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Albert of Riga

1165 - 1229

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Albert of Riga or Albert of Livonia (c. 1165 – 17 January 1229) was the third Catholic Bishop of Riga in Livonia. As the Bishop of Livonia, in 1201, he founded Riga, the modern capital city of Latvia, and the city was later made a bishopric. The building of the Riga Cathedral started during his tenure there in 1221. Albert headed the armed forces that forcibly converted the pagan indigenous population of the eastern Baltic region to Christianity as a result of the Northern Crusades. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert of Riga is the 169th most popular physician (down from 150th in 2019), the 1,048th most popular biography from Germany (down from 979th in 2019) and the 21st most popular German Physician.

Albert of Riga was a bishop and chronicler. He is most famous for his chronicle, which is a history of Livonia.

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Among physicians, Albert of Riga ranks 169 out of 726. Before him are Peter Agre, Virginia Apgar, Magnus Hirschfeld, E. Donnall Thomas, Sushruta, and Carl Wernicke. After him are Severo Ochoa, Andrew Schally, Merit-Ptah, Oswald Avery, Kitasato Shibasaburō, and Bernardo Houssay.

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Among people born in 1165, Albert of Riga ranks 6. Before him are Ibn Arabi, Philip II of France, Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Berengaria of Navarre, and Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester. After him are Henry I, Duke of Brabant, Joan of England, Queen of Sicily, Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, Phillipe de Plessis, Jean Bodel, and Waleran III, Duke of Limburg. Among people deceased in 1229, Albert of Riga ranks 2. Before him is Yaqut al-Hamawi. After him are Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne, and Geoffrey I of Villehardouin.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Albert of Riga ranks 1,048 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Jeckeln (1895), William II of Württemberg (1848), Julius Wellhausen (1844), Friedrich Kuhlau (1786), Klaus Nomi (1944), and Bruno of Querfurt (970). After him are Gotthard Kettler (1517), Reinhard Scheer (1863), Joseph Berchtold (1897), August von Kotzebue (1761), Marianne Bachmeier (1950), and Charles De Coster (1827).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Germany

Among physicians born in Germany, Albert of Riga ranks 21. Before him are Johann Joachim Becher (1635), Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1840), Ryke Geerd Hamer (1935), Theodor Billroth (1829), Franz Joseph Gall (1758), and Herta Oberheuser (1911). After him are August von Wassermann (1866), Engelbert Kaempfer (1651), Adolf Eugen Fick (1829), Ludwig Guttmann (1899), Horst Schumann (1906), and Werner Haase (1900).

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