69 - 155
Polycarp (; Greek: Πολύκαρπος, Polýkarpos; Latin: Polycarpus; AD 69 – 155) was a Christian bishop of Smyrna. According to the Martyrdom of Polycarp, he died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to consume his body. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Polycarp has received more than 1,825,989 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 53 in 2019). Polycarp is the 25th most popular physician (up from 27th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 144th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Turkish Physician.
Polycarp was a bishop and martyr in Smyrna (now İzmir in Turkey) in the 2nd century AD. He is the earliest known Christian martyr, and was a boyhood friend of the Apostle John. He is famous for refusing to deny Christ, even when threatened with death by wild animals in the arena.
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Among physicians, Polycarp ranks 25 out of 502. Before him are Michael Servetus, Nestorius, Pedanius Dioscorides, Jacques Rogge, Rudolf Virchow, and Joseph-Ignace Guillotin. After him are Camillo Golgi, Paul Ehrlich, Willem Einthoven, Alexis Carrel, Georgius Agricola, and Al-Zahrawi.
1509 - 1553
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 19
381 - 451
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 20
40 - 90
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 21
1942 - 2021
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 22
1821 - 1902
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 23
1738 - 1814
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 24
69 - 155
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 25
1843 - 1926
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 26
1854 - 1915
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 27
1860 - 1927
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 28
1873 - 1944
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 29
1494 - 1555
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 30
936 - 1013
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 31
Among people born in 69, Polycarp ranks 1. Among people deceased in 155, Polycarp ranks 1.
Among people born in Turkey, Polycarp ranks 117 out of 1,301. Before him are Julius Nepos (430), İsmet İnönü (1884), Romanos IV Diogenes (1030), Constantine IX Monomachos (1000), Stefan Dušan (1308), and Eudoxus of Cnidus (-408). After him are Manuel II Palaiologos (1350), Kara Mustafa Pasha (1634), Fethullah Gülen (1941), Marcion of Sinope (85), Michael III (840), and Şah Sultan (1509).
430 - 480
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 111
1884 - 1973
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 112
1030 - 1072
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 113
1000 - 1055
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 114
1308 - 1355
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 115
408 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 116
69 - 155
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 117
1350 - 1425
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 118
1634 - 1683
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 119
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 120
85 - 160
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 121
840 - 867
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 122
1509 - 1572
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 123
Among physicians born in Turkey, Polycarp ranks 5. Before him are Galen (129), Basil of Caesarea (329), Nestorius (381), and Pedanius Dioscorides (40). After him are Herophilos (-335), Ctesias (-440), Aretaeus of Cappadocia (100), Asclepiades of Bithynia (-120), Soranus of Ephesus (98), Aëtius of Amida (502), and Caesarius of Nazianzus (330).
129 - 215
HPI: 81.77
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329 - 379
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 2
381 - 451
HPI: 72.04
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40 - 90
HPI: 71.60
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69 - 155
HPI: 70.31
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335 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 6
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 7
100 - 200
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 8
120 BC - 40 BC
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 9
98 - 200
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 10
502 - 575
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 11
330 - 368
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 12