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Arnold Wolfendale

1927 - 2020

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Sir Arnold Whittaker Wolfendale FRS (25 June 1927 – 21 December 2020) was a British astronomer who served as the fourteenth Astronomer Royal from 1991 to 1995. He was Professor of Physics at Durham University from 1965 until 1992 and served as president of the European Physical Society (1999–2001). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arnold Wolfendale has received more than 49,724 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Arnold Wolfendale is the 553rd most popular astronomer, the 5,994th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 68th most popular British Astronomer.

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  • 15

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Arnold Wolfendale ranks 553 out of 531. Before him are Gary Hug, Debra Fischer, Marc William Buie, Osamu Muramatsu, Matthew J. Holman, and Lenka Kotková. After him are Akimasa Nakamura, Zdeněk Moravec, Masayuki Yanai, Andrea Boattini, Peter Kušnirák, and Anja Cetti Andersen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Arnold Wolfendale ranks 440. Before him are Peggie Castle, Peggy McCay, Ralph Beard, Edwin Edwards, Ralph Stanley, and Bill Rowling. After him are Paula Hawkins, Marvin Kaplan, Brock Adams, and Abrar Alvi. Among people deceased in 2020, Arnold Wolfendale ranks 738. Before him are Tibor Benedek, Vasili Kulkov, Ruhollah Zam, Basu Chatterjee, Khagendra Thapa Magar, and Dick Thornburgh. After him are Charles Portis, Yuichiro Hata, Dale Hawerchuk, Kelly Asbury, Angelika Amon, and Sarah Hegazi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Arnold Wolfendale ranks 5,994 out of 7,765. Before him are Adam Yates (1992), Jamie Murray (1986), Dick McTaggart (1935), Rickie Lambert (1982), Stephen Campbell Moore (1979), and Tim Sherwood (1969). After him are Roy Carroll (1977), Tom Mison (1982), Ben Elton (1959), Jonathan Ross (1960), Daniel Howell (1991), and Jonathan Woodgate (1980).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Arnold Wolfendale ranks 68. Before him are James Challis (1803), Mary Adela Blagg (1858), Robert H. McNaught (1956), David C. Jewitt (1958), Thomas Brisbane (1773), and James Ferguson (1710).

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