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Regnier de Graaf

1641 - 1673

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Regnier de Graaf (English spelling), original Dutch spelling Reinier de Graaf, or Latinized Reijnerus de Graeff (30 July 1641 – 17 August 1673), was a Dutch physician, physiologist and anatomist who made key discoveries in reproductive biology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Regnier de Graaf has received more than 112,515 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Regnier de Graaf is the 227th most popular physician (down from 202nd in 2019), the 244th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 181st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dutch Physician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Regnier de Graafs by language

Over the past year Regnier de Graaf has had the most page views in the with 26,605 views, followed by Dutch (7,051), and Spanish (6,252). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are West Frisian (94.24%), Slovenian (70.43%), and English (49.37%)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Regnier de Graaf ranks 227 out of 726. Before him are Karl Adolph von Basedow, Philipp Franz von Siebold, Paul of Aegina, Barry Marshall, Bernard Kouchner, and Patch Adams. After him are Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol, Leander of Seville, Tasuku Honjo, Johann Weyer, Aletta Jacobs, and Alessandro Achillini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1641, Regnier de Graaf ranks 5. Before him are Hyeonjong of Joseon, Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Tokugawa Ietsuna, and Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien. After him are Titus van Rijn, Nehemiah Grew, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, Nicolaes Witsen, Menno van Coehoorn, and Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg. Among people deceased in 1673, Regnier de Graaf ranks 8. Before him are Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, Margaret Theresa of Spain, Salvator Rosa, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Semyon Dezhnev, and Joan Blaeu. After him are Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons, Barent Fabritius, and Robert Moray.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Regnier de Graaf ranks 244 out of 1,646. Before him are Isaac Beeckman (1588), Wim Suurbier (1945), Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (1948), Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527), Tiësto (1969), and William I, Count of Holland (1167). After him are Ben Feringa (1951), Hans Kramers (1894), Patrick Kluivert (1976), Jozef Israëls (1824), Piet Pieterszoon Hein (1577), and Saskia Sassen (1947).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Netherlands

Among physicians born in Netherlands, Regnier de Graaf ranks 5. Before him are Christiaan Eijkman (1858), Peter Canisius (1521), Cornelius Jansen (1585), and Nicolaes Tulp (1593). After him are Johann Weyer (1515), Aletta Jacobs (1854), Frederik Ruysch (1638), Franciscus Donders (1818), Gerard van Swieten (1700), Titus Brandsma (1881), and Petrus Camper (1722).

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