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Sun Simiao

581 - 682

Sun Simiao

Sun Simiao (traditional Chinese: 孫思邈; simplified Chinese: 孙思邈; pinyin: Sūn Sīmiǎo; Wade–Giles: Sun Ssu-miao; 541-682) was a Chinese physician and writer of the Sui and Tang dynasty, who was from Tongchuan, central Shaanxi. He was titled as China's King of Medicine (藥王; 药王, Yaowang) for his significant contributions to Chinese medicine and tremendous care to his patients. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sun Simiao is the 287th most popular physician (down from 251st in 2019), the 512th most popular biography from China (down from 505th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Physician.

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Among physicians, Sun Simiao ranks 287 out of 726. Before him are Hiraga Gennai, Guillaume Dupuytren, Neferkare Neby, Irmfried Eberl, Norman Bethune, and Ali ibn Ridwan. After him are Gregg L. Semenza, William Gull, James Barry, Pierre Fauchard, Dean Mahomed, and Herman Snellen.

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Hiraga Gennai
1728 - 1780
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 281
Guillaume Dupuytren
1777 - 1835
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 282
Neferkare Neby
2300 BC - 2260 BC
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 283
Irmfried Eberl
1910 - 1948
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 284
Norman Bethune
1890 - 1939
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 285
Ali ibn Ridwan
988 - 1061
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 286
Sun Simiao
581 - 682
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 287
Gregg L. Semenza
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 288
William Gull
1816 - 1890
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 289
James Barry
1795 - 1865
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 290
Pierre Fauchard
1679 - 1761
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 291
Dean Mahomed
1759 - 1851
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 292
Herman Snellen
1834 - 1908
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 293

Contemporaries

Among people born in 581, Sun Simiao ranks 3. Before him are Zayd ibn Harithah, and Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba. After him is Utba ibn Ghazwan. Among people deceased in 682, Sun Simiao ranks 3. Before him are Zaynab bint Ali, and Bojang of Goguryeo. After him is Cadwaladr.