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Ctesias

440 BC - 400 BC

Ctesias

Ctesias ( TEE-zhəs; Ancient Greek: Κτησίᾱς, romanized: Ktēsíās; fl. 5th century BC), also known as Ctesias of Cnidus, was a Greek physician and historian from the town of Cnidus in Caria, then part of the Achaemenid Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ctesias is the 109th most popular physician (down from 101st in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 290th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkish Physician.

Ctetias was a Greek physician who wrote about the history of India. He is most famous for his descriptions of India and the Indian people.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Ctesias ranks 109 out of 726. Before him are Louis Auguste Blanqui, Ulf von Euler, Niels Kaj Jerne, Cornelius Jansen, Frederick Banting, and Harvey J. Alter. After him are Werner Forssmann, James Parkinson, Herbert Spencer Gasser, Albert Sabin, Arvid Carlsson, and Eric Kandel.

Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia

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Louis Auguste Blanqui
1805 - 1881
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 103
Ulf von Euler
1905 - 1983
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 104
Niels Kaj Jerne
1911 - 1994
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 105
Cornelius Jansen
1585 - 1638
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 106
Frederick Banting
1891 - 1941
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 107
Harvey J. Alter
1935 - Present
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 108
Ctesias
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 109
Werner Forssmann
1904 - 1979
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 110
James Parkinson
1755 - 1824
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 111
Herbert Spencer Gasser
1888 - 1963
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 112
Albert Sabin
1906 - 1993
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 113
Arvid Carlsson
1923 - 2018
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 114
Eric Kandel
1929 - Present
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 115

Contemporaries

Among people born in 440 BC, Ctesias ranks 1. After him are Thrasybulus, Wu Qi, and Andocides. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Ctesias ranks 4. Before him are Aspasia, Xanthippe, and Zeuxis. After him are Thaïs, Leochares, Teos of Egypt, Phaedo of Elis, Eubulides, Alcamenes, Parysatis, and Oxyartes.

Others Born in 440 BC

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Ctesias
PHYSICIAN
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 1
Thrasybulus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
440 BC - 389 BC
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 2
Wu Qi
POLITICIAN
440 BC - 381 BC
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 3
Andocides
POLITICIAN
440 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 4

Others Deceased in 400 BC

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Aspasia
COMPANION
470 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 1
Xanthippe
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 2
Zeuxis
PAINTER
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 3
Ctesias
PHYSICIAN
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 4
Thaïs
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 5
Leochares
SCULPTOR
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 6
Teos of Egypt
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 7
Phaedo of Elis
PHILOSOPHER
401 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 8
Eubulides
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 9
Alcamenes
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 10
Parysatis
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 11
Oxyartes
POLITICIAN
380 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 12

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ctesias ranks 281 out of 1,347. Before him are Priscus (410), Aratus (-315), Michael IX Palaiologos (1277), Flavian of Constantinople (380), Lydia of Thyatira (100), and Tansu Çiller (1946). After him are Seleucus II Callinicus (-265), Alexander of Aphrodisias (200), Vitiges (475), Celâl Bayar (1883), Eumenes (-362), and Strato of Lampsacus (-335).

Others born in Türkiye

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Priscus
PHILOSOPHER
410 - 471
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 275
Aratus
WRITER
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 276
Michael IX Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1277 - 1320
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 277
Flavian of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
380 - 449
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 278
Lydia of Thyatira
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 279
Tansu Çiller
ECONOMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 280
Ctesias
PHYSICIAN
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 281
Seleucus II Callinicus
POLITICIAN
265 BC - 225 BC
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 282
Alexander of Aphrodisias
PHILOSOPHER
200 - 215
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 283
Vitiges
POLITICIAN
475 - 542
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 284
Celâl Bayar
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1986
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 285
Eumenes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
362 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 286
Strato of Lampsacus
PHILOSOPHER
335 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 287