863 - 1931
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 62
1858 - 1931
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 63
1870 - 1931
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 64
1897 - 1931
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 65
Among people born in Romania, Nicolae Paulescu ranks 158 out of 665. Before him are Victor Stănculescu (1928), Richard Wurmbrand (1909), Marthe Bibesco (1886), Angelica Rozeanu (1921), Manea Mănescu (1916), and Constantin Ion Parhon (1874). After him are Ulpia Severina (300), Vazgen I (1908), Arthur Arz von Straußenburg (1857), Mihail Sadoveanu (1880), Dan Petrescu (1967), and Julius Popper (1857).
1928 - 2016
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 152
1909 - 2001
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 153
1886 - 1973
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 154
1921 - 2006
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 155
1916 - 2009
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 156
1874 - 1969
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 157
1869 - 1931
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 158
300 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 159
1908 - 1994
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 160
1857 - 1935
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 161
1880 - 1961
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 162
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 163
1857 - 1893
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 164
Among physicians born in Romania, Nicolae Paulescu ranks 3. Before him are George Emil Palade (1912) and Fritz Klein (1888). After him are Constantin von Economo (1876).
1912 - 2008
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 1
1888 - 1945
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 2
1869 - 1931
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3
1876 - 1931
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 4