Astronome
Adolphe Quetelet
1796 - 1874
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Adolphe Quetelet
Sa biographie est disponible en 41 langues sur Wikipédia. Adolphe Quetelet est le 52nd astronome le plus populaire (en baisse du 34th en 2024), la 82nd biographie la plus populaire de Belgique (en baisse du 68th en 2019), ainsi que le astronome de Belgique le plus populaire.
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Among Astronomes
Among astronomes, Adolphe Quetelet ranks 52 out of 644. Before him are Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Michel Mayor, Arthur Eddington, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, John Michell, and Jérôme Lalande. After him are Édouard Stephan, William Alfred Fowler, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Karl Ludwig Hencke, Jan Oort, and Abu Maʿshar.
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Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
1793 - 1864
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 46
Michel Mayor
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 47
Arthur Eddington
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 48
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
1900 - 1979
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 49
John Michell
1724 - 1793
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 50
Jérôme Lalande
1732 - 1807
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 51
Adolphe Quetelet
1796 - 1874
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 52
Édouard Stephan
1837 - 1923
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 53
William Alfred Fowler
1911 - 1995
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 54
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli
1397 - 1482
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 55
Karl Ludwig Hencke
1793 - 1866
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 56
Jan Oort
1900 - 1992
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 57
Abu Maʿshar
787 - 886
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 58
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1796, Adolphe Quetelet ranks 5. Before him are Nicholas I of Russia, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, and Princess Charlotte of Wales. After him are Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Michael Thonet, Franz Berwald, Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg, Asher Brown Durand, Jakob Steiner, and Walter Hunt. Among people deceased in 1874, Adolphe Quetelet ranks 5. Before him are Anders Jonas Ångström, Millard Fillmore, Jules Michelet, and Howard Staunton. After him are François Guizot, David Strauss, Charles Gleyre, Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Johann Philipp Reis, Josiah Warren, and Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira.
Others Born in 1796
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Nicholas I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1855
HPI: 80.72
Rank: 1
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
PAINTER
1796 - 1875
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 2
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot
ENGINEER
1796 - 1832
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 3
Princess Charlotte of Wales
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1817
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 4
Adolphe Quetelet
ASTRONOMER
1796 - 1874
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 5
Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1858
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 6
Michael Thonet
DESIGNER
1796 - 1871
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 7
Franz Berwald
MUSICIAN
1796 - 1868
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 8
Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1881
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 9
Asher Brown Durand
PAINTER
1796 - 1886
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 10
Jakob Steiner
MATHEMATICIAN
1796 - 1863
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 11
Walter Hunt
INVENTOR
1796 - 1859
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1874
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Anders Jonas Ångström
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1874
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 1
Millard Fillmore
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1874
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 2
Jules Michelet
WRITER
1798 - 1874
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 3
Howard Staunton
CHESS PLAYER
1810 - 1874
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 4
Adolphe Quetelet
ASTRONOMER
1796 - 1874
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 5
François Guizot
HISTORIAN
1787 - 1874
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 6
David Strauss
PHILOSOPHER
1808 - 1874
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 7
Charles Gleyre
PAINTER
1806 - 1874
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 8
Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1874
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 9
Johann Philipp Reis
INVENTOR
1834 - 1874
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 10
Josiah Warren
INVENTOR
1798 - 1874
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 11
Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1874
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 12
In Belgique
Among people born in Belgique, Adolphe Quetelet ranks 82 out of NaN. Before him are Johannes Ockeghem (1410), Jacques Rogge (1942), Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559), Agnès Varda (1928), Corneille Heymans (1892), and Father Damien (1840). After him are Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes (919), Étienne Lenoir (1822), Jacky Ickx (1945), Adrian Willaert (1490), Émile Verhaeren (1855), and Henri Vieuxtemps (1820).
Others born in Belgique
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Johannes Ockeghem
COMPOSER
1410 - 1497
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 76
Jacques Rogge
PHYSICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 77
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1632
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 78
Agnès Varda
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2019
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 79
Corneille Heymans
PHYSICIAN
1892 - 1968
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 80
Father Damien
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1840 - 1889
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 81
Adolphe Quetelet
ASTRONOMER
1796 - 1874
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 82
Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes
POLITICIAN
919 - 998
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 83
Étienne Lenoir
INVENTOR
1822 - 1900
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 84
Jacky Ickx
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 85
Adrian Willaert
COMPOSER
1490 - 1562
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 86
Émile Verhaeren
WRITER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 87
Henri Vieuxtemps
COMPOSER
1820 - 1881
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 88
Among Astronomes In Belgique
Among astronomes born in Belgique, Adolphe Quetelet ranks 1. After him are Ferdinand Verbiest (1623), Petrus Plancius (1552), Eric Walter Elst (1936), Eugène Joseph Delporte (1882), Henri Debehogne (1928), Philippe van Lansberge (1561), George Van Biesbroeck (1880), and Marcel Minnaert (1893).
Adolphe Quetelet
1796 - 1874
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 1
Ferdinand Verbiest
1623 - 1688
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 2
Petrus Plancius
1552 - 1622
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 3
Eric Walter Elst
1936 - 2022
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 4
Eugène Joseph Delporte
1882 - 1955
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 5
Henri Debehogne
1928 - 2007
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 6
Philippe van Lansberge
1561 - 1632
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 7
George Van Biesbroeck
1880 - 1974
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 8
Marcel Minnaert
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 9
