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Virginia Henderson

1897 - 1996

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Virginia Avenel Henderson (November 30, 1897 – March 19, 1996) was an American nurse, researcher, theorist, and writer. Henderson is famous for a definition of nursing: "The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to peaceful death) that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary strength, will or knowledge" (first published in Henderson & Nite 1978, p. 5, 1955 ed.). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Virginia Henderson has received more than 461,697 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Virginia Henderson is the 1,109th most popular writer (down from 1,097th in 2019), the 1,348th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,244th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular American Writer.

Virginia Henderson was a naturopathic physician who pioneered the use of herbs and other natural remedies in the treatment of cancer patients. She was most famous for her work with breast cancer patients.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Virginia Henderson ranks 1,109 out of 5,755. Before her are Martin Andersen Nexø, Alcman, Zenodotus, Lao She, Harry Harrison, and Waris Dirie. After her are Dionysius Thrax, B. H. Liddell Hart, Ephraim Kishon, Michael Connelly, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, and Lin Yutang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Virginia Henderson ranks 54. Before her are Herbert Gille, Dmitry Pavlov, Georg Wittig, Jiroemon Kimura, John Cockcroft, and Patrick Blackett. After her are Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Ye Jianying, Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, Hans Baur, Zakir Husain, and Douglas Sirk. Among people deceased in 1996, Virginia Henderson ranks 43. Before her are Ademir de Menezes, Claudette Colbert, Victor Ambartsumian, George Davis Snell, Helmut Schön, and Gladwyn Jebb. After her are Georges Duby, William Vickrey, P. L. Travers, Ernesto Geisel, Martin Balsam, and Virginia Cherrill.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Virginia Henderson ranks 1,348 out of 18,182. Before her are Carl Woese (1928), Florence Griffith Joyner (1959), Harry Harrison (1925), William Standish Knowles (1917), Douglas Osheroff (1945), and Robert Curl (1933). After her are Ben Stiller (1965), Clyde Drexler (1962), Courtney Love (1964), Michael Connelly (1956), Stan Kroenke (1947), and Viola Davis (1965).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Virginia Henderson ranks 133. Before her are Joan Didion (1934), Irwin Shaw (1913), Cormac McCarthy (1933), Edith Wharton (1862), Nora Roberts (1950), and Harry Harrison (1925). After her are Michael Connelly (1956), Ken Kesey (1935), Rex Stout (1886), Jean M. Auel (1936), Robert Wilson (1941), and Danielle Steel (1947).

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