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Cyril of Alexandria

376 - 444

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Cyril of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Κύριλλος Ἀλεξανδρείας; Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲩ ⲁ̅ or ⲡⲓ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲕⲓⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲥ; c. 376–444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He was enthroned when the city was at the height of its influence and power within the Roman Empire. Cyril wrote extensively and was a major player in the Christological controversies of the late-4th and 5th centuries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cyril of Alexandria is the 24th most popular physician (down from 17th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 42nd in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Physician.

Cyril of Alexandria is most famous for his involvement in the Christological controversies of the 4th century. Cyril was a bishop of Alexandria, and he was a significant figure in the Council of Ephesus.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Cyril of Alexandria ranks 24 out of 726. Before him are Alan Hodgkin, Pedanius Dioscorides, Nestorius, Róbert Bárány, Cesare Lombroso, and Georgius Agricola. After him are Michael Servetus, Allvar Gullstrand, Al-Zahrawi, Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, John Snow, and Alois Alzheimer.

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Among people born in 376, Cyril of Alexandria ranks 2. Before him is Alaric I. After him is Emperor Ingyō. Among people deceased in 444, Cyril of Alexandria ranks 1. After him are Bleda, and Orientius.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Cyril of Alexandria ranks 49 out of 642. Before him are Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (1954), Ramesses III (-1217), Horemheb (-1319), Ramesses I (-1300), Ankhesenamun (-1347), and Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (-62). After him are Smenkhkare (-1400), Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922), Philo (-15), Ahmose I (-1560), Sneferu (-2700), and Thutmose I (-1600).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Egypt

Among physicians born in Egypt, Cyril of Alexandria ranks 1. After him are Merit-Ptah (-2700), Psusennes II (-1100), Ali ibn Ridwan (988), and Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh (1951).

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