PHYSICIAN
Edith Farkas
1921 - 1993

Edith Farkas
Edith Elizabeth Farkas (13 October 1921 – 3 February 1993) was a New Zealand Antarctic researcher, best known for being the first Hungarian woman and also the first New Zealand MetService female staff member to set foot in Antarctica. In addition she conducted world-leading ozone monitoring research for over 30 years. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edith Farkas is the 494th most popular physician (up from 594th in 2019), the 427th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 573rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Hungarian Physician.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Edith Farkas ranks 494 out of 726. Before her are Richard Bright, Maryna Poroshenko, Giovanni Battista Grassi, Antonio Scarpa, Łucja Frey, and Hulusi Behçet. After her are William Hunter, Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen, William Stewart Halsted, Soumya Swaminathan, Eugène Olivier, and Constantin von Economo.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRichard Bright
1789 - 1858
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 488
Maryna Poroshenko
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 489
Giovanni Battista Grassi
1854 - 1925
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 490
Antonio Scarpa
1752 - 1832
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 491
Łucja Frey
1889 - 1942
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 492
Hulusi Behçet
1889 - 1948
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 493
Edith Farkas
1921 - 1993
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 494
William Hunter
1718 - 1783
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 495
Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen
1833 - 1910
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 496
William Stewart Halsted
1852 - 1922
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 497
Soumya Swaminathan
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 498
Eugène Olivier
1881 - 1964
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 499
Constantin von Economo
1876 - 1931
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 500
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Edith Farkas ranks 239. Before her are Kathleen Antonelli, Harry Schell, Joseph A. Walker, Simin Daneshvar, Ziya Bunyadov, and Samuel T. Cohen. After her are Ernesto Vidal, Bengt Danielsson, Alenush Terian, Saul Zaentz, Giuseppe Delfino, and Frédéric Dard. Among people deceased in 1993, Edith Farkas ranks 149. Before her are David Koresh, Giuseppe Occhialini, Norman Vincent Peale, Elvira Popescu, Erich Leinsdorf, and Elmar Klos. After her are John Frost, Camargo Guarnieri, Chinmayananda Saraswati, Paul Mebus, Chishū Ryū, and Eugen Suchoň.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsKathleen Antonelli
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1921 - 2006
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 233
Harry Schell
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 1960
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 234
Joseph A. Walker
ASTRONAUT
1921 - 1966
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 235
Simin Daneshvar
WRITER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 236
Ziya Bunyadov
HISTORIAN
1921 - 1997
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 237
Samuel T. Cohen
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2010
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 238
Edith Farkas
PHYSICIAN
1921 - 1993
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 239
Ernesto Vidal
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1974
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 240
Bengt Danielsson
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1921 - 1997
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 241
Alenush Terian
ASTRONOMER
1921 - 2011
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 242
Saul Zaentz
PRODUCER
1921 - 2014
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 243
Giuseppe Delfino
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1999
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 244
Frédéric Dard
WRITER
1921 - 2000
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 245
Others Deceased in 1993
Go to all RankingsDavid Koresh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - 1993
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 143
Giuseppe Occhialini
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1993
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 144
Norman Vincent Peale
WRITER
1898 - 1993
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 145
Elvira Popescu
ACTOR
1894 - 1993
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 146
Erich Leinsdorf
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1993
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 147
Elmar Klos
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1993
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 148
Edith Farkas
PHYSICIAN
1921 - 1993
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 149
John Frost
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1993
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 150
Camargo Guarnieri
COMPOSER
1907 - 1993
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 151
Chinmayananda Saraswati
PHILOSOPHER
1916 - 1993
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 152
Paul Mebus
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1993
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 153
Chishū Ryū
ACTOR
1904 - 1993
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 154
Eugen Suchoň
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1993
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 155
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Edith Farkas ranks 427 out of 1,077. Before her are Imre Komora (1940), Oszkár Gerde (1883), Anna Sipos (1908), József Csatári (1943), József Takács (1904), and László Berti (1875). After her are Tamás Mendelényi (1936), Dezső Földes (1880), László Lékai (1910), Imre Harangi (1913), Sándor Wekerle (1848), and George Friedman (1949).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsImre Komora
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 421
Oszkár Gerde
FENCER
1883 - 1944
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 422
Anna Sipos
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1908 - 1988
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 423
József Csatári
WRESTLER
1943 - 2021
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 424
József Takács
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1983
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 425
László Berti
ATHLETE
1875 - 1952
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 426
Edith Farkas
PHYSICIAN
1921 - 1993
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 427
Tamás Mendelényi
ATHLETE
1936 - 1999
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 428
Dezső Földes
FENCER
1880 - 1950
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 429
László Lékai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1910 - 1986
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 430
Imre Harangi
ATHLETE
1913 - 1979
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 431
Sándor Wekerle
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1921
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 432
George Friedman
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 433
Among PHYSICIANS In Hungary
Among physicians born in Hungary, Edith Farkas ranks 8. Before her are Gabor Maté (1944), Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893), Kálmán Kalocsay (1891), Eva Klein (1925), Thomas Szasz (1920), and Moritz Kaposi (1837). After her are Emil Zuckerkandl (1849), Vilma Hugonnai (1847), Gabriele Possanner (1860), and Jenő Kamuti (1937).
Gabor Maté
1944 - Present
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 2
Albert Szent-Györgyi
1893 - 1986
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 3
Kálmán Kalocsay
1891 - 1976
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 4
Eva Klein
1925 - 2025
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 5
Thomas Szasz
1920 - 2012
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 6
Moritz Kaposi
1837 - 1902
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 7
Edith Farkas
1921 - 1993
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 8
Emil Zuckerkandl
1849 - 1910
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 9
Vilma Hugonnai
1847 - 1922
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 10
Gabriele Possanner
1860 - 1940
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 11
Jenő Kamuti
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 12