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Herman Snellen

1834 - 1908

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Herman Snellen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛrmɑn ˈsnɛlə(n)], February 19, 1834 – January 18, 1908) was a Dutch ophthalmologist who in 1862 introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity. He took over directorship of the Netherlands Hospital for Eye Patients (Nederlandsch Gasthuis voor Ooglijders), after Franciscus Donders. He was elected an International Member of the American Philosophical Society in 1894. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herman Snellen is the 293rd most popular physician (up from 524th in 2019), the 311th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 657th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Dutch Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Herman Snellen ranks 293 out of 726. Before him are Sun Simiao, Gregg L. Semenza, William Gull, James Barry, Pierre Fauchard, and Dean Mahomed. After him are Leonid Kulik, Leopold Auenbrugger, Henry Heimlich, Kálmán Kalocsay, Jan Jesenius, and Eva Klein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1834, Herman Snellen ranks 32. Before him are Julia Pastrana, Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, Heinrich von Treitschke, Gustav Nachtigal, and Viktor Hartmann. After him are Lev Ivanov, Ludovic Halévy, José Hernández, Paul Kummer, James Gibbons, and Infanta Amalia of Spain. Among people deceased in 1908, Herman Snellen ranks 33. Before him are Joseph Freinademetz, Tomás Estrada Palma, Sundance Kid, François Coppée, Henry Campbell-Bannerman, and Enomoto Takeaki. After him are Henry Bird, Dersu Uzala, Andrew Graham, Eduard Zeller, Friedrich Traun, and John Taylor.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Herman Snellen ranks 311 out of 1,646. Before him are Jan de Bont (1943), Frits Bolkestein (1933), C. H. D. Buys Ballot (1817), Jan van der Heyden (1637), Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633), and Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn (1556). After him are Isaac Titsingh (1745), Jacobus Oud (1890), Joop den Uyl (1919), Rafael van der Vaart (1983), Aad de Mos (1947), and Henk Sneevliet (1883).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Netherlands

Among physicians born in Netherlands, Herman Snellen ranks 9. Before him are Cornelius Jansen (1585), Nicolaes Tulp (1593), Frederik Ruysch (1638), Johann Weyer (1515), Wim Eijk (1953), and Regnier de Graaf (1641). After him are Franciscus Donders (1818), Titus Brandsma (1881), Gerard van Swieten (1700), Aletta Jacobs (1854), Petrus Camper (1722), and Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde (1873).

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