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Louis-Antoine Ranvier
1835 - 1922

Louis-Antoine Ranvier
Louis-Antoine Ranvier (2 October 1835 – 22 March 1922) was a French physician, pathologist, anatomist and histologist, who discovered the nodes of Ranvier, regularly spaced discontinuities of the myelin sheath, occurring at varying intervals along the length of a nerve fiber. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis-Antoine Ranvier is the 539th most popular physician (up from 545th in 2019), the 4,026th most popular biography from France (up from 4,169th in 2019) and the 54th most popular French Physician.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Louis-Antoine Ranvier ranks 539 out of 726. Before him are Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch, Zofia Zamenhof, Rufus of Ephesus, Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch, Nadezhda Suslova, and Henri Dutrochet. After him are Anna Kuliscioff, Frederick Twort, Wladimir Aïtoff, Jan Janský, Nicolás Monardes, and Willem Piso.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohann Gottlieb Gleditsch
1714 - 1786
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 533
Zofia Zamenhof
1889 - 1942
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 534
Rufus of Ephesus
100 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 535
Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch
1771 - 1849
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 536
Nadezhda Suslova
1843 - 1918
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 537
Henri Dutrochet
1776 - 1847
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 538
Louis-Antoine Ranvier
1835 - 1922
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 539
Anna Kuliscioff
1857 - 1925
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 540
Frederick Twort
1877 - 1950
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 541
Wladimir Aïtoff
1879 - 1963
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 542
Jan Janský
1873 - 1921
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 543
Nicolás Monardes
1508 - 1588
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 544
Willem Piso
1611 - 1678
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 545
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1835, Louis-Antoine Ranvier ranks 61. Before him are Bertalan Székely, Krišjānis Barons, Felix Draeseke, Duchess Agnes of Württemberg, Rain-in-the-Face, and Manuel Quintana. After him are Alexander Potebnja, Eduardo Pondal, Justo Rufino Barrios, Hashimoto Gahō, Désirée Artôt, and Ramón Barros Luco. Among people deceased in 1922, Louis-Antoine Ranvier ranks 100. Before him are Ernest Lavisse, Henry Bataille, Max von Hausen, Hannes Hafstein, Otto Lehmann, and Jorge Montt. After him are William Henry Hudson, Elizabeth Jane Gardner, Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, John Moresby, Ferdinand Keller, and Jørgen Løvland.
Others Born in 1835
Go to all RankingsBertalan Székely
PAINTER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 55
Krišjānis Barons
WRITER
1835 - 1923
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 56
Felix Draeseke
COMPOSER
1835 - 1913
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 57
Duchess Agnes of Württemberg
WRITER
1835 - 1886
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 58
Rain-in-the-Face
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1835
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 59
Manuel Quintana
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1906
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 60
Louis-Antoine Ranvier
PHYSICIAN
1835 - 1922
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 61
Alexander Potebnja
LINGUIST
1835 - 1891
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 62
Eduardo Pondal
WRITER
1835 - 1917
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 63
Justo Rufino Barrios
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1885
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 64
Hashimoto Gahō
PAINTER
1835 - 1908
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 65
Désirée Artôt
SINGER
1835 - 1907
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 66
Ramón Barros Luco
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1919
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 67
Others Deceased in 1922
Go to all RankingsErnest Lavisse
HISTORIAN
1842 - 1922
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 94
Henry Bataille
WRITER
1872 - 1922
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 95
Max von Hausen
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1922
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 96
Hannes Hafstein
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1922
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 97
Otto Lehmann
PHYSICIST
1855 - 1922
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 98
Jorge Montt
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1922
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 99
Louis-Antoine Ranvier
PHYSICIAN
1835 - 1922
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 100
William Henry Hudson
BIOLOGIST
1841 - 1922
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 101
Elizabeth Jane Gardner
PAINTER
1837 - 1922
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 102
Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1922
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 103
John Moresby
EXPLORER
1830 - 1922
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 104
Ferdinand Keller
PAINTER
1842 - 1922
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 105
Jørgen Løvland
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1922
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 106
In France
Among people born in France, Louis-Antoine Ranvier ranks 4,026 out of 6,770. Before him are Isabelle Collin Dufresne (1935), Jean-Claude Mézières (1938), Jacques Ochs (1883), François de Créquy (1625), Henri Dutrochet (1776), and Robert Liottel (1885). After him are Henri Oreiller (1925), Émile Champion (1879), Henri Regnault (1843), Nicolas Dalayrac (1753), Alain Cavalier (1931), and Véronique Sanson (1949).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsIsabelle Collin Dufresne
WRITER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,020
Jean-Claude Mézières
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,021
Jacques Ochs
FENCER
1883 - 1971
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,022
François de Créquy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1625 - 1687
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,023
Henri Dutrochet
PHYSICIAN
1776 - 1847
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,024
Robert Liottel
ATHLETE
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,025
Louis-Antoine Ranvier
PHYSICIAN
1835 - 1922
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,026
Henri Oreiller
SKIER
1925 - 1962
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,027
Émile Champion
ATHLETE
1879 - 1921
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,028
Henri Regnault
PAINTER
1843 - 1871
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,029
Nicolas Dalayrac
COMPOSER
1753 - 1809
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,030
Alain Cavalier
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,031
Véronique Sanson
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,032
Among PHYSICIANS In France
Among physicians born in France, Louis-Antoine Ranvier ranks 54. Before him are Ernest Duchesne (1874), Léon Jean Marie Dufour (1780), Eugène Olivier (1881), Madeleine Pelletier (1874), Jean Cruveilhier (1791), and Henri Dutrochet (1776). After him are Wladimir Aïtoff (1879), Pierre Marie (1853), Noël Martin Joseph de Necker (1730), Guy Patin (1601), Julieta Lanteri (1873), and Maurice Raynaud (1834).
Ernest Duchesne
1874 - 1912
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 48
Léon Jean Marie Dufour
1780 - 1865
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 49
Eugène Olivier
1881 - 1964
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 50
Madeleine Pelletier
1874 - 1939
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 51
Jean Cruveilhier
1791 - 1874
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 52
Henri Dutrochet
1776 - 1847
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 53
Louis-Antoine Ranvier
1835 - 1922
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 54
Wladimir Aïtoff
1879 - 1963
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 55
Pierre Marie
1853 - 1940
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 56
Noël Martin Joseph de Necker
1730 - 1793
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 57
Guy Patin
1601 - 1672
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 58
Julieta Lanteri
1873 - 1932
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 59
Maurice Raynaud
1834 - 1881
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 60