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Theodor Billroth

1829 - 1894

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Christian Albert Theodor Billroth (26 April 1829 – 6 February 1894) was a German surgeon and amateur musician. As a surgeon, he is generally regarded as the founding father of modern abdominal surgery. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodor Billroth has received more than 172,340 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Theodor Billroth is the 141st most popular physician (up from 142nd in 2019), the 924th most popular biography from Germany (down from 923rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular German Physician.

Theodor Billroth was a German surgeon who is most famous for his contributions to gastric surgery.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Theodor Billroth ranks 141 out of 726. Before him are Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Sushruta, Ibn Zuhr, Carl Wernicke, Albrecht von Haller, and Marie François Xavier Bichat. After him are Joseph Erlanger, Baruj Benacerraf, Harvey J. Alter, E. Donnall Thomas, Psusennes II, and Robin Warren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1829, Theodor Billroth ranks 11. Before him are Chester A. Arthur, Anton Rubinstein, John Everett Millais, Auguste Beernaert, Philip Sclater, and Asaph Hall. After him are Alfred Brehm, Anselm Feuerbach, Adolf Eugen Fick, Ranavalona II, Elizabeth Siddal, and Tự Đức. Among people deceased in 1894, Theodor Billroth ranks 15. Before him are Marie François Sadi Carnot, Anton Rubinstein, Francis II of the Two Sicilies, Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, Hans von Bülow, and Leconte de Lisle. After him are Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, August Kundt, Emmanuel Chabrier, Hassan I of Morocco, Austen Henry Layard, and Nadezhda von Meck.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Theodor Billroth ranks 924 out of 7,253. Before him are Albert of Saxony (1828), August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818), Luise Rainer (1910), Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1635), Thomas Tuchel (1973), and Julius Schreck (1898). After him are Emil Maurice (1897), Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (1868), Ivan Rebroff (1931), Ernst Kretschmer (1888), Steffi Graf (1969), and John George III, Elector of Saxony (1647).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Germany

Among physicians born in Germany, Theodor Billroth ranks 18. Before him are Werner Forssmann (1904), Ryke Geerd Hamer (1935), Franz Joseph Gall (1758), Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840), Johannes Peter Müller (1801), and Herta Oberheuser (1911). After him are Johann Joachim Becher (1635), Albert of Riga (1165), Carl Ludwig (1816), Engelbert Kaempfer (1651), August von Wassermann (1866), and Werner Haase (1900).

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