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Sushruta

620 BC - 600 BC

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Sushruta (Sanskrit: सुश्रुत, lit. 'well heard', IAST: Suśruta) is the listed author of the Sushruta Samhita (Sushruta's Compendium), considered to be one of the most important surviving ancient treatises on medicine. It is also considered a foundational text of Ayurveda. The treatise addresses all aspects of general medicine, while the inclusion of impressive chapters on surgery showcases its importance, it may lead some to believe that it is the primary focus. The translator G. D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sushruta has received more than 1,673,042 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Sushruta is the 136th most popular physician (up from 159th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from India (up from 119th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Physician.

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  • 4.08

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  • 4.36

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Sushruta ranks 136 out of 726. Before him are Edgar Adrian, Oswald Avery, George Emil Palade, Herta Oberheuser, Peter Damian, and Giovanni Antonio Scopoli. After him are Ibn Zuhr, Carl Wernicke, Albrecht von Haller, Marie François Xavier Bichat, Theodor Billroth, and Joseph Erlanger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 620 BC, Sushruta ranks 3. Before him are Aesop, and Alcaeus of Mytilene.  Among people deceased in 600 BC, Sushruta ranks 13. Before him are Maya, Theano, Anacharsis, Epimenides, Phalaris, and Ibycus. After him are Mimnermus, Cleisthenes of Sicyon, Tanaquil, Harpagus, Zaleucus, and Arsames.

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Others Deceased in 600 BC

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  • Photo of Maya

    Maya

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 72.71

    Rank: 7

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    Theano

    PHILOSOPHER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 71.24

    Rank: 8

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    Anacharsis

    PHILOSOPHER

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 70.71

    Rank: 9

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    Epimenides

    PHILOSOPHER

    690 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 70.44

    Rank: 10

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    Phalaris

    POLITICIAN

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 69.69

    Rank: 11

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    Ibycus

    WRITER

    600 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 68.60

    Rank: 12

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    Sushruta

    PHYSICIAN

    620 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 67.84

    Rank: 13

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    Mimnermus

    WRITER

    670 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 67.12

    Rank: 14

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    Cleisthenes of Sicyon

    POLITICIAN

    701 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.50

    Rank: 15

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    Tanaquil

    COMPANION

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.38

    Rank: 16

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    Harpagus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    700 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.25

    Rank: 17

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    Zaleucus

    PHILOSOPHER

    663 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 64.23

    Rank: 18

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    Arsames

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 63.70

    Rank: 19

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In India

Among people born in India, Sushruta ranks 111 out of 1,861. Before him are Kim Philby (1912), Syed Ahmad Khan (1817), Ahmed Deedat (1918), Razia Sultana (1205), Tukaram (1608), and Mariam-uz-Zamani (1542). After him are Vātsyāyana (300), Dhyan Chand (1905), Julia Margaret Cameron (1815), Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838), Droupadi Murmu (1958), and Akshay Kumar (1967).

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Among PHYSICIANS In India

Among physicians born in India, Sushruta ranks 2. Before him are Ronald Ross (1857). After him are Kadambini Ganguly (1861), Bidhan Chandra Roy (1882), Dean Mahomed (1759), Narendra Dabholkar (1945), Indira Nath (1938), Devi Shetty (1953), Kamal Ranadive (1917), Soumya Swaminathan (1959), Siddhartha Mukherjee (1970), and Suniti Solomon (1938).

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