PHYSICIAN
Bénédict Morel
1809 - 1873

Bénédict Morel
Bénédict Augustin Morel (22 November 1809 – 30 March 1873) was a French psychiatrist born in Vienna, Austria. He was an influential figure in the field of degeneration theory during the mid-19th century. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bénédict Morel is the 457th most popular physician (down from 368th in 2019), the 658th most popular biography from Austria (down from 577th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Austrian Physician.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Bénédict Morel ranks 457 out of 726. Before him are Divna Veković, Hans Münch, Anastasia Golovina, Deborah Birx, Hiroshi Nakajima, and Léon Jean Marie Dufour. After him are Heinrich Rudolf Schinz, Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer, Wilhelm Fliess, René Favaloro, Benjamin Rush, and Tewhida Ben Sheikh.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDivna Veković
1886 - 1944
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 451
Hans Münch
1911 - 2001
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 452
Anastasia Golovina
1850 - 1933
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 453
Deborah Birx
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 454
Hiroshi Nakajima
1928 - 2013
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 455
Léon Jean Marie Dufour
1780 - 1865
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 456
Bénédict Morel
1809 - 1873
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 457
Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
1777 - 1861
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 458
Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer
1829 - 1902
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 459
Wilhelm Fliess
1858 - 1928
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 460
René Favaloro
1923 - 2000
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 461
Benjamin Rush
1745 - 1813
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 462
Tewhida Ben Sheikh
1909 - 2010
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 463
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1809, Bénédict Morel ranks 45. Before him are Oswald Heer, Heinrich Hoffmann, Kit Carson, Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, Constantin von Alvensleben, and Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter. After him are Benjamin Peirce, Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuán, James Glaisher, Manuel Montt, Louis Charles Delescluze, and Rutherford Alcock. Among people deceased in 1873, Bénédict Morel ranks 46. Before him are Auguste von Harrach, Ferdinand David, Hermann Hankel, Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann, Caterina Scarpellini, and Malek Jahan Khanom. After him are Spyridon Trikoupis, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, Johann Jakob Kaup, Louis Le Chatelier, Auguste Couder, and Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella.
Others Born in 1809
Go to all RankingsOswald Heer
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1883
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 39
Heinrich Hoffmann
WRITER
1809 - 1894
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 40
Kit Carson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1809 - 1868
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 41
Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1864
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 42
Constantin von Alvensleben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1809 - 1892
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 43
Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1889
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 44
Bénédict Morel
PHYSICIAN
1809 - 1873
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 45
Benjamin Peirce
MATHEMATICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 46
Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuán
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1867
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 47
James Glaisher
ASTRONOMER
1809 - 1903
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 48
Manuel Montt
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 49
Louis Charles Delescluze
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1871
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 50
Rutherford Alcock
PHYSICIAN
1809 - 1897
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 51
Others Deceased in 1873
Go to all RankingsAuguste von Harrach
COMPANION
1800 - 1873
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 40
Ferdinand David
COMPOSER
1810 - 1873
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 41
Hermann Hankel
MATHEMATICIAN
1839 - 1873
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 42
Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann
GEOLOGIST
1797 - 1873
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 43
Caterina Scarpellini
ASTRONOMER
1808 - 1873
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 44
Malek Jahan Khanom
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1873
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 45
Bénédict Morel
PHYSICIAN
1809 - 1873
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 46
Spyridon Trikoupis
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1873
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 47
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1873
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 48
Johann Jakob Kaup
BIOLOGIST
1803 - 1873
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 49
Louis Le Chatelier
CHEMIST
1815 - 1873
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 50
Auguste Couder
PAINTER
1789 - 1873
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 51
Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1873
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 52
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Bénédict Morel ranks 658 out of 1,424. Before him are Karl Buresch (1878), Frederick I, Duke of Austria (1175), Franz Welser-Möst (1960), Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1813), Hermann Maier (1972), and Barbara Frischmuth (1941). After him are Harald Ertl (1948), Helene Engelmann (1898), Carl Moll (1861), Alexandru Vaida-Voevod (1872), Archduchess Eleanor of Austria (1582), and Josef Hickersberger (1948).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsKarl Buresch
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1936
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 652
Frederick I, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1175 - 1198
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 653
Franz Welser-Möst
CONDUCTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 654
Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
NOBLEMAN
1813 - 1881
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 655
Hermann Maier
SKIER
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 656
Barbara Frischmuth
WRITER
1941 - 2025
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 657
Bénédict Morel
PHYSICIAN
1809 - 1873
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 658
Harald Ertl
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1982
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 659
Helene Engelmann
SKATER
1898 - 1985
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 660
Carl Moll
PAINTER
1861 - 1945
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 661
Alexandru Vaida-Voevod
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1950
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 662
Archduchess Eleanor of Austria
POLITICIAN
1582 - 1620
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 663
Josef Hickersberger
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 664
Among PHYSICIANS In Austria
Among physicians born in Austria, Bénédict Morel ranks 11. Before him are Hans Selye (1907), Hans Asperger (1906), Irmfried Eberl (1910), Leopold Auenbrugger (1722), Victor Babeș (1854), and Paul Neumann (1875). After him are Fritz Klein (1932).
Hans Selye
1907 - 1982
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 5
Hans Asperger
1906 - 1980
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 6
Irmfried Eberl
1910 - 1948
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 7
Leopold Auenbrugger
1722 - 1809
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 8
Victor Babeș
1854 - 1926
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 9
Paul Neumann
1875 - 1932
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 10
Bénédict Morel
1809 - 1873
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 11
Fritz Klein
1932 - 2006
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 12