1873 - 1930
Richard Wilhelm (10 May 1873 – 2 March 1930) was a German sinologist, theologian and missionary. He lived in China for 25 years, became fluent in spoken and written Chinese, and grew to love and admire the Chinese people. He is best remembered for his translations of philosophical works from Chinese into German that in turn have been translated into other major languages of the world, including English. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Wilhelm has received more than 15,816 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Richard Wilhelm is the 356th most popular physician (down from 271st in 2019), the 2,715th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,994th in 2019) and the 57th most popular German Physician.
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Among physicians, Richard Wilhelm ranks 356 out of 502. Before him are Nikolai Korotkov, Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Özlem Türeci, Ibn Abi Usaibia, Johann Christian Reil, and Tasuku Honjo. After him are Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser, Ron Wyatt, Willi Graf, Herman Snellen, Robert Remak, and Karl Friedrich Burdach.
1874 - 1920
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 350
1816 - 1880
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 351
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 352
1204 - 1269
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 353
1759 - 1813
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 354
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 355
1873 - 1930
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 356
1855 - 1916
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 357
1933 - 1999
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 358
1918 - 1943
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 359
1834 - 1908
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 360
1815 - 1865
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 361
1776 - 1847
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 362
Among people born in 1873, Richard Wilhelm ranks 83. Before him are Carl Flesch, Gustaf John Ramstedt, Kyōka Izumi, Dámaso Berenguer, Nikolai Tcherepnin, and Joseph Paul-Boncour. After him are Leo Fall, Henri Rabaud, John Flanagan, José Martínez Ruiz, E. D. Morel, and Ramón Castillo. Among people deceased in 1930, Richard Wilhelm ranks 57. Before him are Mabel Normand, Adolf Wölfli, Abram Arkhipov, Pierina Legnani, Oskar Nedbal, and Eugen Goldstein. After him are Władysław Horodecki, Isidor Gunsberg, Paul Levi, Jeppe Aakjær, Glenn Curtiss, and Oku Yasukata.
1873 - 1944
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 77
1873 - 1950
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 78
1873 - 1939
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 79
1873 - 1953
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 80
1873 - 1945
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 81
1873 - 1972
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 82
1873 - 1930
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 83
1873 - 1925
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 84
1873 - 1949
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 85
1873 - 1938
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 86
1873 - 1967
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 87
1873 - 1924
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 88
1873 - 1944
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 89
1892 - 1930
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 51
1864 - 1930
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 52
1862 - 1930
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 53
1863 - 1930
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 54
1874 - 1930
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 55
1860 - 1930
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 56
1873 - 1930
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 57
1863 - 1930
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 58
1854 - 1930
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 59
1883 - 1930
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 60
1866 - 1930
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 61
1878 - 1930
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 62
1847 - 1930
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 63
Among people born in Germany, Richard Wilhelm ranks 2,715 out of 6,142. Before him are Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich (960), Carl, Duke of Württemberg (1936), Klaus Allofs (1956), Johann Christian Reil (1759), Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (1859), and Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1468). After him are Edzard II, Count of East Frisia (1532), Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1823), Adolf Hühnlein (1881), Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt (1573), William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1598), and Rudolf Jakob Camerarius (1665).
960 - 1015
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 2,709
1936 - 2022
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 2,710
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 2,711
1759 - 1813
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 2,712
1859 - 1916
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 2,713
1468 - 1532
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 2,714
1873 - 1930
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 2,715
1532 - 1599
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 2,716
1823 - 1889
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 2,717
1881 - 1942
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 2,718
1573 - 1616
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 2,719
1598 - 1662
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 2,720
1665 - 1721
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 2,721
Among physicians born in Germany, Richard Wilhelm ranks 57. Before him are Ewald Hering (1834), Michael Maier (1568), Johann Peter Frank (1745), Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke (1819), Özlem Türeci (1967), and Johann Christian Reil (1759). After him are Willi Graf (1918), Karl Friedrich Burdach (1776), Adolph Kolping (1813), Adolf Kussmaul (1822), Theodor Meynert (1833), and Johann von Staupitz (1465).
1834 - 1918
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 51
1568 - 1622
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 52
1745 - 1821
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 53
1819 - 1892
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 54
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 55
1759 - 1813
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 56
1873 - 1930
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 57
1918 - 1943
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 58
1776 - 1847
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 59
1813 - 1865
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 60
1822 - 1902
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 61
1833 - 1892
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 62
1465 - 1524
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 63