PHYSICIAN
Rembert Dodoens
1517 - 1585
Rembert Dodoens
Rembert Dodoens (born Rembert Van Joenckema, 29 June 1517 – 10 March 1585) was a Flemish physician and botanist, also known under his Latinized name Rembertus Dodonaeus. He has been called the father of botany. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rembert Dodoens has received more than 74,490 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Rembert Dodoens is the 273rd most popular physician (up from 285th in 2019), the 247th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 271st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Belgian Physician.
Memorability Metrics
74k
Page Views (PV)
56.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
7.07
Effective Languages (L*)
2.09
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Rembert Dodoens ranks 273 out of 726. Before him are Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, May-Britt Moser, Richard Axel, Bian Que, James Barry, and Gavriil Ilizarov. After him are Michael DeBakey, Edmond Locard, Kadambini Ganguly, 'Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi, Leonid Kulik, and Vera Weizmann.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDaniel Carleton Gajdusek
1923 - 2008
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 267
May-Britt Moser
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 268
Richard Axel
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 269
Bian Que
401 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 270
James Barry
1795 - 1865
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 271
Gavriil Ilizarov
1921 - 1992
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 272
Rembert Dodoens
1517 - 1585
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 273
Michael DeBakey
1908 - 2008
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 274
Edmond Locard
1877 - 1966
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 275
Kadambini Ganguly
1861 - 1923
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 276
'Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi
930 - 994
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 277
Leonid Kulik
1883 - 1942
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 278
Vera Weizmann
1881 - 1966
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 279
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1517, Rembert Dodoens ranks 9. Before him are Gioseffo Zarlino, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, Li Shizhen, and Pierre Belon. After him are Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort, Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and Jacques Pelletier du Mans. Among people deceased in 1585, Rembert Dodoens ranks 9. Before him are Ismihan Sultan, Yermak Timofeyevich, Andrea Gabrieli, Thomas Tallis, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony, and Pontus De la Gardie. After him are Luca Cambiaso, and Nicolò da Ponte.
Others Born in 1517
Go to all RankingsGioseffo Zarlino
COMPOSER
1517 - 1590
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 3
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1517 - 1586
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 4
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1559
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 5
Francis I, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1545
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 6
Li Shizhen
PHYSICIAN
1517 - 1593
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 7
Pierre Belon
BIOLOGIST
1517 - 1564
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 8
Rembert Dodoens
PHYSICIAN
1517 - 1585
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 9
Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1604
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 10
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1554
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 11
Jacques Pelletier du Mans
MATHEMATICIAN
1517 - 1583
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1585
Go to all RankingsIsmihan Sultan
NOBLEMAN
1544 - 1585
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 3
Yermak Timofeyevich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1532 - 1585
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 4
Andrea Gabrieli
COMPOSER
1533 - 1585
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 5
Thomas Tallis
COMPOSER
1502 - 1585
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 6
Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1585
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 7
Pontus De la Gardie
NOBLEMAN
1520 - 1585
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 8
Rembert Dodoens
PHYSICIAN
1517 - 1585
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 9
Luca Cambiaso
PAINTER
1527 - 1585
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 10
Nicolò da Ponte
POLITICIAN
1491 - 1585
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 11
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Rembert Dodoens ranks 247 out of 1,190. Before him are Emile Vandervelde (1866), Guy Thys (1922), Henri Milne-Edwards (1800), Antoine Wiertz (1806), Guillaume Lekeu (1870), and Jacques Feyder (1885). After him are François Duquesnoy (1597), Henry III, Duke of Brabant (1231), John II, Duke of Brabant (1275), Stromae (1985), Eugène Charles Catalan (1814), and Rimbert (830).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsEmile Vandervelde
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1938
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 241
Guy Thys
COACH
1922 - 2003
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 242
Henri Milne-Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1885
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 243
Antoine Wiertz
PAINTER
1806 - 1865
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 244
Guillaume Lekeu
COMPOSER
1870 - 1894
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 245
Jacques Feyder
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1948
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 246
Rembert Dodoens
PHYSICIAN
1517 - 1585
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 247
François Duquesnoy
SCULPTOR
1597 - 1643
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 248
Henry III, Duke of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1231 - 1261
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 249
John II, Duke of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1275 - 1312
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 250
Stromae
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 251
Eugène Charles Catalan
MATHEMATICIAN
1814 - 1894
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 252
Rimbert
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
830 - 888
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 253
Among PHYSICIANS In Belgium
Among physicians born in Belgium, Rembert Dodoens ranks 4. Before him are Andreas Vesalius (1514), Jacques Rogge (1942), and Corneille Heymans (1892). After him are Paul Janssen (1926).
Andreas Vesalius
1514 - 1564
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 1
Jacques Rogge
1942 - 2021
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 2
Corneille Heymans
1892 - 1968
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 3
Rembert Dodoens
1517 - 1585
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4
Paul Janssen
1926 - 2003
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 5