PHYSICIAN
Willem Piso
1611 - 1678
Willem Piso
Willem Piso (in Dutch Willem Pies, in Latin Gulielmus Piso, also called Guilherme Piso in Portuguese) (1611 in Leiden – 28 November 1678 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch physician and naturalist who participated as an expedition doctor in Dutch Brazil from 1637 – 1644, sponsored by count Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen and the Dutch West India Company. Piso became one of the founders of tropical medicine. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willem Piso is the 545th most popular physician (up from 580th in 2019), the 650th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 761st in 2019) and the 16th most popular Dutch Physician.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Willem Piso ranks 545 out of 726. Before him are Louis-Antoine Ranvier, Anna Kuliscioff, Frederick Twort, Wladimir Aïtoff, Jan Janský, and Nicolás Monardes. After him are Paolo Macchiarini, John Ostrom, Max Gerson, Vivien Thomas, Pierre Marie, and Ugo Cerletti.
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HPI: 57.45
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1611, Willem Piso ranks 22. Before him are Giancarlo de' Medici, James Harrington, Willem van de Velde the Elder, Magdalene of Nagasaki, Henry Ireton, and Andreas Hammerschmidt. Among people deceased in 1678, Willem Piso ranks 21. Before him are Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé, Caesar van Everdingen, Otto Marseus van Schrieck, Christoph Bernhard von Galen, Andrew Marvell, and Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena.
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Giancarlo de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1611 - 1663
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 16
James Harrington
POLITICIAN
1611 - 1677
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 17
Willem van de Velde the Elder
PAINTER
1611 - 1693
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 18
Magdalene of Nagasaki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1611 - 1634
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 19
Henry Ireton
POLITICIAN
1611 - 1651
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 20
Andreas Hammerschmidt
COMPOSER
1611 - 1675
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 21
Willem Piso
PHYSICIAN
1611 - 1678
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1678
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Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé
WRITER
1599 - 1678
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 15
Caesar van Everdingen
PAINTER
1616 - 1678
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 16
Otto Marseus van Schrieck
PAINTER
1619 - 1678
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 17
Christoph Bernhard von Galen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1606 - 1678
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 18
Andrew Marvell
WRITER
1621 - 1678
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 19
Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena
NOBLEMAN
1638 - 1678
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 20
Willem Piso
PHYSICIAN
1611 - 1678
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 21
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Piso ranks 650 out of 1,646. Before him are Alexander Rueb (1882), Pleun Strik (1944), Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh (null), Willy den Ouden (1918), Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp (1594), and Boudewijn Zenden (1976). After him are Anouk (1975), Bernard Leene (1903), Neelie Kroes (1941), Paulus Bor (1601), Frederik van Eeden (1860), and Willem Roelofs (1822).
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Alexander Rueb
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1959
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 644
Pleun Strik
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2022
HPI: 57.53
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Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh
PAINTER
HPI: 57.48
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Willy den Ouden
SWIMMER
1918 - 1997
HPI: 57.46
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Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp
PAINTER
1594 - 1652
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Rank: 648
Boudewijn Zenden
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
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Rank: 649
Willem Piso
PHYSICIAN
1611 - 1678
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 650
Anouk
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 651
Bernard Leene
CYCLIST
1903 - 1988
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 652
Neelie Kroes
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 653
Paulus Bor
PAINTER
1601 - 1669
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 654
Frederik van Eeden
PSYCHOLOGIST
1860 - 1932
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 655
Willem Roelofs
PAINTER
1822 - 1897
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 656
Among PHYSICIANS In Netherlands
Among physicians born in Netherlands, Willem Piso ranks 16. Before him are Franciscus Donders (1818), Titus Brandsma (1881), Gerard van Swieten (1700), Aletta Jacobs (1854), Petrus Camper (1722), and Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde (1873). After him are Willem Johan Kolff (1911), and Joep Lange (1954).
Franciscus Donders
1818 - 1889
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 10
Titus Brandsma
1881 - 1942
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 11
Gerard van Swieten
1700 - 1772
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 12
Aletta Jacobs
1854 - 1929
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 13
Petrus Camper
1722 - 1789
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 14
Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde
1873 - 1937
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 15
Willem Piso
1611 - 1678
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 16
Willem Johan Kolff
1911 - 2009
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 17
Joep Lange
1954 - 2014
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 18
