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William Hewson

1739 - 1774

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William Hewson (14 November 1739 – 1 May 1774) was a British surgeon, anatomist and physiologist who has been referred to as the "father of haematology". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Hewson has received more than 3,864 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Hewson is the 707th most popular physician (down from 597th in 2019), the 6,431st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,424th in 2019) and the 70th most popular British Physician.

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  • 37.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, William Hewson ranks 707 out of 726. Before him are Samia al-Amoudi, Joycelyn Elders, Anna Bågenholm, Mathilde Krim, Bill Frist, and Hayat Sindi. After him are Fritz Klein, Fernando Simón, Soumya Swaminathan, Siddhartha Mukherjee, David Shulkin, and James Heilman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1739, William Hewson ranks 28. Before him are Henrik Gabriel Porthan, Sophronius of Vratsa, John Rutledge, George Clymer, William Bartram, and Paine Wingate.  Among people deceased in 1774, William Hewson ranks 21. Before him are Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg, Anna Morandi Manzolini, Johan Peter Falk, Otto von Münchhausen, Henry Baker, and Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Hewson ranks 6,431 out of 8,785. Before him are Gabriella Wilde (1989), Stuart J. Russell (1962), Ben Wheatley (1972), Graham Watson (1956), Sandy Turnbull (1884), and Peter Thompson (1942). After him are Joey Batey (1989), Pete Shelley (1955), Robert Green (1980), George Monbiot (1963), Malcolm Rifkind (1946), and Lustmord (1964).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among physicians born in United Kingdom, William Hewson ranks 70. Before him are Ran Laurie (1915), Richard Doll (1912), Flora Murray (1869), Louisa Garrett Anderson (1873), Patrick Steptoe (1913), and Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer (1850). After him are Vivek Murthy (1977).

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