PHYSICIAN
Selman Waksman
1888 - 1973
Selman Waksman
Selman Abraham Waksman (July 22, 1888 – August 16, 1973) was a Jewish American inventor, Nobel Prize laureate, biochemist and microbiologist whose research into the decomposition of organisms that live in soil enabled the discovery of streptomycin and several other antibiotics. A professor of biochemistry and microbiology at Rutgers University for four decades, he discovered several antibiotics (and introduced the modern sense of that word to name them), and he introduced procedures that have led to the development of many others. The proceeds earned from the licensing of his patents funded a foundation for microbiological research, which established the Waksman Institute of Microbiology located at the Rutgers University Busch Campus in Piscataway, New Jersey (USA). In 1952, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "ingenious, systematic, and successful studies of the soil microbes that led to the discovery of streptomycin." Waksman and his foundation later were sued by Albert Schatz, one of his Ph.D. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Selman Waksman has received more than 355,505 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Selman Waksman is the 75th most popular physician (down from 72nd in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 60th in 2019) and the most popular Ukrainian Physician.
Selman Waksman was a microbiologist that discovered streptomycin, which is a drug that can be used to treat tuberculosis.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
65.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
65
Languages Editions (L)
11.33
Effective Languages (L*)
3.55
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Selman Waksman ranks 75 out of 726. Before him are Herophilos, Elias Lönnrot, Niels Ryberg Finsen, Frederick Banting, Stanley Cohen, and Jacques Rogge. After him are August Krogh, Theodor Morell, Louis Auguste Blanqui, Elizabeth Blackwell, Peter Canisius, and Albert Sabin.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHerophilos
335 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 69
Elias Lönnrot
1802 - 1884
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 70
Niels Ryberg Finsen
1860 - 1904
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 71
Frederick Banting
1891 - 1941
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 72
Stanley Cohen
1922 - 2020
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 73
Jacques Rogge
1942 - 2021
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 74
Selman Waksman
1888 - 1973
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 75
August Krogh
1874 - 1949
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 76
Theodor Morell
1886 - 1948
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 77
Louis Auguste Blanqui
1805 - 1881
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 78
Elizabeth Blackwell
1821 - 1910
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 79
Peter Canisius
1521 - 1597
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 80
Albert Sabin
1906 - 1993
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 81
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1888, Selman Waksman ranks 31. Before him are Friedrich Fromm, Johannes Itten, T. S. Eliot, Gerrit Rietveld, Maurice Chevalier, and F. W. Murnau. After him are Friedrich Olbricht, Andrei Tupolev, Anton Makarenko, Inge Lehmann, Abul Kalam Azad, and Katherine Mansfield. Among people deceased in 1973, Selman Waksman ranks 33. Before him are Gabriel Marcel, Semyon Budyonny, Anna Magnani, Ragnar Frisch, Hans Albert Einstein, and Artturi Ilmari Virtanen. After him are Jacques Maritain, Karl Ziegler, Luis Carrero Blanco, Walter Rudolf Hess, Gerard Kuiper, and Jean-Pierre Melville.
Others Born in 1888
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Fromm
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 25
Johannes Itten
PAINTER
1888 - 1967
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 26
T. S. Eliot
WRITER
1888 - 1965
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 27
Gerrit Rietveld
DESIGNER
1888 - 1964
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 28
Maurice Chevalier
ACTOR
1888 - 1972
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 29
F. W. Murnau
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1931
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 30
Selman Waksman
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1973
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 31
Friedrich Olbricht
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1944
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 32
Andrei Tupolev
ENGINEER
1888 - 1972
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 33
Anton Makarenko
WRITER
1888 - 1939
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 34
Inge Lehmann
GEOLOGIST
1888 - 1993
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 35
Abul Kalam Azad
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1958
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 36
Katherine Mansfield
WRITER
1888 - 1923
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1973
Go to all RankingsGabriel Marcel
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1973
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 27
Semyon Budyonny
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1973
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 28
Anna Magnani
ACTOR
1908 - 1973
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 29
Ragnar Frisch
ECONOMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 30
Hans Albert Einstein
ENGINEER
1904 - 1973
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 31
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
CHEMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 32
Selman Waksman
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1973
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 33
Jacques Maritain
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1973
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 34
Karl Ziegler
CHEMIST
1898 - 1973
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 35
Luis Carrero Blanco
EXTREMIST
1904 - 1973
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 36
Walter Rudolf Hess
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1973
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 37
Gerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 38
Jean-Pierre Melville
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1973
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 39
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Selman Waksman ranks 81 out of 1,365. Before him are Anatoliy Solovianenko (1932), Vladimir Tatlin (1885), Yuri Dolgorukiy (1095), Larisa Latynina (1934), Nachman of Breslov (1772), and Andrey Vyshinsky (1883). After him are Anacharsis (-700), Andrey Yeryomenko (1892), Josaphat Kuntsevych (1580), Nikolai Podgorny (1903), Bruno Schulz (1892), and Anton Makarenko (1888).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsAnatoliy Solovianenko
SINGER
1932 - 1999
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 75
Vladimir Tatlin
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1953
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 76
Yuri Dolgorukiy
POLITICIAN
1095 - 1157
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 77
Larisa Latynina
GYMNAST
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 78
Nachman of Breslov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1772 - 1810
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 79
Andrey Vyshinsky
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1954
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 80
Selman Waksman
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1973
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 81
Anacharsis
PHILOSOPHER
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 82
Andrey Yeryomenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1970
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 83
Josaphat Kuntsevych
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1580 - 1623
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 84
Nikolai Podgorny
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 85
Bruno Schulz
WRITER
1892 - 1942
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 86
Anton Makarenko
WRITER
1888 - 1939
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 87
Among PHYSICIANS In Ukraine
Among physicians born in Ukraine, Selman Waksman ranks 1. After him are Vladimir Dal (1801), Wilhelm Stekel (1868), Aleksandr Bogomolets (1881), Grunya Sukhareva (1891), Maryna Poroshenko (1962), Nikolay Gamaleya (1859), Łucja Frey (1889), Hélène Sparrow (1891), and Ben Klassen (1918).
Selman Waksman
1888 - 1973
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 1
Vladimir Dal
1801 - 1872
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 2
Wilhelm Stekel
1868 - 1940
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 3
Aleksandr Bogomolets
1881 - 1946
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 4
Grunya Sukhareva
1891 - 1981
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 5
Maryna Poroshenko
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 6
Nikolay Gamaleya
1859 - 1949
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 7
Łucja Frey
1889 - 1942
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 8
Hélène Sparrow
1891 - 1970
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 9
Ben Klassen
1918 - 1993
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 10