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Jean-Nicolas Corvisart

1755 - 1821

Jean-Nicolas Corvisart

Jean-Nicolas Corvisart-Desmarets (15 February 1755 – 18 September 1821) was a French physician. Born in the village of Dricourt (now in Ardennes), Corvisart studied from 1777 at the Ecole de Médecine in Paris, later qualifying as docteur régent of the Faculté de Paris (1782). In 1797, Corvisart began to teach at the Collège de France, where he gained a reputation as an expert in cardiology. Among his students were René Laennec, Guillaume Dupuytren, Xavier Bichat and Pierre Bretonneau. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Nicolas Corvisart is the 429th most popular physician (down from 381st in 2019), the 3,182nd most popular biography from France (down from 3,024th in 2019) and the 47th most popular French Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart ranks 429 out of 726. Before him are Andrew Yao, Bernard de Jussieu, Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde, Andrew Taylor Still, Wilhelm Kühne, and Scipione Riva-Rocci. After him are Shinobu Ishihara, Adelaida Avagyan, Theodor Meynert, Zilda Arns, Hilary Koprowski, and Wilhelm Stekel.

Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia

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Andrew Yao
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 423
Bernard de Jussieu
1699 - 1777
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 424
Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde
1873 - 1937
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 425
Andrew Taylor Still
1828 - 1917
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 426
Wilhelm Kühne
1837 - 1900
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 427
Scipione Riva-Rocci
1863 - 1937
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 428
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
1755 - 1821
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 429
Shinobu Ishihara
1879 - 1963
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 430
Adelaida Avagyan
1924 - 2000
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 431
Theodor Meynert
1833 - 1892
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 432
Zilda Arns
1934 - 2010
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 433
Hilary Koprowski
1916 - 2013
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 434
Wilhelm Stekel
1868 - 1940
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 435

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1755, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart ranks 34. Before him are Gilbert Stuart, John Marshall, Robert Kerr, Fausto Elhuyar, Alemdar Mustafa Pasha, and Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian. After him are Gaspard de Prony, Jean Louis Marie Poiret, Nicolas-Jacques Conté, Sarah Siddons, Jacques Labillardière, and Dorothea Viehmann. Among people deceased in 1821, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart ranks 17. Before him are Tudor Vladimirescu, Johann Jacob Schweppe, Louis Claude Richard, Jean Rapp, Johann Peter Frank, and Constance Mayer. After him are Athanasios Diakos, Pōmare II, Marie-Denise Villers, Marie-Louise Lachapelle, Juan O'Donojú, and José Miguel Carrera.

Others Born in 1755

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Gilbert Stuart
PAINTER
1755 - 1828
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 28
John Marshall
JUDGE
1755 - 1835
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 29
Robert Kerr
WRITER
1755 - 1813
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 30
Fausto Elhuyar
CHEMIST
1755 - 1833
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 31
Alemdar Mustafa Pasha
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1808
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 32
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
WRITER
1755 - 1794
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 33
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1821
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 34
Gaspard de Prony
PHYSICIST
1755 - 1839
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 35
Jean Louis Marie Poiret
EXPLORER
1755 - 1834
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 36
Nicolas-Jacques Conté
PAINTER
1755 - 1805
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 37
Sarah Siddons
ACTOR
1755 - 1831
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 38
Jacques Labillardière
EXPLORER
1755 - 1834
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 39
Dorothea Viehmann
WRITER
1755 - 1816
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 40

Others Deceased in 1821

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Tudor Vladimirescu
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1821
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 11
Johann Jacob Schweppe
INVENTOR
1740 - 1821
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 12
Louis Claude Richard
BIOLOGIST
1754 - 1821
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 13
Jean Rapp
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1821
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 14
Johann Peter Frank
PHYSICIAN
1745 - 1821
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 15
Constance Mayer
PAINTER
1775 - 1821
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 16
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1821
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 17
Athanasios Diakos
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1788 - 1821
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 18
Pōmare II
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1821
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 19
Marie-Denise Villers
PAINTER
1774 - 1821
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 20
Marie-Louise Lachapelle
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1821
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 21
Juan O'Donojú
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1821
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 22
José Miguel Carrera
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1821
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 23

In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart ranks 3,182 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Dullin (1885), Pierre Poivre (1719), Jean Lorrain (1855), Charles Frédéric Petit (1857), Pal Benko (1928), and Christian Ferras (1933). After him are Adrien Maurice de Noailles (1678), Didier Auriol (1958), Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases (1766), Anne Vernon (1924), Pierre Brasseur (1905), and Annabella (1907).

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Charles Dullin
ACTOR
1885 - 1949
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 3,176
Pierre Poivre
EXPLORER
1719 - 1786
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 3,177
Jean Lorrain
WRITER
1855 - 1906
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 3,178
Charles Frédéric Petit
ATHLETE
1857 - 1947
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 3,179
Pal Benko
CHESS PLAYER
1928 - 2019
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 3,180
Christian Ferras
MUSICIAN
1933 - 1982
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 3,181
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1821
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 3,182
Adrien Maurice de Noailles
POLITICIAN
1678 - 1766
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 3,183
Didier Auriol
RACING DRIVER
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 3,184
Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1842
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 3,185
Anne Vernon
ACTOR
1924 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 3,186
Pierre Brasseur
ACTOR
1905 - 1972
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 3,187
Annabella
ACTOR
1907 - 1996
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 3,188