The Most Famous

ASTRONOMERS from Guernsey

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This page contains a list of the greatest Astronomers. The pantheon dataset contains 644 Astronomers, 1 of which were born in Guernsey. This makes Guernsey the birth place of the 46th most number of Astronomers behind Norway, and Moldova.

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

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1. Warren De la Rue (1815 - 1889)

With an HPI of 47.94, Warren De la Rue is the most famous Astronomer.  Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.

Warren De la Rue (18 January 1815 – 19 April 1889) was a British astronomer, chemist, and inventor, most famous for his pioneering work in astronomical photography.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as astronomers born between 1815 and 1815. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased astronomers include Warren De la Rue.

Deceased Astronomers

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