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Peter C. Doherty

1940 - Today

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Peter Charles Doherty (born 15 October 1940) is an Australian immunologist and Nobel laureate. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Rolf M. Zinkernagel in 1996 and was named Australian of the Year in 1997. In the Australia Day Honours of 1997, he was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for his work with Zinkernagel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter C. Doherty has received more than 282,347 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter C. Doherty is the 443rd most popular physician (down from 423rd in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Australia (down from 101st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Australian Physician.

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  • 51.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Peter C. Doherty ranks 443 out of 726. Before him are William Gull, Hulusi Behçet, Vladimir Filatov, Dorotea Bucca, Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen, and Diocles of Carystus. After him are Heinrich Rudolf Schinz, Bernard de Jussieu, William Hunter, Giovanni Battista Grassi, Eva Klein, and Constantin von Economo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Peter C. Doherty ranks 248. Before him are John Mahoney, Helmut Jahn, Samuel Little, Lill Lindfors, Don Nelson, and Bruce Beresford. After him are Michel Micombero, Andrey Piontkovsky, Margit Carstensen, Valie Export, José Nápoles, and Peter Atkins.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Peter C. Doherty ranks 114 out of 1,143. Before him are Samuel Alexander (1859), Peter Norman (1942), John Pilger (1939), Elle Macpherson (1964), Baz Luhrmann (1962), and Bruce Beresford (1940). After him are Ron Mueck (1958), Kevin Rudd (1957), Bill Mollison (1928), Ken McGregor (1929), Tony Roche (1945), and Robert Menzies (1894).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Australia

Among physicians born in Australia, Peter C. Doherty ranks 5. Before him are John Eccles (1903), Robin Warren (1937), Barry Marshall (1951), and Howard Florey (1898). After him are Elizabeth Kenny (1880).

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