WRITER
Pehr Henrik Ling
1776 - 1839
Pehr Henrik Ling
Pehr Henrik Ling (15 November 1776 – 3 May 1839) pioneered the teaching of physical education and gymnastics in Sweden. He is considered the Father of Physical Therapy in Sweden. Although his procedures included friction, kneading, stroking, cupping, and clapping they were not related to what was later termed as Swedish massage. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pehr Henrik Ling is the 1,636th most popular writer (down from 1,394th in 2019). (down from 752nd in 2019)
Pehr Henrik Ling is most famous for being the founder of the Swedish system of gymnastics.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Pehr Henrik Ling ranks 1,636 out of 7,302. Before him are Wen Tianxiang, Ira Levin, Michael Moorcock, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, and Harlan Coben. After him are Babrius, Robert Desnos, Boualem Sansal, Robert Silverberg, Mao Dun, and Elizabeth George.
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Wen Tianxiang
1236 - 1283
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 1,630
Ira Levin
1929 - 2007
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 1,631
Michael Moorcock
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 1,632
Giovanni Francesco Straparola
1480 - 1557
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 1,633
Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala
1535 - 1615
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 1,634
Harlan Coben
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 1,635
Pehr Henrik Ling
1776 - 1839
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 1,636
Babrius
110 - 200
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 1,637
Robert Desnos
1900 - 1945
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 1,638
Boualem Sansal
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 1,639
Robert Silverberg
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 1,640
Mao Dun
1896 - 1981
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 1,641
Elizabeth George
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 1,642
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1776, Pehr Henrik Ling ranks 16. Before him are Şehzade Abdullah, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Barthold Georg Niebuhr, Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński, and Jean-Pierre Boyer. After him are Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este, Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck, Simon Fraser, Vasily Tropinin, Peter Barlow, and Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh. Among people deceased in 1839, Pehr Henrik Ling ranks 12. Before him are Ranjit Singh, William, Duke of Nassau, Princess Marie of Orléans, Charlotte Bonaparte, William Smith, and Joseph Fesch. After him are Ferdinando Paer, Aloysia Weber, Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano, William Murdoch, Mikhail Speransky, and Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia.
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Şehzade Abdullah
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1849
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 10
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
CHEMIST
1776 - 1810
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 11
Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1834
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 12
Barthold Georg Niebuhr
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1831
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 13
Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński
OCCULTIST
1776 - 1853
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 14
Jean-Pierre Boyer
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1850
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 15
Pehr Henrik Ling
WRITER
1776 - 1839
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 16
Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1848
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 17
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
BIOLOGIST
1776 - 1858
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 18
Simon Fraser
EXPLORER
1776 - 1862
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 19
Vasily Tropinin
PAINTER
1776 - 1857
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 20
Peter Barlow
MATHEMATICIAN
1776 - 1862
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 21
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1857
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1839
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Ranjit Singh
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1839
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 6
William, Duke of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1839
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 7
Princess Marie of Orléans
COMPANION
1813 - 1839
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 8
Charlotte Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1839
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 9
William Smith
GEOLOGIST
1769 - 1839
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 10
Joseph Fesch
NOBLEMAN
1763 - 1839
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 11
Pehr Henrik Ling
WRITER
1776 - 1839
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 12
Ferdinando Paer
COMPOSER
1771 - 1839
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 13
Aloysia Weber
COMPOSER
1760 - 1839
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 14
Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1839
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 15
William Murdoch
INVENTOR
1754 - 1839
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 16
Mikhail Speransky
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1839
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 17
Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1839
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 18
