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Rufus of Ephesus

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Rufus of Ephesus (Greek: Ῥοῦφος ὁ Ἐφέσιος, fl. late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD) was a Greek physician and author who wrote treatises on dietetics, pathology, anatomy, gynaecology, and patient care. He was an admirer of Hippocrates, although he at times criticized or departed from that author's teachings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rufus of Ephesus has received more than 66,413 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Rufus of Ephesus is the 404th most popular physician (down from 363rd in 2019), the 722nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 790th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Turkish Physician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Rufus of Ephesus ranks 404 out of 726. Before her are Philip Showalter Hench, Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Charles Estienne, Andrew Yao, Ron Wyatt, and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. After her are Paul Julius Möbius, Marcus Elieser Bloch, William Stewart Halsted, Alfonso López Trujillo, Paul Neumann, and René Favaloro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Rufus of Ephesus ranks 68. Before her are Polycarpus II of Byzantium, Hyginus Gromaticus, Eleutherius of Byzantium, Gessius Florus, Saint Publius, and Cerinthus. After her are Athenodorus of Byzantium, Mithridates V of Parthia, Junius Rusticus, Epaphroditus, Laurence of Byzantium, and Euzois of Byzantium.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Rufus of Ephesus ranks 722 out of 1,347. Before her are Cerinthus (100), Ferzan Özpetek (1959), Arctinus of Miletus (-800), Bergüzar Korel (1982), George of Antioch (1100), and Basilina (300). After her are Colotes (-320), Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem (1145), Öküz Mehmed Pasha (1557), Mleh, Prince of Armenia (1200), Athanasius I of Constantinople (1230), and Marie-Joseph Chénier (1764).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Türkiye

Among physicians born in Türkiye, Rufus of Ephesus ranks 13. Before her are Ctesias (-440), Aretaeus of Cappadocia (100), Asclepiades of Bithynia (-120), Soranus of Ephesus (98), Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), and Aëtius of Amida (502). After her are Hulusi Behçet (1889), Gazi Yaşargil (1925), Serenus Sammonicus (200), Georgi Valkovich (1833), and Türkan Saylan (1935).

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