PHYSICIAN
Vincenz Priessnitz
1799 - 1851
Vincenz Priessnitz
Vincenz Priessnitz, also written Prießnitz (sometimes in German Vinzenz, in English Vincent, in Czech Vincenc; 4 October 1799 – 26 November 1851) was a peasant farmer in Gräfenberg, Austrian Silesia, who is generally considered the founder of hydrotherapy, an alternative medical treatment. Priessnitz stressed remedies such as vegetarian food, air, exercise, rest, water, and traditional medicine. He is thus also credited with laying the foundations of what became known as Nature Cure, although it has been noted that his main focus was on hydrotherapeutic techniques. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vincenz Priessnitz has received more than 86,702 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Vincenz Priessnitz is the 286th most popular physician (up from 287th in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Czechia (up from 254th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Czech Physician.
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87k
Page Views (PV)
56.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
5.54
Effective Languages (L*)
1.66
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Vincenz Priessnitz ranks 286 out of 726. Before him are Saint Fabiola, Thomas Hodgkin, Thomas Addison, Bronisława Dłuska, Guillaume Dupuytren, and Podalirius. After him are Henry Gray, Drew Weissman, Ennio Antonelli, Franciscus Donders, Caesarius of Nazianzus, and Johann Conrad Dippel.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSaint Fabiola
400 - 399
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 280
Thomas Hodgkin
1798 - 1866
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 281
Thomas Addison
1793 - 1860
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 282
Bronisława Dłuska
1865 - 1939
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 283
Guillaume Dupuytren
1777 - 1835
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 284
Podalirius
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 285
Vincenz Priessnitz
1799 - 1851
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 286
Henry Gray
1827 - 1861
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 287
Drew Weissman
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 288
Ennio Antonelli
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 289
Franciscus Donders
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 290
Caesarius of Nazianzus
330 - 368
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 291
Johann Conrad Dippel
1673 - 1734
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 292
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1799, Vincenz Priessnitz ranks 18. Before him are Anna Atkins, Christian Friedrich Schönbein, Rodolphe Töpffer, Karl Adolph von Basedow, Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, and John Lindley. After him are Countess of Ségur, René Caillié, Almeida Garrett, Ferenc Gyulay, Duchess Amelia of Württemberg, and Jedediah Smith. Among people deceased in 1851, Vincenz Priessnitz ranks 24. Before him are Karl Lachmann, Mikhail Lazarev, Albert Lortzing, Lorenz Oken, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, and Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link. After him are Karl Gützlaff, Leopold, Prince of Salerno, Princess Maria Christina of Saxony, Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta, Stanko Vraz, and Conrad Graf.
Others Born in 1799
Go to all RankingsAnna Atkins
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1871
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 12
Christian Friedrich Schönbein
CHEMIST
1799 - 1868
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 13
Rodolphe Töpffer
WRITER
1799 - 1846
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 14
Karl Adolph von Basedow
PHYSICIAN
1799 - 1854
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 15
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1869
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 16
John Lindley
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1865
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 17
Vincenz Priessnitz
PHYSICIAN
1799 - 1851
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 18
Countess of Ségur
WRITER
1799 - 1874
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 19
René Caillié
EXPLORER
1799 - 1838
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 20
Almeida Garrett
WRITER
1799 - 1854
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 21
Ferenc Gyulay
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1868
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 22
Duchess Amelia of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1848
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 23
Jedediah Smith
EXPLORER
1799 - 1831
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 1851
Go to all RankingsKarl Lachmann
LINGUIST
1793 - 1851
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 18
Mikhail Lazarev
EXPLORER
1788 - 1851
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 19
Albert Lortzing
COMPOSER
1801 - 1851
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 20
Lorenz Oken
BIOLOGIST
1779 - 1851
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 21
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1851
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 22
Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link
BIOLOGIST
1767 - 1851
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 23
Vincenz Priessnitz
PHYSICIAN
1799 - 1851
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 24
Karl Gützlaff
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1851
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 25
Leopold, Prince of Salerno
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1851
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 26
Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1770 - 1851
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 27
Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1851
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 28
Stanko Vraz
WRITER
1810 - 1851
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 29
Conrad Graf
MUSICIAN
1782 - 1851
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 30
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Vincenz Priessnitz ranks 252 out of 1,200. Before him are Johannes Widmann (1460), Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia (875), Helena Vondráčková (1947), Alice Herz-Sommer (1903), Jaroslav Drobný (1921), and Erhard Raus (1889). After him are Beatrice of Luxembourg (1305), Václav Neumann (1920), Max Dvořák (1874), Karel Reisz (1926), Jean-Gaspard Deburau (1796), and Dana Zátopková (1922).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsJohannes Widmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1460 - 1505
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 246
Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
875 - 915
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 247
Helena Vondráčková
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 248
Alice Herz-Sommer
MUSICIAN
1903 - 2014
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 249
Jaroslav Drobný
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2001
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 250
Erhard Raus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1956
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 251
Vincenz Priessnitz
PHYSICIAN
1799 - 1851
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 252
Beatrice of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1305 - 1319
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 253
Václav Neumann
CONDUCTOR
1920 - 1995
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 254
Max Dvořák
HISTORIAN
1874 - 1921
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 255
Karel Reisz
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2002
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 256
Jean-Gaspard Deburau
ACTOR
1796 - 1846
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 257
Dana Zátopková
ATHLETE
1922 - 2020
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 258
Among PHYSICIANS In Czechia
Among physicians born in Czechia, Vincenz Priessnitz ranks 4. Before him are Eduard Bloch (1872), Carl von Rokitansky (1804), and Joseph Škoda (1805). After him are Friedrich von Berchtold (1781), Tomáš Špidlík (1919), Arnold Pick (1851), Julius Vincenz von Krombholz (1782), Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra (1816), Jan Janský (1873), Emil Holub (1847), and Gisela Januszewska (1867).
Eduard Bloch
1872 - 1945
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 1
Carl von Rokitansky
1804 - 1878
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 2
Joseph Škoda
1805 - 1881
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 3
Vincenz Priessnitz
1799 - 1851
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4
Friedrich von Berchtold
1781 - 1876
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 5
Tomáš Špidlík
1919 - 2010
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 6
Arnold Pick
1851 - 1924
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 7
Julius Vincenz von Krombholz
1782 - 1843
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 8
Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra
1816 - 1880
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 9
Jan Janský
1873 - 1921
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 10
Emil Holub
1847 - 1902
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 11
Gisela Januszewska
1867 - 1943
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 12