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Nicolaes Tulp

1593 - 1674

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Nicolaes Tulp (9 October 1593 – 12 September 1674) was a Dutch surgeon and mayor of Amsterdam. Tulp was well known for his upstanding moral character and as the subject of Rembrandt's famous painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolaes Tulp is the 183rd most popular physician (down from 128th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 131st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Nicolaes Tulp ranks 183 out of 726. Before him are Robert Knox, August von Wassermann, Engelbert Kaempfer, Michael Stuart Brown, Joseph Calasanz, and David H. Hubel. After him are Adolf Eugen Fick, Ludwig Guttmann, Charles Brenton Huggins, Psusennes II, Thomas Bartholin, and Andrea Cesalpino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1593, Nicolaes Tulp ranks 7. Before him are Mumtaz Mahal, Artemisia Gentileschi, Georges de La Tour, Jacob Jordaens, Toyotomi Hideyori, and George I Rákóczi. After him are Matthäus Merian, Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena, Balthasar van der Ast, Anthony van Diemen, Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg, and George Herbert. Among people deceased in 1674, Nicolaes Tulp ranks 5. Before him are John Milton, Hyeonjong of Joseon, Philippe de Champaigne, and Giacomo Carissimi. After him are Jan Lievens, Jean Chapelain, Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, John Graunt, Leonaert Bramer, Hallgrímur Pétursson, and Gerbrand van den Eeckhout.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Nicolaes Tulp ranks 172 out of 1,646. Before him are Pieter Lastman (1583), Famke Janssen (1964), Pim Fortuyn (1948), Piet Keizer (1943), Ruud Lubbers (1939), and Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten (1627). After him are Mariska Veres (1947), Arjen Robben (1984), Ary Scheffer (1795), Geert Wilders (1963), John of Leiden (1509), and Lambert of Maastricht (635).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Netherlands

Among physicians born in Netherlands, Nicolaes Tulp ranks 4. Before him are Christiaan Eijkman (1858), Peter Canisius (1521), and Cornelius Jansen (1585). After him are Frederik Ruysch (1638), Johann Weyer (1515), Wim Eijk (1953), Regnier de Graaf (1641), Herman Snellen (1834), Franciscus Donders (1818), Titus Brandsma (1881), and Gerard van Swieten (1700).

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