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Hans Selye

1907 - 1982

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János Hugo Bruno "Hans" Selye (; Hungarian: Selye János Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃɛjɛ]; January 26, 1907 – October 16, 1982) was a Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist who conducted important scientific work on the hypothetical non-specific response of an organism to stressors. Although he did not recognize all of the many aspects of glucocorticoids, Selye was aware of their role in the stress response. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Selye is the 126th most popular physician (down from 94th in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Austria (down from 155th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Austrian Physician.

Hans Selye is most famous for his discovery of the general adaptation syndrome.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Hans Selye ranks 126 out of 726. Before him are Hotepsekhemwy, Alexander Bogdanov, Johannes Peter Müller, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Santorio Santorio, and Aribert Heim. After him are Amenmesse, Elizabeth Blackwell, Robin Warren, William T. G. Morton, Haldan Keffer Hartline, and Drew Weissman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Hans Selye ranks 42. Before him are Daphne du Maurier, Jacques Tati, Maurice Blanchot, Erich Mielke, Konstantinos Karamanlis, and Dora Maar. After him are Lucien Laurent, Roman Shukhevych, Solomon Asch, Otto Ohlendorf, Sisavang Vatthana, and Barbara Stanwyck. Among people deceased in 1982, Hans Selye ranks 38. Before him are Władysław Gomułka, Jacques Tati, C. R. Swart, Curd Jürgens, Walter Hallstein, and Cevdet Sunay. After him are Ivan Bagramyan, Jiro Horikoshi, Lee Strasberg, Varlam Shalamov, Walther Wenck, and Ahmad al-Khatib.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Hans Selye ranks 190 out of 1,424. Before him are Aribert Heim (1914), Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria (1750), Angela Hitler (1883), Albert IV, Duke of Austria (1377), Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656), and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1610). After him are Hermann Oberth (1894), Karl Thomas Mozart (1784), Karl Seitz (1869), Anton Zeilinger (1945), Elizabeth of Austria (1526), and Otto of Freising (1114).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Austria

Among physicians born in Austria, Hans Selye ranks 5. Before him are Róbert Bárány (1876), Julius Wagner-Jauregg (1857), Eric Kandel (1929), and Aribert Heim (1914). After him are Hans Asperger (1906), Irmfried Eberl (1910), Leopold Auenbrugger (1722), Victor Babeș (1854), Paul Neumann (1875), Bénédict Morel (1809), and Fritz Klein (1932).

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