Edwin Ernest SalpeterThomas GoldMaurice LoewyLisa Kaltenegger

The Most Famous

Astronomers from Austria

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This page contains a list of the greatest Austrians Astronomers. The pantheon dataset contains 644 Astronomers, 4 of which were born in Austria. This makes Austria the birth place of the 25th most number of Astronomers behind Finland and Greece.

Top 4 Austrian Astronomers

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Austrians Astronomers of all time. This list of famous Austrians Astronomers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

  1. #1
    Photo of Edwin Ernest Salpeter

    Edwin Ernest Salpeter

    1924 - 2008

    HPI 64.5823 langs

    Austrian–Australian–American astrophysicist (1924–2008)

  2. #2
    Photo of Thomas Gold

    Thomas Gold

    1920 - 2004

    HPI 62.4331 langs

    Austrian astrophysicist (1920–2004)

  3. #3
    Photo of Maurice Loewy

    Maurice Loewy

    1833 - 1907

    HPI 58.9219 langs

    French astronomer (1833–1907)

  4. #4
    Photo of Lisa Kaltenegger

    Lisa Kaltenegger

    b. 1977

    HPI 40.0416 langs
    Lisa Kaltenegger is an Austrian astronomer renowned for her work in exoplanet research and the study of habitable environments beyond Earth....Read moreShow less

    Lisa Kaltenegger is an Austrian astronomer renowned for her work in exoplanet research and the study of habitable environments beyond Earth. She is particularly known for her contributions to the understanding of the atmospheres of exoplanets and the potential for life in the universe.

Overlapping Lives

Which Astronomers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Astronomers since 1700.

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