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Soranus of Ephesus

98 - 200

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Soranus of Ephesus (Greek: Σωρανός ὁ Ἑφέσιος; fl. 1st/2nd century AD) was a Greek physician. He was born in Ephesus but practiced in Alexandria and subsequently in Rome, and was one of the chief representatives of the Methodic school of medicine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Soranus of Ephesus has received more than 162,508 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Soranus of Ephesus is the 222nd most popular physician (down from 175th in 2019), the 505th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 433rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Turkish Physician.

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  • 57.91

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  • 22

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  • 6.75

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  • 2.10

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Soranus of Ephesus ranks 222 out of 502Before him are Hieronymus Fabricius, Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Horst Schumann, Gerard van Swieten, Duchenne de Boulogne, and James Black. After him are Leander of Seville, Hasdai ibn Shaprut, Henry Heimlich, Zhang Zhongjing, Dickinson W. Richards, and James Lind.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 98, Soranus of Ephesus ranks 1 Among people deceased in 200, Soranus of Ephesus ranks 11Before him are Justin, Artemidorus, Emperor Chūai, Aretaeus of Cappadocia, Lucius Artorius Castus, and Babrius. After him are Vologases III of Parthia, Diogenes of Oenoanda, Aquila of Sinope, Numenius of Apamea, Alciphron, and Maximus of Tyre.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Soranus of Ephesus ranks 505 out of 1,301Before him are Ilona Zrínyi (1643), Nicomedes I of Bithynia (-300), Bülent Ersoy (1952), Cornelia Salonina (300), Quintus Smyrnaeus (400), and Crates of Mallus (-200). After him are Meletius of Antioch (400), Artabasdos (700), Kâtip Çelebi (1609), Pelagia (400), Ardys of Lydia (-750), and Nubar Pasha (1825).

Among PHYSICIANS In Turkey

Among physicians born in Turkey, Soranus of Ephesus ranks 10Before him are Pedanius Dioscorides (40), Polycarp (69), Herophilos (-335), Ctesias (-440), Aretaeus of Cappadocia (100), and Asclepiades of Bithynia (-120). After him are Aëtius of Amida (502), Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), Rufus of Ephesus (100), Hulusi Behçet (1889), Serenus Sammonicus (200), and Türkan Saylan (1935).