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Joseph Erlanger

1874 - 1965

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Joseph Erlanger (January 5, 1874 – December 5, 1965) was an American physiologist who is best known for his contributions to the field of neuroscience. Together with Herbert Spencer Gasser, he identified several varieties of nerve fiber and established the relationship between action potential velocity and fiber diameter. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1944 for these achievements. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Erlanger is the 257th most popular physician (down from 142nd in 2019), the 2,370th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,079th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Physician.

Joseph Erlanger was a physician and neuroscientist who was most famous for his work in the field of neurology. He was the president of the American Neurological Association and became a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Among physicians, Joseph Erlanger ranks 257 out of 726. Before him are Constantine the African, Heo Jun, Carl Værnet, Charaka, Hans Rosling, and Leonhart Fuchs. After him are Gavriil Ilizarov, Wim Eijk, May-Britt Moser, Karl Adolph von Basedow, Cicely Saunders, and Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol.

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Among people born in 1874, Joseph Erlanger ranks 60. Before him are Henri Farman, Marguerite Long, Prince Jean, Duke of Guise, Franz Schmidt, Johannes Schober, and Thomas J. Watson. After him are Emilie Louise Flöge, Vyacheslav Menzhinsky, Wu Peifu, Martin Lowry, Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels, and René-Louis Baire. Among people deceased in 1965, Joseph Erlanger ranks 53. Before him are Lauri Törni, Chen Cheng, Carl Værnet, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Hayato Ikeda, and Jesse Douglas. After him are Georges Gurvitch, Angelica Balabanoff, Sydney Chaplin, Otozō Yamada, Taimur bin Feisal, and José Mendes Cabeçadas.

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Among people born in United States, Joseph Erlanger ranks 2,370 out of 20,380. Before him are Coolio (1963), Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807), Matt Dillon (1964), Liberace (1919), John G. Avildsen (1935), and Warren Christopher (1925). After him are Greg Mankiw (1958), Ralph Bellamy (1904), Kathryn Joosten (1939), Robert Jordan (1948), John Woodruff (1915), and Joe Wilson (1947).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United States

Among physicians born in United States, Joseph Erlanger ranks 36. Before him are Robert Lefkowitz (1943), Patch Adams (1945), Louis Ignarro (1941), Robin Cook (1940), Robert Atkins (1930), and John O'Keefe (1939). After him are John Harvey Kellogg (1852), Gregg L. Semenza (1956), Henry Heimlich (1920), Mehmet Oz (1960), Fernando J. Corbató (1926), and Horace Wells (1815).

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