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John Snow

1813 - 1858

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John Snow (15 March 1813 – 16 June 1858) was an English physician and a leader in the development of anaesthesia and medical hygiene. He is considered one of the founders of modern epidemiology and early germ theory, in part because of his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in London's Soho, which he identified as a particular public water pump. Snow's findings inspired fundamental changes in the water and waste systems of London, which led to similar changes in other cities, and a significant improvement in general public health around the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Snow is the 29th most popular physician (up from 129th in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 666th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Physician.

John Snow was a British physician and epidemiologist who discovered the cause of an 1854 cholera outbreak in London. Snow's map of the Soho neighborhood showed that most of the cholera cases were near the Broad Street water pump. His study convinced authorities to remove the handle from the pump, thus preventing any more cases of cholera.

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Among physicians, John Snow ranks 29 out of 726. Before him are Georgius Agricola, Cyril of Alexandria, Michael Servetus, Allvar Gullstrand, Al-Zahrawi, and Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran. After him are Alois Alzheimer, Christiaan Eijkman, Willem Einthoven, Qa'a, Li Ching-Yuen, and Rudolf Virchow.

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Among people born in 1813, John Snow ranks 5. Before him are Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Søren Kierkegaard, and David Livingstone. After him are Claude Bernard, Ivar Aasen, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Franz Miklosich, Georg Büchner, Baron Alexander von Bach, and Charles-Valentin Alkan. Among people deceased in 1858, John Snow ranks 5. Before him are Rani of Jhansi, Robert Brown, Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, and Robert Owen. After him are Hiroshige, Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Johannes Peter Müller, Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Karl Thomas Mozart, Matthew C. Perry, and Anton Diabelli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Snow ranks 256 out of 8,785. Before him are Horace Walpole (1717), John A. Macdonald (1815), Archer Martin (1910), Roger Moore (1927), Arthur C. Clarke (1917), and James Hunt (1947). After him are Cary Grant (1904), Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800), Ozzy Osbourne (1948), Randal Cremer (1828), George Boole (1815), and Leslie Howard (1893).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among physicians born in United Kingdom, John Snow ranks 6. Before him are Joseph Lister (1827), Edward Jenner (1749), Edgar Adrian (1889), William Harvey (1578), and Alan Hodgkin (1914). After him are James Black (1924), Niels Kaj Jerne (1911), James Parkinson (1755), Elizabeth Blackwell (1821), Robert Knox (1791), and Hans Sloane (1660).

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