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 1,344,350 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Polycarp is the 27th most popular physician (up from 38th in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 156th 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 27 out of 509. Before him are Jean-Martin Charcot, Michael Servetus, Rudolf Virchow, Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, Franz Mesmer, and Georgius Agricola. After him are Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Claude Bernard, Camillo Golgi, Al-Zahrawi, Paul Ehrlich, and Willem Einthoven.
1825 - 1893
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 21
1509 - 1553
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 22
1821 - 1902
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 23
1738 - 1814
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 24
1734 - 1815
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 25
1494 - 1555
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 26
69 - 155
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 27
1926 - 2004
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 28
1813 - 1878
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 29
1843 - 1926
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 30
936 - 1013
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 31
1854 - 1915
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 32
1860 - 1927
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 33
Among people born in 69, Polycarp ranks 1. Among people deceased in 155, Polycarp ranks 1.
Among people born in Turkey, Polycarp ranks 144 out of 1,128. Before him are Stilicho (359), Simeon Stylites (389), Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), Pope Vitalian (600), Antinous (111), and Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1002). After him are Anna Komnene (1083), Constantine V (718), Basil II (958), Michael III (840), Mausolus (-410), and Narses (478).
359 - 408
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 138
389 - 459
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 139
550 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 140
600 - 672
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 141
111 - 130
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 142
1002 - 1081
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 143
69 - 155
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 144
1083 - 1153
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 145
718 - 775
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 146
958 - 1025
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 147
840 - 867
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 148
410 BC - 353 BC
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 149
478 - 574
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 150
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), Soranus of Ephesus (98), Asclepiades of Bithynia (-120), Aëtius of Amida (502), and Hulusi Behçet (1889).
129 - 215
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 1
329 - 379
HPI: 82.47
Rank: 2
381 - 451
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 3
40 - 90
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 4
69 - 155
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 5
335 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 6
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 7
100 - 200
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 8
98 - 200
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 9
120 BC - 40 BC
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 10
502 - 575
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 11
1889 - 1948
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 12