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Niels Ryberg Finsen
1860 - 1904
Niels Ryberg Finsen
Niels Ryberg Finsen (15 December 1860 – 24 September 1904) was a physician and scientist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Niels Ryberg Finsen has received more than 209,240 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Niels Ryberg Finsen is the 60th most popular physician (up from 126th in 2019), the most popular biography from Faroe Islands and the most popular Physician.
Niels Ryberg Finsen is most famous for his discovery of the treatment of lupus vulgaris, a skin disease, with light.
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210k
Page Views (PV)
66.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
65
Languages Editions (L)
13.72
Effective Languages (L*)
3.15
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Niels Ryberg Finsen ranks 60 out of 502. Before him are Philippe Pinel, Hans Asperger, Hua Tuo, Robert Bellarmine, Christiaan Eijkman, and René Laennec. After him are Eugen Bleuler, Emil Theodor Kocher, Djer, Herophilos, Joseph Lister, and Herbert Spencer Gasser.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
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Philippe Pinel
1745 - 1826
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 54
Hans Asperger
1906 - 1980
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 55
Hua Tuo
200 - 208
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 56
Robert Bellarmine
1542 - 1621
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 57
Christiaan Eijkman
1858 - 1930
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 58
René Laennec
1781 - 1826
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 59
Niels Ryberg Finsen
1860 - 1904
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 60
Eugen Bleuler
1857 - 1939
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 61
Emil Theodor Kocher
1841 - 1917
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 62
Djer
3050 BC - 3000 BC
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 63
Herophilos
335 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 64
Joseph Lister
1827 - 1912
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 65
Herbert Spencer Gasser
1888 - 1963
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 66
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1860, Niels Ryberg Finsen ranks 14. Before him are Raymond Poincaré, Willem Einthoven, Isaac Albéniz, Herman Hollerith, William Jennings Bryan, and James Ensor. After him are J. M. Barrie, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Jane Addams, Anders Zorn, Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, and Ignacy Jan Paderewski. Among people deceased in 1904, Niels Ryberg Finsen ranks 10. Before him are Murad V, Isabella II of Spain, Henry Morton Stanley, Friedrich Ratzel, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, and Jean-Léon Gérôme. After him are Eadweard Muybridge, Gabriel Tarde, Abai Qunanbaiuly, George, King of Saxony, Henri Fantin-Latour, and Paul Kruger.
Others Born in 1860
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Raymond Poincaré
1860 - 1934
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 8
Willem Einthoven
1860 - 1927
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 9
Isaac Albéniz
1860 - 1909
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 10
Herman Hollerith
1860 - 1929
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 11
William Jennings Bryan
1860 - 1925
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 12
James Ensor
1860 - 1949
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 13
Niels Ryberg Finsen
1860 - 1904
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 14
J. M. Barrie
1860 - 1937
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 15
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
1860 - 1952
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 16
Jane Addams
1860 - 1935
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 17
Anders Zorn
1860 - 1920
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 18
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
1860 - 1940
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 19
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
1860 - 1941
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 1904
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Murad V
1840 - 1904
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 4
Isabella II of Spain
1830 - 1904
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 5
Henry Morton Stanley
1841 - 1904
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 6
Friedrich Ratzel
1844 - 1904
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 7
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
1834 - 1904
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 8
Jean-Léon Gérôme
1824 - 1904
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 9
Niels Ryberg Finsen
1860 - 1904
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 10
Eadweard Muybridge
1830 - 1904
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 11
Gabriel Tarde
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 12
Abai Qunanbaiuly
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 13
George, King of Saxony
1832 - 1904
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 14
Henri Fantin-Latour
1836 - 1904
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 15
Paul Kruger
1825 - 1904
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 16
In Faroe Islands
Among people born in Faroe Islands, Niels Ryberg Finsen ranks 1 out of 25. After him are William Heinesen (1900), Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), Símun av Skarði (1872), Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), Ruth Smith (1913), Heðin Brú (1901), Christian Matras (1900), Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951), Marita Petersen (1940), Rói Patursson (1947), and Eivør Pálsdóttir (1983).
Others born in Faroe Islands
Go to all RankingsNiels Ryberg Finsen
1860 - 1904
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1
William Heinesen
1900 - 1991
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 2
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
1819 - 1909
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 3
Símun av Skarði
1872 - 1942
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 4
Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen
1900 - 1938
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 5
Ruth Smith
1913 - 1958
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 6
Heðin Brú
1901 - 1987
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 7
Christian Matras
1900 - 1988
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 8
Jóannes Eidesgaard
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 9
Marita Petersen
1940 - 2001
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 10
Rói Patursson
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 11
Eivør Pálsdóttir
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 12
Among PHYSICIANS In Faroe Islands
Among physicians born in Faroe Islands, Niels Ryberg Finsen ranks 1.
