ASTRONOMER
Christopher Hansteen
1784 - 1873
Christopher Hansteen
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher Hansteen has received more than 27,140 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Hansteen is the 299th most popular astronomer (down from 245th in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Norway (down from 184th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Astronomer.
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27k
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
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8.99
Effective Languages (L*)
1.75
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Christopher Hansteen ranks 299 out of 531. Before him are Andronicus of Cyrrhus, Wilhelm Gliese, Maurice Loewy, Allan Sandage, Louis Boyer, and Franz Kaiser. After him are Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, Adam Riess, Carl Keenan Seyfert, Marguerite Laugier, Nathaniel Bliss, and Richard Martin West.
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Louis Boyer
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Franz Kaiser
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HPI: 50.24
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Christopher Hansteen
1784 - 1873
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 299
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HPI: 50.20
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Adam Riess
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.20
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HPI: 50.19
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Marguerite Laugier
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HPI: 50.08
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Nathaniel Bliss
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HPI: 50.05
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Richard Martin West
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.99
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1784, Christopher Hansteen ranks 40. Before him are William Buckland, Archduke Louis of Austria, Denis Davydov, Bagyidaw, Juan Antonio Lavalleja, and Leopoldo Nobili. After him are Joseph Bové, Charles Dupin, José Tadeo Monagas, Juan Mora Fernández, José María Pérez de Urdininea, and Leigh Hunt. Among people deceased in 1873, Christopher Hansteen ranks 45. Before him are Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Paweł Strzelecki, Giovanni Battista Donati, Auguste Couder, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, and Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann. After him are Edwin Landseer, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Eugène Flachat, Spyridon Trikoupis, Charles Dupin, and Caterina Scarpellini.
Others Born in 1784
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William Buckland
1784 - 1856
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 34
Archduke Louis of Austria
1784 - 1864
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 35
Denis Davydov
1784 - 1839
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 36
Bagyidaw
1784 - 1846
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 37
Juan Antonio Lavalleja
1784 - 1853
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 38
Leopoldo Nobili
1784 - 1835
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 39
Christopher Hansteen
1784 - 1873
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 40
Joseph Bové
1784 - 1834
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 41
Charles Dupin
1784 - 1873
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 42
José Tadeo Monagas
1784 - 1868
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 43
Juan Mora Fernández
1784 - 1854
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 44
José María Pérez de Urdininea
1784 - 1865
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 45
Leigh Hunt
1784 - 1859
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 1873
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Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
1797 - 1873
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 39
Paweł Strzelecki
1797 - 1873
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 40
Giovanni Battista Donati
1826 - 1873
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 41
Auguste Couder
1789 - 1873
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 42
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
1811 - 1873
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 43
Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann
1797 - 1873
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 44
Christopher Hansteen
1784 - 1873
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 45
Edwin Landseer
1802 - 1873
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 46
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
1814 - 1873
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 47
Eugène Flachat
1802 - 1873
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 48
Spyridon Trikoupis
1788 - 1873
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 49
Charles Dupin
1784 - 1873
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 50
Caterina Scarpellini
1808 - 1873
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 51
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Christopher Hansteen ranks 199 out of 927. Before him are Kjetil André Aamodt (1971), Knut Haugland (1917), Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (1961), Thekla Resvoll (1871), Fred Anton Maier (1938), and Erling Skakke (1115). After him are Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818), Odvar Nordli (1927), Alf Prøysen (1914), Sverre Hassel (1876), Eva Joly (1943), and Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899).
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Kjetil André Aamodt
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 193
Knut Haugland
1917 - 2009
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 194
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 195
Thekla Resvoll
1871 - 1948
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 196
Fred Anton Maier
1938 - 2015
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 197
Erling Skakke
1115 - 1179
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 198
Christopher Hansteen
1784 - 1873
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 199
Aasmund Olavsson Vinje
1818 - 1870
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 200
Odvar Nordli
1927 - 2018
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 201
Alf Prøysen
1914 - 1970
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 202
Sverre Hassel
1876 - 1928
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 203
Eva Joly
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 204
Peter Wessel Zapffe
1899 - 1990
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 205
Among ASTRONOMERS In Norway
Among astronomers born in Norway, Christopher Hansteen ranks 1.
