The Most Famous

ASTRONOMERS from Hungary

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This page contains a list of the greatest Hungarian Astronomers. The pantheon dataset contains 644 Astronomers, 1 of which were born in Hungary. This makes Hungary the birth place of the 43rd most number of Astronomers behind Turkmenistan, and Luxembourg.

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

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1. Franz Xaver von Zach (1754 - 1832)

With an HPI of 57.16, Franz Xaver von Zach is the most famous Hungarian Astronomer.  His biography has been translated into 25 different languages on wikipedia.

Baron Franz Xaver von Zach (Franz Xaver Freiherr von Zach; 4 June 1754 – 2 September 1832) was an Austrian astronomer born at Pest, Hungary (now Budapest in Hungary).

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Hungarian astronomers born between 1754 and 1754. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Hungarian astronomers include Franz Xaver von Zach.

Deceased Hungarian Astronomers

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