ASTRONOMER

Benjamin Markarian

1913 - 1985

Benjamin Markarian

Benjamin Egishevich Markarian (Armenian: Բենիամին Եղիշեի Մարգարյան) was an Armenian astrophysicist. Markarian's Chain is a group of galaxies which was named after him when he discovered that its members move with a common motion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Markarian has received more than 29,070 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Benjamin Markarian is the 338th most popular astronomer (up from 378th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Georgia (up from 162nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Georgian Astronomer.

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Languages Editions (L)
7.39
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Benjamin Markarian ranks 338 out of 644. Before him are Geminiano Montanari, Raymond Smith Dugan, Elia Millosevich, Wilhelm Julius Foerster, Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke, and Didier Queloz. After him are Lyudmila Zhuravleva, Daniel Kirkwood, Adriaan van Maanen, Edward Sabine, Hugo von Seeliger, and Charles Dillon Perrine.

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Geminiano Montanari
1633 - 1687
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 332
Raymond Smith Dugan
1878 - 1940
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 333
Elia Millosevich
1848 - 1919
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 334
Wilhelm Julius Foerster
1832 - 1921
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 335
Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke
1835 - 1897
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 336
Didier Queloz
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 337
Benjamin Markarian
1913 - 1985
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 338
Lyudmila Zhuravleva
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 339
Daniel Kirkwood
1814 - 1895
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 340
Adriaan van Maanen
1884 - 1946
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 341
Edward Sabine
1788 - 1883
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 342
Hugo von Seeliger
1849 - 1924
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 343
Charles Dillon Perrine
1867 - 1951
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 344

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Benjamin Markarian ranks 187. Before him are Robert Jungk, Malcom McLean, Jean Nicolas, Fritz Darges, Roberto Porta, and Georges Candilis. After him are Woody Herman, Tokutaro Ukon, Gina Bachauer, Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen, Mark Robson, and Mary Kenneth Keller. Among people deceased in 1985, Benjamin Markarian ranks 131. Before him are Gaston Rébuffat, Vladimir Kokkinaki, George Raynor, Harald Cramér, Brian Horrocks, and John G. Trump. After him are Alexander Mikulin, Ana Mendieta, Bodil Joensen, Ladislav Ženíšek, Clarence Nash, and Michel Audiard.

Others Born in 1913

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Robert Jungk
WRITER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 181
Malcom McLean
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2001
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 182
Jean Nicolas
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1978
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 183
Fritz Darges
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2009
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 184
Roberto Porta
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1984
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 185
Georges Candilis
ARCHITECT
1913 - 1995
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 186
Benjamin Markarian
ASTRONOMER
1913 - 1985
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 187
Woody Herman
MUSICIAN
1913 - 1987
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 188
Tokutaro Ukon
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1944
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 189
Gina Bachauer
MUSICIAN
1913 - 1976
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 190
Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2000
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 191
Mark Robson
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 1978
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 192
Mary Kenneth Keller
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1913 - 1985
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 193