1840 - 1902
Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing (1840–1902; full name Richard Fridolin Joseph Freiherr Krafft von Festenberg auf Frohnberg, genannt von Ebing) was an Austro–German psychiatrist and author of the foundational work Psychopathia Sexualis (1886). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard von Krafft-Ebing has received more than 279,574 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard von Krafft-Ebing is the 92nd most popular physician (up from 103rd in 2019), the 647th most popular biography from Germany (down from 628th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Physician.
Richard von Krafft-Ebing is most famous for his publication of Psychopathia Sexualis, a book that classified various sexual behaviors as either normal or abnormal.
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Among physicians, Richard von Krafft-Ebing ranks 92 out of 509. Before him are William T. G. Morton, Peter Canisius, Walter Rudolf Hess, Julius Wagner-Jauregg, August Krogh, and Ronald Ross. After him are Bernardino of Siena, Theodor Morell, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Eric Kandel, Arvid Carlsson, and Friedrich Miescher.
1819 - 1868
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 86
1521 - 1597
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 87
1881 - 1973
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 88
1857 - 1940
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 89
1874 - 1949
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 90
1857 - 1932
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 91
1840 - 1902
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 92
1380 - 1444
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 93
1886 - 1948
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 94
1608 - 1679
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 95
1929 - Present
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 96
1923 - 2018
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 97
1844 - 1895
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 98
Among people born in 1840, Richard von Krafft-Ebing ranks 18. Before him are Edward Drinker Cope, John Boyd Dunlop, Carl Menger, Father Damien, Thomas Hardy, and August Bebel. After him are Hiram Maxim, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Edward Whymper, Hans Makart, Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Johan Svendsen. Among people deceased in 1902, Richard von Krafft-Ebing ranks 10. Before him are Rudolf Virchow, Swami Vivekananda, Maria Goretti, Samuel Butler, Marie Henriette of Austria, and James Tissot. After him are Francis, Duke of Cádiz, Ion Ivanovici, Albert of Saxony, Victor D'Hondt, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria.
1840 - 1897
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 12
1840 - 1921
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 13
1840 - 1921
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 14
1840 - 1889
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 15
1840 - 1928
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 16
1840 - 1913
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 17
1840 - 1902
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 18
1840 - 1916
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 19
1840 - 1914
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 20
1840 - 1911
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 21
1840 - 1884
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 22
1840 - 1929
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 23
1840 - 1911
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 24
1821 - 1902
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 4
1863 - 1902
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 5
1890 - 1902
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 6
1835 - 1902
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 7
1836 - 1902
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 8
1836 - 1902
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 9
1840 - 1902
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 10
1822 - 1902
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 11
1845 - 1902
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 12
1828 - 1902
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 13
1841 - 1902
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 14
1834 - 1902
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 15
1870 - 1902
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 16
Among people born in Germany, Richard von Krafft-Ebing ranks 647 out of 5,289. Before him are Hermann von Salza (1170), Rudolf von Jhering (1818), Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870), David Strauss (1808), Max Schmeling (1905), and Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (1856). After him are Günter Schabowski (1929), John of Saxony (1801), Carlos Kleiber (1930), Gustav Heinemann (1899), Maria Barbara Bach (1684), and John, Elector of Saxony (1468).
1170 - 1239
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 641
1818 - 1892
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 642
1870 - 1964
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 643
1808 - 1874
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 644
1905 - 2005
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 645
1856 - 1921
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 646
1840 - 1902
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 647
1929 - 2015
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 648
1801 - 1873
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 649
1930 - 2004
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 650
1899 - 1976
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 651
1684 - 1720
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 652
1468 - 1532
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 653
Among physicians born in Germany, Richard von Krafft-Ebing ranks 10. Before him are Franz Mesmer (1734), Georgius Agricola (1494), Emil Kraepelin (1856), Samuel Hahnemann (1755), Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883), and Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884). After him are Theodor Morell (1886), Franz Joseph Gall (1758), Werner Forssmann (1904), Johannes Peter Müller (1801), Otto Loewi (1873), and Johann Joachim Becher (1635).
1734 - 1815
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 4
1494 - 1555
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 5
1856 - 1926
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 6
1755 - 1843
HPI: 75.80
Rank: 7
1883 - 1970
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 8
1884 - 1951
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 9
1840 - 1902
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 10
1886 - 1948
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 11
1758 - 1828
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 12
1904 - 1979
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 13
1801 - 1858
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 14
1873 - 1961
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 15
1635 - 1682
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 16