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Benjamin Vulliamy

1747 - 1811

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Benjamin Vulliamy (1747 – 31 December 1811), was a British clockmaker responsible for building the Regulator Clock, which, between 1780 and 1884, was the main timekeeper of the King's Observatory Kew and the official regulator of time in London. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Vulliamy has received more than 37,087 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Vulliamy is the 658th most popular businessperson (down from 516th in 2019), the 5,109th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,075th in 2019) and the 50th most popular British Businessperson.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Benjamin Vulliamy ranks 658 out of 847. Before him are Athina Onassis, Anil Ambani, Samuel Brannan, Philippe Kahn, Barry Diller, and Heather Mills. After him are Ton Roosendaal, Charles Saatchi, Ginni Rometty, Michel Roux, Josep Bonaplata i Corriol, and Maki Kaji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1747, Benjamin Vulliamy ranks 29. Before him are Jean-François Rewbell, Alexander Bezborodko, Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel, Eugenio Espejo, György Bessenyei, and Iolo Morganwg. After him are Samuel Osgood, and Gunning Bedford Jr.. Among people deceased in 1811, Benjamin Vulliamy ranks 25. Before him are Juan de Villanueva, Mariano Moreno, Johann Beckmann, Juan Aldama, Ivan Osterman, and György Bessenyei. After him are Samuel Chase, Thomas Percy, Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and Thomas Fitzsimons.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Vulliamy ranks 5,109 out of 8,785. Before him are Sophie Thompson (1962), Peter Wright (1970), Heather Mills (1968), Charles Sheffield (1935), E. W. Hornung (1866), and Mark Jones (1933). After him are Hugh Huxley (1924), George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (1823), Josephine Tewson (1931), George Alexander Macfarren (1813), Lancelot Hogben (1895), and Brian Kidd (1949).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Vulliamy ranks 50. Before him are Daniel Levy (1962), Allan Williams (1930), Henry Tate (1819), Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (1866), Steve Jackson (1951), and Heather Mills (1968). After him are Ken Bates (1931), Chris Anderson (1961), Martin Whitmarsh (1958), Peter Hill-Wood (1936), Andrew Ng (1976), and Cameron Mackintosh (1946).

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