98 - 200
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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Among physicians, Soranus of Ephesus ranks 222 out of 502. Before 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.
1533 - 1619
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 216
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 217
1906 - 1983
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 218
1700 - 1772
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 219
1806 - 1875
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 220
1924 - 2010
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 221
98 - 200
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 222
534 - 600
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 223
910 - 975
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 224
1920 - 2016
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 225
150 - 219
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 226
1895 - 1973
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 227
1716 - 1794
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 228
Among people born in 98, Soranus of Ephesus ranks 1. Among people deceased in 200, Soranus of Ephesus ranks 11. Before 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.
110 - 200
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 5
200 - 200
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 6
149 - 200
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 7
100 - 200
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 8
200 - 200
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 9
110 - 200
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 10
98 - 200
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 11
100 - 200
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12
200 - 200
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 13
100 - 200
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 14
200 - 200
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 15
200 - 200
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 16
200 - 200
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 17
Among people born in Turkey, Soranus of Ephesus ranks 505 out of 1,301. Before 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).
1643 - 1703
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 499
300 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 500
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 501
300 - 268
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 502
400 - 400
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 503
200 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 504
98 - 200
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 505
400 - 381
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 506
700 - 743
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 507
1609 - 1657
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 508
400 - 457
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 509
750 BC - 629 BC
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 510
1825 - 1899
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 511
Among physicians born in Turkey, Soranus of Ephesus ranks 10. Before 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).
40 - 90
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 4
69 - 155
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 5
335 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 6
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 7
100 - 200
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 8
120 BC - 40 BC
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 9
98 - 200
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 10
502 - 575
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 11
330 - 368
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 12
100 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 13
1889 - 1948
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 14
200 - 212
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 15
1935 - 2009
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 16