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Polycarp
69 - 155
Polycarp
Polycarpe, en grec Πολύκαρπος, Polykarpos (littéralement « aux fruits abondants »), né peut-être vers 69 ou vers 81, et mort brûlé vif à l'âge de 86 ans, à une date fort discutée (peut-être en 155 ou en 167), présenté par la tradition comme un disciple de l'apôtre Jean, fut évêque de Smyrne. Mort martyr pour la foi, ce saint et Père apostolique est, depuis toujours, fêté le 23 février par l'ensemble des Églises chrétiennes. En savoir plus sur Wikipédia
His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia. Polycarp is the 48th most popular médecin (down from 40th in 2024), the 187th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 170th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Turkish Médecin.
Polycarp was a bishop and martyr in Smyrna (now İzmir in Turkey) in the 2nd century AD. He is the earliest known Christian martyr, and was a boyhood friend of the Apostle John. He is famous for refusing to deny Christ, even when threatened with death by wild animals in the arena.
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Among Médecins
Among médecins, Polycarp ranks 48 out of 726. Before him are Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, Marcello Malpighi, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Claude Bernard, Elias Lönnrot, and Peter Damian. After him are Otto Fritz Meyerhof, Ronald Ross, Alexis Carrel, Emil von Behring, Joseph Murray, and Peter C. Doherty.
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Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
1923 - 2008
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 42
Marcello Malpighi
1628 - 1694
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 43
Rita Levi-Montalcini
1909 - 2012
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 44
Claude Bernard
1813 - 1878
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 45
Elias Lönnrot
1802 - 1884
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 46
Peter Damian
1007 - 1072
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 47
Polycarp
69 - 155
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 48
Otto Fritz Meyerhof
1884 - 1951
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 49
Ronald Ross
1857 - 1932
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 50
Alexis Carrel
1873 - 1944
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 51
Emil von Behring
1854 - 1917
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 52
Joseph Murray
1919 - 2012
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 53
Peter C. Doherty
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 54
Contemporaries
Among people born in 69, Polycarp ranks 1. Among people deceased in 155, Polycarp ranks 1.
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Among people born in Türkiye, Polycarp ranks 187 out of 1,347. Before him are Artemisia I of Caria (-500), John II Komnenos (1087), Süleyman Demirel (1924), Constantine IV (652), Isaac II Angelos (1155), and Apollonius of Tyana (15). After him are Gregory Palamas (1296), Antinous (111), Romanos I Lekapenos (870), Turgut Özal (1927), Michael VII Doukas (1050), and Stilicho (359).
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Artemisia I of Caria
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 181
John II Komnenos
POLITICIAN
1087 - 1143
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 182
Süleyman Demirel
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2015
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 183
Constantine IV
POLITICIAN
652 - 685
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 184
Isaac II Angelos
POLITICIAN
1155 - 1204
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 185
Apollonius of Tyana
PHILOSOPHER
15 - 100
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 186
Polycarp
PHYSICIAN
69 - 155
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 187
Gregory Palamas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1296 - 1359
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 188
Antinous
COMPANION
111 - 130
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 189
Romanos I Lekapenos
POLITICIAN
870 - 948
HPI: 74.39
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Turgut Özal
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1927 - 1993
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1050 - 1090
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 192
Stilicho
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359 - 408
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 193
Among Médecins In Türkiye
Among médecins born in Türkiye, Polycarp ranks 5. Before him are Galen (129), Basil of Caesarea (329), Pedanius Dioscorides (40), and Nestorius (381). After him are Herophilos (-335), Ctesias (-440), Aretaeus of Cappadocia (100), Soranus of Ephesus (98), Asclepiades of Bithynia (-120), Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), and Aëtius of Amida (502).
Galen
129 - 215
HPI: 85.73
Rank: 1
Basil of Caesarea
329 - 379
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 2
Pedanius Dioscorides
40 - 90
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 3
Nestorius
381 - 451
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 4
Polycarp
69 - 155
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 5
Herophilos
335 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 6
Ctesias
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 7
Aretaeus of Cappadocia
100 - 200
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 8
Soranus of Ephesus
98 - 200
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 9
Asclepiades of Bithynia
120 BC - 40 BC
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 10
Caesarius of Nazianzus
330 - 368
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 11
Aëtius of Amida
502 - 575
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 12
