PHYSICIAN

Frederik Ruysch

1638 - 1731

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Frederik Ruysch (Dutch: [ˈfreːdərɪk ˈrœys]; March 28, 1638 – February 22, 1731) was a Dutch botanist and anatomist. He is known for developing techniques for preserving anatomical specimens, which he used to create dioramas or scenes incorporating human parts. His anatomical preparations included over 2,000 anatomical, pathological, zoological, and botanical specimens, which were preserved by either drying or embalming. Ruysch is also known for his proof of valves in the lymphatic system, the vomeronasal organ in snakes, and arteria centralis oculi (the central artery of the eye). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederik Ruysch is the 228th most popular physician (up from 243rd in 2019), the 229th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 270th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dutch Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Frederik Ruysch ranks 228 out of 726. Before him are Sebastian Kneipp, Eduard Bloch, Mondino de Luzzi, Robin Cook, Maurice Bucaille, and Ernst-Robert Grawitz. After him are Soranus of Ephesus, Ernst-Günther Schenck, Paul Gachet, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Hasdai ibn Shaprut, and Tasuku Honjo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1638, Frederik Ruysch ranks 13. Before him are Emperor Go-Sai, Catherine of Braganza, Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, Elisabetta Sirani, Meindert Hobbema, and James Gregory. After him are Christoph Cellarius, Carlo Fontana, Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, Gerrit Berckheyde, Pierre Magnol, and Richard Simon. Among people deceased in 1731, Frederik Ruysch ranks 9. Before him are Brook Taylor, Yevdokiya Lopukhina, Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco, Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado, Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma, and Antonio I, Prince of Monaco. After him are Violante Beatrice of Bavaria, Johann Ludwig Bach, Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken, Mary Astell, Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Ferdinand Brokoff.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Frederik Ruysch ranks 229 out of 1,646. Before him are Jan Jongbloed (1940), Joop Zoetemelk (1946), Jaap Stam (1972), Abe Lenstra (1920), Johann Adam Reincken (1643), and Patrick Kluivert (1976). After him are Adriaen de Vries (1556), Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920), John Goodricke (1764), Willem Kalf (1619), Maarten Tromp (1598), and Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Netherlands

Among physicians born in Netherlands, Frederik Ruysch ranks 5. Before him are Christiaan Eijkman (1858), Peter Canisius (1521), Cornelius Jansen (1585), and Nicolaes Tulp (1593). After him are Johann Weyer (1515), Wim Eijk (1953), Regnier de Graaf (1641), Herman Snellen (1834), Franciscus Donders (1818), Titus Brandsma (1881), and Gerard van Swieten (1700).

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