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William Hewson

1739 - 1774

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William Hewson (14 November 1739 – 1 May 1774) was a British surgeon, anatomist and physiologist who has been referred to as the "father of haematology". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Hewson is the 693rd most popular physician (up from 709th in 2019), the 5,946th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,434th in 2019) and the 69th most popular British Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, William Hewson ranks 693 out of 726. Before him are Bert Vogelstein, Fe del Mundo, Anders Nordström, Liang Wudong, Ben Klassen, and Louisa Garrett Anderson. After him are Susan La Flesche Picotte, Elizabeth Kenny, Samia al-Amoudi, Joycelyn Elders, Rachel Levine, and Maude Abbott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1739, William Hewson ranks 27. Before him are Johann Beckmann, Juan de Villanueva, John Rutledge, Sophronius of Vratsa, George Clymer, and Paine Wingate. After him is William Bartram. Among people deceased in 1774, William Hewson ranks 21. Before him are Johann Friedrich Agricola, Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg, Anna Morandi Manzolini, Johan Peter Falk, Otto von Münchhausen, and Henry Baker.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Hewson ranks 5,948 out of 8,785. Before him are Carole Ann Ford (1940), Flora Drummond (1878), Emilia Jones (2002), George Peele (1556), William Orbit (1956), and Louisa Garrett Anderson (1873). After him are Amanda Donohoe (1962), Julien Temple (1953), Aaron Lennon (1987), Ian Mosley (1953), George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (1962), and John Riseley-Prichard (1924).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among physicians born in United Kingdom, William Hewson ranks 69. Before him are Thomas Lewis (1881), Ran Laurie (1915), Archie Cochrane (1909), Emily Blackwell (1826), Thomas C. Jerdon (1811), and Louisa Garrett Anderson (1873). After him are Flora Murray (1869), and Vivek Murthy (1977).

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