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Alexis Carrel
1873 - 1944

Alexis Carrel
Alexis Carrel (French: [alɛksi kaʁɛl]; 28 June 1873 – 5 November 1944) was a French surgeon and biologist who spent most of his scientific career in the United States. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912 for pioneering vascular suturing techniques. He invented the first perfusion pump with Charles Lindbergh opening the way to organ transplantation. Carrel was also a pioneer in tissue culture, transplantology and thoracic surgery. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexis Carrel is the 51st most popular physician (down from 36th in 2019), the 464th most popular biography from France (down from 417th in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Physician.
Alexis Carrel was a French surgeon and biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912 for his work on vascular suture and transplantation.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Alexis Carrel ranks 51 out of 726. Before him are Claude Bernard, Elias Lönnrot, Peter Damian, Polycarp, Otto Fritz Meyerhof, and Ronald Ross. After him are Emil von Behring, Joseph Murray, Peter C. Doherty, Gabor Maté, Emil Kraepelin, and Emil Theodor Kocher.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClaude 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
Gabor Maté
1944 - Present
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 55
Emil Kraepelin
1856 - 1926
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 56
Emil Theodor Kocher
1841 - 1917
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 57
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1873, Alexis Carrel ranks 12. Before him are Lee de Forest, Leon Czolgosz, Konstantin von Neurath, Colette, Jules Rimet, and Hans von Euler-Chelpin. After him are Henri Barbusse, Otto Loewi, Luigi Lucheni, Alfred Jarry, Karl Schwarzschild, and Spyridon Louis. Among people deceased in 1944, Alexis Carrel ranks 18. Before him are Günther von Kluge, Richard Sorge, Hilma af Klint, Reza Shah, Bertha Benz, and Lou Henry Hoover. After him are Ludwig Beck, Thomas Midgley Jr., Galeazzo Ciano, Erwin von Witzleben, Manuel L. Quezon, and Ernst Thälmann.
Others Born in 1873
Go to all RankingsLee de Forest
INVENTOR
1873 - 1961
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 6
Leon Czolgosz
EXTREMIST
1873 - 1901
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 7
Konstantin von Neurath
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1956
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 8
Colette
WRITER
1873 - 1954
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 9
Jules Rimet
BUSINESSPERSON
1873 - 1956
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 10
Hans von Euler-Chelpin
CHEMIST
1873 - 1964
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 11
Alexis Carrel
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1944
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 12
Henri Barbusse
WRITER
1873 - 1935
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 13
Otto Loewi
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1961
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 14
Luigi Lucheni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1873 - 1910
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 15
Alfred Jarry
WRITER
1873 - 1907
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 16
Karl Schwarzschild
PHYSICIST
1873 - 1916
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 17
Spyridon Louis
ATHLETE
1873 - 1940
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsGünther von Kluge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 12
Richard Sorge
JOURNALIST
1895 - 1944
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 13
Hilma af Klint
PAINTER
1862 - 1944
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 14
Reza Shah
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 15
Bertha Benz
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1944
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 16
Lou Henry Hoover
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 17
Alexis Carrel
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1944
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 18
Ludwig Beck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1944
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 19
Thomas Midgley Jr.
CHEMIST
1889 - 1944
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 20
Galeazzo Ciano
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1944
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 21
Erwin von Witzleben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1944
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 22
Manuel L. Quezon
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 23
Ernst Thälmann
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 24
In France
Among people born in France, Alexis Carrel ranks 464 out of 6,770. Before him are André Le Nôtre (1613), Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752), Alphonse de Lamartine (1790), Auguste Escoffier (1847), Livilla (-13), and Jean Monnet (1888). After him are Paul Éluard (1895), Jean Fouquet (1420), Étienne Bonnot de Condillac (1714), Gaspard Monge (1746), Louis III of France (863), and Louis-Nicolas Davout (1770).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAndré Le Nôtre
ARCHITECT
1613 - 1700
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 458
Joseph Marie Jacquard
INVENTOR
1752 - 1834
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 459
Alphonse de Lamartine
WRITER
1790 - 1869
HPI: 74.31
Rank: 460
Auguste Escoffier
WRITER
1847 - 1935
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 461
Livilla
POLITICIAN
13 BC - 31
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 462
Jean Monnet
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1979
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 463
Alexis Carrel
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1944
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 464
Paul Éluard
WRITER
1895 - 1952
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 465
Jean Fouquet
PAINTER
1420 - 1480
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 466
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
PHILOSOPHER
1714 - 1780
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 467
Gaspard Monge
MATHEMATICIAN
1746 - 1818
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 468
Louis III of France
POLITICIAN
863 - 882
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 469
Louis-Nicolas Davout
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1770 - 1823
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 470
Among PHYSICIANS In France
Among physicians born in France, Alexis Carrel ranks 5. Before him are Albert Schweitzer (1875), Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845), Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738), and Claude Bernard (1813). After him are Charles Nicolle (1866), Philippe Pinel (1745), Jean-Martin Charcot (1825), René Laennec (1781), André Frédéric Cournand (1895), Hilary of Poitiers (315), and Ambroise Paré (1510).
Albert Schweitzer
1875 - 1965
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 1
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
1845 - 1922
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 2
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
1738 - 1814
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 3
Claude Bernard
1813 - 1878
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 4
Alexis Carrel
1873 - 1944
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 5
Charles Nicolle
1866 - 1936
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 6
Philippe Pinel
1745 - 1826
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 7
Jean-Martin Charcot
1825 - 1893
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 8
René Laennec
1781 - 1826
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 9
André Frédéric Cournand
1895 - 1988
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 10
Hilary of Poitiers
315 - 367
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 11
Ambroise Paré
1510 - 1590
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 12