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Carus

230 - 283

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Marcus Aurelius Carus (c. 222 – July or August 283) was Roman emperor from 282 to 283. During his short reign, Carus fought the Germanic tribes and Sarmatians along the Danube frontier with success. He died while campaigning against the Sassanid Empire and is believed to have died of unnatural causes. It was reported that he had been struck by lightning. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carus is the 1,569th most popular politician (down from 1,329th in 2019), the 511th most popular biography from France (down from 481st in 2019) and the 123rd most popular French Politician.

Carus is most famous for his work on the circulatory system. He was one of the first people to propose that the heart pumps blood through the body.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carus ranks 1,569 out of 19,576. Before him are Do-Aklin, Tiberius II Constantine, Abijah of Judah, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Jim Mattis, and Abdelmadjid Tebboune. After him are Joseph I of Portugal, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Maria I of Portugal, Hongxi Emperor, Jehoiakim, and Emperor Gaozong of Tang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 230, Carus ranks 2. Before him is Hostilian.  Among people deceased in 283, Carus ranks 2. Before him is Pope Eutychian. After him is Anatolius of Laodicea.

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    Hostilian

    POLITICIAN

    230 - 251

    HPI: 76.90

    Rank: 1

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    Carus

    POLITICIAN

    230 - 283

    HPI: 73.58

    Rank: 2

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In France

Among people born in France, Carus ranks 511 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France (1781), Adolphe Adam (1803), Jacques Prévert (1900), William of Rubruck (1220), Étienne de La Boétie (1530), and Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774). After him are Christine Lagarde (1956), Frédéric Bazille (1841), Camille Desmoulins (1760), René Laennec (1781), Gregory of Tours (538), and Edgard Varèse (1883).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Carus ranks 123. Before him are Albert Lebrun (1871), Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant (1852), Stephen, King of England (1095), Childebert I (497), Aimery of Cyprus (1172), and Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France (1781). After him are Christine Lagarde (1956), Camille Desmoulins (1760), Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan (1640), Joan I of Navarre (1273), Lothair of France (941), and Pauline Bonaparte (1780).

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