PHYSICIAN
Moritz Kaposi
1837 - 1902

Moritz Kaposi
Moritz Kaposi (Hungarian: Kaposi Mór, pronounced [ˈkɒpoʃi ˈmoːr]; 23 October 1837 – 6 March 1902) was a physician and dermatologist from the Austro-Hungarian Empire who discovered the skin tumor that received his name (Kaposi's sarcoma). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Moritz Kaposi is the 390th most popular physician (down from 361st in 2019), the 303rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 294th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Hungarian Physician.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Moritz Kaposi ranks 390 out of 726. Before him are Carlos Chagas, Ferdinand Sauerbruch, Willi Graf, Filippo Pacini, Frances Oldham Kelsey, and Luigi Carlo Farini. After him are Robert Liston, Paul Hermann, Emil Aarestrup, Johann Lukas Schönlein, Kusumoto Ine, and Hélène Sparrow.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarlos Chagas
1879 - 1934
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 384
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
1875 - 1951
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 385
Willi Graf
1918 - 1943
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 386
Filippo Pacini
1812 - 1883
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 387
Frances Oldham Kelsey
1914 - 2015
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 388
Luigi Carlo Farini
1812 - 1866
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 389
Moritz Kaposi
1837 - 1902
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 390
Robert Liston
1794 - 1847
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 391
Paul Hermann
1646 - 1695
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 392
Emil Aarestrup
1800 - 1856
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 393
Johann Lukas Schönlein
1793 - 1864
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 394
Kusumoto Ine
1827 - 1903
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 395
Hélène Sparrow
1891 - 1970
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 396
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1837, Moritz Kaposi ranks 56. Before him are Horace Parnell Tuttle, Liu Yongfu, Itagaki Taisuke, Nicolás Avellaneda, Zhang Zhidong, and Hans von Marées. After him are Franz Overbeck, Ion Creangă, Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau, George Dewey, Wilhelm Kühne, and Kabayama Sukenori. Among people deceased in 1902, Moritz Kaposi ranks 35. Before him are Imre Steindl, Sergei Ivanovich Mosin, Marie Alfred Cornu, Cato Maximilian Guldberg, Jules Dalou, and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant. After him are Ivan Yarkovsky, Lazarus Fuchs, Adolf Kussmaul, Fyodor Stravinsky, Hervé Faye, and Kálmán Tisza.
Others Born in 1837
Go to all RankingsHorace Parnell Tuttle
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1923
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 50
Liu Yongfu
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1917
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 51
Itagaki Taisuke
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1837 - 1919
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 52
Nicolás Avellaneda
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1885
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 53
Zhang Zhidong
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1909
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 54
Hans von Marées
PAINTER
1837 - 1887
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 55
Moritz Kaposi
PHYSICIAN
1837 - 1902
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 56
Franz Overbeck
WRITER
1837 - 1905
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 57
Ion Creangă
WRITER
1837 - 1889
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 58
Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau
NOBLEMAN
1837 - 1906
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 59
George Dewey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1837 - 1917
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 60
Wilhelm Kühne
PHYSICIAN
1837 - 1900
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 61
Kabayama Sukenori
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1922
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 62
Others Deceased in 1902
Go to all RankingsImre Steindl
ARCHITECT
1839 - 1902
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 29
Sergei Ivanovich Mosin
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1902
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 30
Marie Alfred Cornu
PHYSICIST
1841 - 1902
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 31
Cato Maximilian Guldberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1836 - 1902
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 32
Jules Dalou
SCULPTOR
1838 - 1902
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 33
Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant
PAINTER
1845 - 1902
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 34
Moritz Kaposi
PHYSICIAN
1837 - 1902
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 35
Ivan Yarkovsky
ENGINEER
1844 - 1902
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 36
Lazarus Fuchs
MATHEMATICIAN
1833 - 1902
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 37
Adolf Kussmaul
PHYSICIAN
1822 - 1902
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 38
Fyodor Stravinsky
SINGER
1843 - 1902
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 39
Hervé Faye
ASTRONOMER
1814 - 1902
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 40
Kálmán Tisza
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1902
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 41
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Moritz Kaposi ranks 303 out of 1,077. Before him are Frigyes Karinthy (1887), David Schwarz (1850), Leó Weiner (1885), László Mednyánszky (1852), Zoltán Fábri (1917), and Dezső Novák (1939). After him are Elizabeth of Hungary, Queen of Serbia (1255), Ervin László (1932), Máté Zalka (1896), László Benedek (1905), Miklós Németh (1946), and Ferenc Szusza (1923).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsFrigyes Karinthy
WRITER
1887 - 1938
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 297
David Schwarz
INVENTOR
1850 - 1897
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 298
Leó Weiner
COMPOSER
1885 - 1960
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 299
László Mednyánszky
PAINTER
1852 - 1919
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 300
Zoltán Fábri
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 1994
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 301
Dezső Novák
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 302
Moritz Kaposi
PHYSICIAN
1837 - 1902
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 303
Elizabeth of Hungary, Queen of Serbia
COMPANION
1255 - 1313
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 304
Ervin László
PHILOSOPHER
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 305
Máté Zalka
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 306
László Benedek
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1992
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 307
Miklós Németh
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 308
Ferenc Szusza
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 309
Among PHYSICIANS In Hungary
Among physicians born in Hungary, Moritz Kaposi ranks 7. Before him are Ignaz Semmelweis (1818), Gabor Maté (1944), Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893), Kálmán Kalocsay (1891), Eva Klein (1925), and Thomas Szasz (1920). After him are Edith Farkas (1921), Emil Zuckerkandl (1849), Vilma Hugonnai (1847), Gabriele Possanner (1860), and Jenő Kamuti (1937).
Ignaz Semmelweis
1818 - 1865
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 1
Gabor Maté
1944 - Present
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 2
Albert Szent-Györgyi
1893 - 1986
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 3
Kálmán Kalocsay
1891 - 1976
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 4
Eva Klein
1925 - 2025
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 5
Thomas Szasz
1920 - 2012
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 6
Moritz Kaposi
1837 - 1902
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 7
Edith Farkas
1921 - 1993
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 8
Emil Zuckerkandl
1849 - 1910
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 9
Vilma Hugonnai
1847 - 1922
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 10
Gabriele Possanner
1860 - 1940
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 11
Jenő Kamuti
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 12