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Jean-Baptiste Denys

1643 - 1704

Jean-Baptiste Denys

Jean-Baptiste Denys (c. 1635 – 3 October 1704) was a French physician notable for having performed the first fully documented human blood transfusion, a xenotransfusion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Baptiste Denys is the 320th most popular physician (down from 309th in 2019), the 2,414th most popular biography from France (up from 2,480th in 2019) and the 36th most popular French Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Jean-Baptiste Denys ranks 320 out of 726. Before him are Harry Seeley, Bian Que, Édouard Séguin, Alessandro Achillini, Joseph Škoda, and Ernst Gräfenberg. After him are Tomáš Špidlík, Titus Brandsma, Marcus Elieser Bloch, Vincenz Priessnitz, Leon Pinsker, and Gerard van Swieten.

Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia

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Harry Seeley
1839 - 1909
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 314
Bian Que
401 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 315
Édouard Séguin
1812 - 1880
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 316
Alessandro Achillini
1463 - 1512
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 317
Joseph Škoda
1805 - 1881
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 318
Ernst Gräfenberg
1881 - 1957
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 319
Jean-Baptiste Denys
1643 - 1704
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 320
Tomáš Špidlík
1919 - 2010
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 321
Titus Brandsma
1881 - 1942
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 322
Marcus Elieser Bloch
1723 - 1799
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 323
Vincenz Priessnitz
1799 - 1851
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 324
Leon Pinsker
1821 - 1891
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 325
Gerard van Swieten
1700 - 1772
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 326

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1643, Jean-Baptiste Denys ranks 14. Before him are Alessandro Stradella, Johann Adam Reincken, Ilona Zrínyi, Jean Chardin, Henri Jules, Prince of Condé, and Fran Krsto Frankopan. After him are Bahadur Shah I, Godfried Schalcken, Vasily Golitsyn, and Zinat-un-Nissa Begum. Among people deceased in 1704, Jean-Baptiste Denys ranks 9. Before him are Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, Guillaume de l'Hôpital, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, Georg Muffat, and Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark. After him are Charles Plumier, Isabella Leonarda, Selim I Giray, John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, and Louis Bourdaloue.

Others Born in 1643

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Alessandro Stradella
COMPOSER
1643 - 1682
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 8
Johann Adam Reincken
COMPOSER
1643 - 1722
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 9
Ilona Zrínyi
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1703
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 10
Jean Chardin
EXPLORER
1643 - 1713
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 11
Henri Jules, Prince of Condé
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1709
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 12
Fran Krsto Frankopan
WRITER
1643 - 1671
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 13
Jean-Baptiste Denys
PHYSICIAN
1643 - 1704
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 14
Bahadur Shah I
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1712
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 15
Godfried Schalcken
PAINTER
1643 - 1706
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 16
Vasily Golitsyn
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1714
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 17
Zinat-un-Nissa Begum
NOBLEMAN
1643 - 1721
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 18

Others Deceased in 1704

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Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
WRITER
1627 - 1704
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 3
Guillaume de l'Hôpital
MATHEMATICIAN
1661 - 1704
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 4
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
MUSICIAN
1644 - 1704
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 5
Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1657 - 1704
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 6
Georg Muffat
COMPOSER
1653 - 1704
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 7
Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1649 - 1704
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 8
Jean-Baptiste Denys
PHYSICIAN
1643 - 1704
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 9
Charles Plumier
BIOLOGIST
1646 - 1704
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 10
Isabella Leonarda
COMPOSER
1620 - 1704
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 11
Selim I Giray
POLITICIAN
1631 - 1704
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 12
John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1704
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 13
Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1627 - 1704
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 14
Louis Bourdaloue
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1632 - 1704
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 15

In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Baptiste Denys ranks 2,414 out of 6,770. Before him are Brigitte Lahaie (1955), Marie Victoire de Noailles (1688), Alfred Loisy (1857), Adolphe Marbot (1781), Robert de Cotte (1656), and Christian-Jaque (1904). After him are André Navarra (1911), Paul Hazard (1878), Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac (1581), Sophie Calle (1953), Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (1929), and Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens (1704).

Others born in France

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Brigitte Lahaie
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 2,408
Marie Victoire de Noailles
NOBLEMAN
1688 - 1766
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 2,409
Alfred Loisy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1857 - 1940
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 2,410
Adolphe Marbot
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1781 - 1844
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 2,411
Robert de Cotte
ARCHITECT
1656 - 1735
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 2,412
Christian-Jaque
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1994
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 2,413
Jean-Baptiste Denys
PHYSICIAN
1643 - 1704
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 2,414
André Navarra
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1988
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 2,415
Paul Hazard
WRITER
1878 - 1944
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 2,416
Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac
MATHEMATICIAN
1581 - 1638
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 2,417
Sophie Calle
PHOTOGRAPHER
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 2,418
Hélène Carrère d'Encausse
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2023
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 2,419
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens
WRITER
1704 - 1771
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 2,420