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Nicolaes Tulp

1593 - 1674

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Nicolaes Tulp (9 October 1593 – 12 September 1674) was a Dutch surgeon and mayor of Amsterdam. Tulp was well known for his upstanding moral character and as the subject of Rembrandt's famous painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolaes Tulp has received more than 144,062 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Nicolaes Tulp is the 128th most popular physician (up from 209th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 205th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Physician.

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  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.77

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  • 1.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Nicolaes Tulp ranks 128 out of 726. Before him are John Eccles, Ragnar Granit, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Johannes Peter Müller, Dickinson W. Richards, and Eduard Bloch. After him are John Snow, Edgar Adrian, Oswald Avery, George Emil Palade, Herta Oberheuser, and Peter Damian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1593, Nicolaes Tulp ranks 6. Before him are Artemisia Gentileschi, Georges de La Tour, Jacob Jordaens, Mumtaz Mahal, and Toyotomi Hideyori. After him are George I Rákóczi, Matthäus Merian, Balthasar van der Ast, Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena, Anthony van Diemen, and George Herbert. Among people deceased in 1674, Nicolaes Tulp ranks 4. Before him are John Milton, Hyeonjong of Joseon, and Philippe de Champaigne. After him are Giacomo Carissimi, Jan Lievens, Jean Chapelain, Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, John Graunt, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Leonaert Bramer, and Karel Škréta.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Nicolaes Tulp ranks 131 out of 1,646. Before him are Robert van Gulik (1910), Louise of the Netherlands (1828), Willem Janszoon (1570), Dennis Bergkamp (1969), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), and Paulus Potter (1625). After him are George Hendrik Breitner (1857), Gerard David (1450), Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1967), Anton Mauve (1838), Etty Hillesum (1914), and Geert Hofstede (1928).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Netherlands

Among physicians born in Netherlands, Nicolaes Tulp ranks 4. Before him are Christiaan Eijkman (1858), Peter Canisius (1521), and Cornelius Jansen (1585). After him are Regnier de Graaf (1641), Johann Weyer (1515), Aletta Jacobs (1854), Frederik Ruysch (1638), Franciscus Donders (1818), Gerard van Swieten (1700), Titus Brandsma (1881), and Petrus Camper (1722).

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