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Jean Pierre Flourens

1794 - 1867

Jean Pierre Flourens

Marie Jean Pierre Flourens (13 April 1794 – 6 December 1867), father of Gustave Flourens, was a French physiologist, the founder of experimental brain science, and a pioneer in anesthesia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Pierre Flourens is the 368th most popular physician (down from 358th in 2019), the 2,830th most popular biography from France (up from 2,857th in 2019) and the 40th most popular French Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Jean Pierre Flourens ranks 368 out of 726. Before him are Petrus Camper, Claus Schilling, Stamen Grigorov, Priscilla Chan, Gustav Hartlaub, and Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser. After him are Ron Wyatt, Philip Showalter Hench, Johann Christian Reil, Jack Kevorkian, Johann Peter Frank, and Christian Bohr.

Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia

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Petrus Camper
1722 - 1789
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 362
Claus Schilling
1871 - 1946
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 363
Stamen Grigorov
1878 - 1945
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 364
Priscilla Chan
1985 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 365
Gustav Hartlaub
1814 - 1900
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 366
Albert Ludwig Sigesmund Neisser
1855 - 1916
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 367
Jean Pierre Flourens
1794 - 1867
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 368
Ron Wyatt
1933 - 1999
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 369
Philip Showalter Hench
1896 - 1965
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 370
Johann Christian Reil
1759 - 1813
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 371
Jack Kevorkian
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 372
Johann Peter Frank
1745 - 1821
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 373
Christian Bohr
1855 - 1911
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 374

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1794, Jean Pierre Flourens ranks 28. Before him are Aimable Pélissier, Pyotr Chaadayev, Friedrich Christian Diez, Carl Borivoj Presl, Achille Valenciennes, and Heinrich Boie. After him are Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt, Robert Liston, Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg, Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Henriette d'Angeville, and Eduard Friedrich Eversmann. Among people deceased in 1867, Jean Pierre Flourens ranks 30. Before him are Archduchess Mathilda of Austria, Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, Miguel Miramón, Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse, Faustin Soulouque, and Takasugi Shinsaku. After him are Armand Trousseau, Mirko Petrović-Njegoš, August Böckh, Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, Jacques Ignace Hittorff, and Juan Álvarez.

Others Born in 1794

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Aimable Pélissier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1794 - 1864
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 22
Pyotr Chaadayev
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1856
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 23
Friedrich Christian Diez
LINGUIST
1794 - 1876
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 24
Carl Borivoj Presl
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1852
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 25
Achille Valenciennes
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1865
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 26
Heinrich Boie
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1827
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 27
Jean Pierre Flourens
PHYSICIAN
1794 - 1867
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 28
Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1871
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 29
Robert Liston
PHYSICIAN
1794 - 1847
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 30
Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg
POLITICIAN
1794 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 31
Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen
NOBLEMAN
1794 - 1825
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 32
Henriette d'Angeville
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1871
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 33
Eduard Friedrich Eversmann
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1860
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 34

Others Deceased in 1867

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Archduchess Mathilda of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1849 - 1867
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 24
Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge
CHEMIST
1795 - 1867
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 25
Miguel Miramón
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1867
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 26
Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse
INVENTOR
1787 - 1867
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 27
Faustin Soulouque
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1867
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 28
Takasugi Shinsaku
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1867
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 29
Jean Pierre Flourens
PHYSICIAN
1794 - 1867
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 30
Armand Trousseau
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1867
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 31
Mirko Petrović-Njegoš
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1867
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 32
August Böckh
PHILOSOPHER
1785 - 1867
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 33
Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied
BIOLOGIST
1782 - 1867
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 34
Jacques Ignace Hittorff
ARCHITECT
1792 - 1867
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 35
Juan Álvarez
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1867
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 36

In France

Among people born in France, Jean Pierre Flourens ranks 2,830 out of 6,770. Before him are Catherine Charlotte de Gramont (1639), Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons (1606), Marie Alfred Cornu (1841), Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate (1652), Philippe Nahon (1938), and Pierre Bézier (1910). After him are Jacques Massu (1908), Pierre-Émile Martin (1824), Zizi Jeanmaire (1924), Charles Floquet (1828), Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse (1732), and Julius Leber (1891).

Others born in France

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Catherine Charlotte de Gramont
POLITICIAN
1639 - 1678
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 2,824
Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons
COMPANION
1606 - 1692
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 2,825
Marie Alfred Cornu
PHYSICIST
1841 - 1902
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,826
Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate
COMPANION
1652 - 1730
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 2,827
Philippe Nahon
ACTOR
1938 - 2020
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 2,828
Pierre Bézier
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1910 - 1999
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 2,829
Jean Pierre Flourens
PHYSICIAN
1794 - 1867
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 2,830
Jacques Massu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 2002
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,831
Pierre-Émile Martin
ENGINEER
1824 - 1915
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,832
Zizi Jeanmaire
DANCER
1924 - 2020
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,833
Charles Floquet
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1896
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,834
Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse
WRITER
1732 - 1776
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,835
Julius Leber
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1945
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,836