# Hermann Snellen

> Herman Snellen was a Dutch ophthalmologist who in 1862 introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity. He took over directorship of the Netherlands Hospital for Eye Patients, after Franciscus Donders. He was elected an International Member of the American Philosophical Society in 1894.

*Dutch ophthalmologist (1834-1908)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1834-02-19
- **Died:** 1908-01-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.6 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 16.6 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #237

## Sources
- [Herman Snellen](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Snellen)
- [هيرمان سنيلين](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [هيرمان سنيلين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Herman Snellen](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Snellen)
- [Hermann Snellen](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Snellen)
- [Herman Snellen](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Snellen)
- [Herman Snellen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Snellen)
- [Herman Snellen](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Snellen)
- [Herman Snellen](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Snellen)
- [Hermann Snellen](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Snellen)
- [ഹെർമൻ സ്നെല്ലൻ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B9%E0%B5%86%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%BB)
- [Herman Snellen](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Snellen)
- [Herman Snellen](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Snellen)
- [Hermann Snellen](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Snellen)
- [Herman Snellen](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Snellen)
- [Снеллен, Херманн](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD)
- [Hermann Snellen](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Snellen)
- [హెర్మన్ స్నెల్లెన్](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B9%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D)
- [แฮร์มัน สเน็ลเลิน](https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%AE%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99_%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99)
- [Герман Снеллен](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24141)

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