The Most Famous
ASTRONOMERS from Norway
This page contains a list of the greatest Norwegian Astronomers. The pantheon dataset contains 644 Astronomers, 1 of which were born in Norway. This makes Norway the birth place of the 44th most number of Astronomers behind Luxembourg, and Hungary.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Norwegian Astronomers of all time. This list of famous Norwegian Astronomers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Christopher Hansteen (1784 - 1873)
With an HPI of 50.20, Christopher Hansteen is the most famous Norwegian Astronomer. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.
Christopher Hansteen (26 September 1784 – 11 April 1873) was a Norwegian geophysicist, astronomer and physicist, best known for his mapping of Earth's magnetic field.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Norwegian astronomers born between 1784 and 1784. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Norwegian astronomers include Christopher Hansteen.
