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Francis Peyton Rous

1879 - 1970

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Francis Peyton Rous (; October 5, 1879 – February 16, 1970) was an American pathologist at the Rockefeller University known for his works in oncoviruses, blood transfusion and physiology of digestion. A medical graduate from the Johns Hopkins University, he was discouraged from becoming a practicing physician due to severe tuberculosis. After three years of working as an instructor of pathology at the University of Michigan, he became dedicated researcher at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research for the rest of his career. His discovery in 1911 that a chicken tumor was caused by a virus (later named Rous sarcoma virus) led to more discoveries and understanding of the role of viruses in the development of certain types of cancer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Peyton Rous is the 137th most popular physician (down from 119th in 2019), the 1,102nd most popular biography from United States (down from 916th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Physician.

Francis Peyton Rous was most famous for discovering a virus that causes tumors in chickens.

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Among physicians, Francis Peyton Rous ranks 137 out of 726. Before him are Haldan Keffer Hartline, Drew Weissman, Hinrich Lichtenstein, Hans Asperger, George Whipple, and Baruj Benacerraf. After him are Trota of Salerno, Johann Joachim Becher, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Dickinson W. Richards, George H. Hitchings, and William Kaelin Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Francis Peyton Rous ranks 26. Before him are Ramana Maharshi, An Jung-geun, Italo Gariboldi, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Léon Jouhaux. After him are Chen Duxiu, Shunroku Hata, Pál Teleki, Knud Rasmussen, Henri Giraud, and Karl Bühler. Among people deceased in 1970, Francis Peyton Rous ranks 38. Before him are Hugh Dowding, Bruce McLaren, Italo Gariboldi, Frances Farmer, Władysław Anders, and Andrey Yeryomenko. After him are John Dos Passos, Bourvil, Arthur Adamov, Fritz Perls, Lázaro Cárdenas, and Nina Ricci.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Francis Peyton Rous ranks 1,102 out of 20,380. Before him are Lee Radziwill (1933), Kris Kristofferson (1936), Chris Gardner (1954), George Whipple (1878), Timothy McVeigh (1968), and Robert Crippen (1937). After him are Marla Maples (1963), John Cassavetes (1929), Marilyn vos Savant (1946), Robert H. Grubbs (1942), Geena Davis (1956), and Percival Lowell (1855).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United States

Among physicians born in United States, Francis Peyton Rous ranks 17. Before him are Stanley Cohen (1922), Baruch Samuel Blumberg (1925), William T. G. Morton (1819), Haldan Keffer Hartline (1903), Drew Weissman (1959), and George Whipple (1878). After him are Dickinson W. Richards (1895), George H. Hitchings (1905), William Kaelin Jr. (1957), Ferid Murad (1936), Charles Best (1899), and Jonas Salk (1914).

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