BIOLOGIST
Nikolay Pirogov
1810 - 1881
Nikolay Pirogov
Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov (Russian: Николай Иванович Пирогов; 25 November [O.S. 13 November] 1810 — 5 December [O.S. 23 November] 1881) was a Russian scientist, medical doctor, pedagogue, public figure, and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1847), one of the most widely recognized Russian physicians. Considered to be the founder of field surgery, he was the first surgeon to use anaesthesia in a field operation (1847) and one of the first surgeons in Europe to use ether as an anaesthetic. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikolay Pirogov has received more than 207,228 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolay Pirogov is the 109th most popular biologist (down from 98th in 2019), the 321st most popular biography from Russia (up from 326th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Russian Biologist.
Nikolay Pirogov is most famous for his work in the area of anatomy. Pirogov is credited with the discovery of the ileocecal valve, the spleen, and the lymphatic system.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
67.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
2.99
Effective Languages (L*)
4.83
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Nikolay Pirogov ranks 109 out of 1,097. Before him are Nettie Stevens, Thomas Huckle Weller, Louis Agassiz, Edward Tatum, Jan Swammerdam, and Julian Huxley. After him are Georg Forster, Alfred Hershey, John Gurdon, Aimé Bonpland, Hans Christian Gram, and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNettie Stevens
1861 - 1912
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 103
Thomas Huckle Weller
1915 - 2008
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 104
Louis Agassiz
1807 - 1873
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 105
Edward Tatum
1909 - 1975
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 106
Jan Swammerdam
1637 - 1680
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 107
Julian Huxley
1887 - 1975
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 108
Nikolay Pirogov
1810 - 1881
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 109
Georg Forster
1754 - 1794
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 110
Alfred Hershey
1908 - 1997
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 111
John Gurdon
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 112
Aimé Bonpland
1773 - 1858
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 113
Hans Christian Gram
1853 - 1938
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 114
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 115
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1810, Nikolay Pirogov ranks 13. Before him are Alfred de Musset, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, Éliphas Lévi, Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, and Ernst Kummer. After him are Otto Nicolai, Princess Marianne of the Netherlands, Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg, Fanny Elssler, Hermann Heinrich Gossen, and Francesco Maria Piave. Among people deceased in 1881, Nikolay Pirogov ranks 14. Before him are Matthias Jakob Schleiden, Jenny von Westphalen, Louis Auguste Blanqui, Thomas Carlyle, Auguste Mariette, and Henri Vieuxtemps. After him are Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Nikolai Rubinstein, Empress Dowager Ci'an, Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg, Theobald Boehm, and Hermann Lotze.
Others Born in 1810
Go to all RankingsAlfred de Musset
WRITER
1810 - 1857
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 7
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1859
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 8
Éliphas Lévi
OCCULTIST
1810 - 1875
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 9
Alexandre Colonna-Walewski
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1868
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 10
Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1842
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 11
Ernst Kummer
MATHEMATICIAN
1810 - 1893
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 12
Nikolay Pirogov
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1881
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 13
Otto Nicolai
COMPOSER
1810 - 1849
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 14
Princess Marianne of the Netherlands
NOBLEMAN
1810 - 1883
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 15
Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1835
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 16
Fanny Elssler
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1884
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 17
Hermann Heinrich Gossen
ECONOMIST
1810 - 1858
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 18
Francesco Maria Piave
WRITER
1810 - 1876
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1881
Go to all RankingsMatthias Jakob Schleiden
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1881
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 8
Jenny von Westphalen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1814 - 1881
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 9
Louis Auguste Blanqui
PHYSICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 10
Thomas Carlyle
PHILOSOPHER
1795 - 1881
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 11
Auguste Mariette
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1881
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 12
Henri Vieuxtemps
COMPOSER
1820 - 1881
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 13
Nikolay Pirogov
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1881
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 14
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
PHILOSOPHER
1821 - 1881
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 15
Nikolai Rubinstein
MUSICIAN
1835 - 1881
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 16
Empress Dowager Ci'an
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1881
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 17
Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1881
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 18
Theobald Boehm
INVENTOR
1794 - 1881
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 19
Hermann Lotze
PHILOSOPHER
1817 - 1881
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 20
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Nikolay Pirogov ranks 321 out of 3,761. Before him are Leonid Govorov (1897), Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1784), Vasily Arkhipov (1926), Mikhail Mishustin (1966), Andrey Markov (1856), and Andrey Bogolyubsky (1111). After him are Andrei Konchalovsky (1937), Sofia Gubaidulina (1931), Natalya Naryshkina (1651), Sergey Ilyushin (1894), Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (1860), and Feodor Chaliapin (1873).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsLeonid Govorov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1955
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 315
Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1803
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 316
Vasily Arkhipov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1926 - 1998
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 317
Mikhail Mishustin
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 318
Andrey Markov
MATHEMATICIAN
1856 - 1922
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 319
Andrey Bogolyubsky
POLITICIAN
1111 - 1174
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 320
Nikolay Pirogov
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1881
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 321
Andrei Konchalovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 322
Sofia Gubaidulina
COMPOSER
1931 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 323
Natalya Naryshkina
POLITICIAN
1651 - 1694
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 324
Sergey Ilyushin
ENGINEER
1894 - 1977
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 325
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1860 - 1919
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 326
Feodor Chaliapin
SINGER
1873 - 1938
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 327
Among BIOLOGISTS In Russia
Among biologists born in Russia, Nikolay Pirogov ranks 7. Before him are Ivan Pavlov (1849), Vladimir Vernadsky (1863), Nikolai Vavilov (1887), Alexander Oparin (1894), Dmitri Ivanovsky (1864), and Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin (1855). After him are Vladimir Demikhov (1916), Nikolai Severtzov (1827), Alexander von Middendorff (1815), Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (1870), Kliment Timiryazev (1843), and Dmitry Belyayev (1917).
Ivan Pavlov
1849 - 1936
HPI: 82.60
Rank: 1
Vladimir Vernadsky
1863 - 1945
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 2
Nikolai Vavilov
1887 - 1943
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 3
Alexander Oparin
1894 - 1980
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 4
Dmitri Ivanovsky
1864 - 1920
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 5
Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin
1855 - 1935
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 6
Nikolay Pirogov
1810 - 1881
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 7
Vladimir Demikhov
1916 - 1998
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 8
Nikolai Severtzov
1827 - 1885
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 9
Alexander von Middendorff
1815 - 1894
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 10
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
1870 - 1932
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 11
Kliment Timiryazev
1843 - 1920
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 12
Dmitry Belyayev
1917 - 1985
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 13