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Carl Lange

1834 - 1900

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Carl Georg Lange (4 December 1834 – 29 May 1900) was a Danish physician who made contributions to the fields of neurology, psychiatry, and psychology. Born to a wealthy family in Vordingborg, Denmark, Lange attended medical school at the University of Copenhagen and graduated in 1859 with a reputation for brilliance. After publishing on the neurological pathologies of aphasia, bulbar palsy, tabes dorsalis, and pathologies of the spinal cord, he achieved world fame with his 1885 work "On Emotions: A Psycho-Physiological Study". In it, he posited that all emotions are developed from, and can be reduced to, physiological reactions to stimuli. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Lange is the 358th most popular physician (up from 486th in 2019), the 251st most popular biography from Denmark (up from 382nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Carl Lange ranks 358 out of 726. Before him are Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat, William Cullen, Nikolai Korotkov, Alfonso López Trujillo, Johann von Staupitz, and Robert Remak. After him are Thomas Horsfield, Robert Darwin, Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Petrus Camper, Claus Schilling, and Stamen Grigorov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1834, Carl Lange ranks 42. Before him are Paul Kummer, James Gibbons, Infanta Amalia of Spain, Edwin Klebs, Joachim III of Constantinople, and Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria. After him are Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner, Kamehameha IV, Adolf Lüderitz, Adrien Proust, Adolph Frank, and Serafino Vannutelli. Among people deceased in 1900, Carl Lange ranks 45. Before him are Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, Peter Waage, Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg, Arthur Sullivan, Hermann Levi, and Elwin Bruno Christoffel. After him are Wilhelm Leibl, Gustav Hartlaub, David Edward Hughes, Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, and Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Carl Lange ranks 251 out of 1,032. Before him are Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark (1650), Thomas Vinterberg (1969), Leonora Christina Ulfeldt (1621), Helle Thorning-Schmidt (1966), Viggo Jensen (1874), and Princess Louise of Denmark (1875). After him are Henning Jensen (1949), Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1890), Holger Nielsen (1866), Grethe Ingmann (1938), Jacob Gade (1879), and Kjeld Abell (1901).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Denmark

Among physicians born in Denmark, Carl Lange ranks 5. Before him are Johannes Fibiger (1867), Jens Christian Skou (1918), August Krogh (1874), and Carl Værnet (1893). After him are Christian Bohr (1855), Emil Aarestrup (1800), Max Heindel (1865), and Halfdan T. Mahler (1923).

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