Astronomer

Benjamin Apthorp Gould

American astronomer

1824 - 1896

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Benjamin Apthorp Gould

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Apthorp Gould is the 318th most popular astronomer (down from 280th in 2024), the 4,602nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,096th in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Astronomer.

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Benjamin Apthorp Gould shares a September 27 birthday with Louis XIII of France, Stephen Báthory, and Robert Edwards.

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Among Astronomers

Among astronomers, Benjamin Apthorp Gould ranks 318 out of 644. Before him are Guido Bonatti, Michael H. Hart, Frank Elmore Ross, Hendrik van Gent, Karl Christian Bruhns, and Michael van Langren. After him are Milton L. Humason, Niccolò Zucchi, Georges Rayet, Oenopides, Christoph Arnold, and Edward Sabine.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Guido Bonatti
1210 - 1296
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 312
Michael H. Hart
1932 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 313
Frank Elmore Ross
1874 - 1960
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 314
Hendrik van Gent
1900 - 1947
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 315
Karl Christian Bruhns
1830 - 1881
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 316
Michael van Langren
1598 - 1675
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 317
Benjamin Apthorp Gould
1824 - 1896
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 318
Milton L. Humason
1891 - 1972
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 319
Niccolò Zucchi
1586 - 1670
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 320
Georges Rayet
1839 - 1906
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 321
Oenopides
490 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 322
Christoph Arnold
1650 - 1695
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 323
Edward Sabine
1788 - 1883
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 324

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1824, Benjamin Apthorp Gould ranks 50. Before him are Vladimir Stasov, Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz, Avram Iancu, Branko Radičević, Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, and Francesc Pi i Margall. After him are Antonio Ghislanzoni, Juliusz Kossak, Alexander William Williamson, Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano, Alexey Bogolyubov, and Wilhelm Hofmeister. Among people deceased in 1896, Benjamin Apthorp Gould ranks 51. Before him are Jules Simon, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, Stamata Revithi, Emma Darwin, and Rainilaiarivony. After him are Giuseppe Fiorelli, Simeon Bavier, Charilaos Trikoupis, Ferdinand von Mueller, Walthère Frère-Orban, and Carl Humann.

Others Born in 1824

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Vladimir Stasov
WRITER
1824 - 1906
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 44
Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz
PAINTER
1824 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 45
Avram Iancu
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1872
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 46
Branko Radičević
WRITER
1824 - 1853
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 47
Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1896
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 48
Francesc Pi i Margall
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1901
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 49
Benjamin Apthorp Gould
ASTRONOMER
1824 - 1896
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 50
Antonio Ghislanzoni
WRITER
1824 - 1893
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 51
Juliusz Kossak
PAINTER
1824 - 1899
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 52
Alexander William Williamson
CHEMIST
1824 - 1904
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 53
Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano
WRITER
1824 - 1905
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 54
Alexey Bogolyubov
PAINTER
1824 - 1896
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 55
Wilhelm Hofmeister
BIOLOGIST
1824 - 1877
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 56