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Cyril Jackson

1903 - 1988

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Cyril V. Jackson (5 December 1903 – February 1988) was a South African astronomer, known for discovering 72 asteroids and a number of comets. He was born in Ossett, Yorkshire in England; his father emigrated to South Africa in 1911. He earned his B.Sc. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cyril Jackson has received more than 6,986 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Cyril Jackson is the 331st most popular astronomer (down from 285th in 2019), the 2,767th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,387th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Cyril Jackson ranks 331 out of 531. Before him are James Craig Watson, Alvan Clark, Wilhelm Julius Foerster, Frank Muller, Philippe van Lansberge, and Jing Fang. After him are Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix, Holger Thiele, Vladimir Albitsky, Georges Rayet, Gustav Spörer, and Viktor Knorre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Cyril Jackson ranks 192. Before him are Julio Antonio Mella, Vincent Richards, Graham Sutherland, Natallia Arsiennieva, Claude Dauphin, and Alejandro Casona. After him are Yashpal, Ivan Galamian, Nathanael West, Wage Rudolf Supratman, Adolph Gottlieb, and Vladimir Lossky. Among people deceased in 1988, Cyril Jackson ranks 123. Before him are Irmgard Seefried, Pál Titkos, Josep Tarradellas, Pietro Arcari, Son House, and Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. After him are Herluf Bidstrup, Joshua Logan, Siaka Stevens, Alberto Uria, André Navarra, and Rodolpho Barteczko.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cyril Jackson ranks 2,767 out of 7,765. Before him are Paul Kennedy (1945), John Florio (1553), Tom Baker (1934), Billy Meredith (1874), Edward Charles Howard (1774), and Leslie Stephen (1832). After him are Peter Phillips (1977), Lydia Becker (1827), Jack Cardiff (1914), Freddie Bartholomew (1924), Edmund Gunter (1581), and Laura Ashley (1925).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Cyril Jackson ranks 42. Before him are John Machin (1680), Frank Watson Dyson (1868), Nathaniel Bliss (1700), Norman Lockyer (1836), Johann von Lamont (1805), and Richard Christopher Carrington (1826). After him are Brian G. Marsden (1937), Philibert Jacques Melotte (1880), Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838), Harry Edwin Wood (1881), Harold Spencer Jones (1890), and William Christie (1845).

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