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Edward Sabine

1788 - 1883

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Sir Edward Sabine (; 14 October 1788 – 26 June 1883) was an Irish astronomer, geophysicist, ornithologist, explorer, soldier and the 30th president of the Royal Society. He led the effort to establish a system of magnetic observatories in various parts of British territory all over the globe. Much of his life was devoted to their direction and to analyzing their observations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Sabine has received more than 90,519 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Edward Sabine is the 314th most popular astronomer (up from 316th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 155th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Edward Sabine ranks 314 out of 531. Before him are Fang Lizhi, Daniel Kirkwood, Johann von Lamont, Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, Charles Dillon Perrine, and Richard Christopher Carrington. After him are Christine Kirch, Tadeáš Hájek, Gérard de Vaucouleurs, Adrien Auzout, André Patry, and Michael van Langren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1788, Edward Sabine ranks 38. Before him are Mohammed bin Thani, Simon Sechter, Juraj Haulik, Rafael Urdaneta, Tomás de Zumalacárregui, and Athanasios Diakos. After him are Princess Juliane Sophie of Denmark, Kikuchi Yōsai, Margaret Taylor, Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet, Francisco Balagtas, and Gheorghe Asachi. Among people deceased in 1883, Edward Sabine ranks 52. Before him are Robert Volkmann, Jacques Antoine Charles Bresse, Mahmud Nedim Pasha, Francesco de Sanctis, Butrus al-Bustani, and John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough. After him are Heinrich von Ferstel, Louis-François-Clement Breguet, Seru Epenisa Cakobau, Alexander H. Stephens, Alexandros Koumoundouros, and Joachim Barrande.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Edward Sabine ranks 146 out of 501. Before him are Brendan Behan (1923), Pat Cox (1952), Ninette de Valois (1898), William Howard Russell (1820), Kathleen Lonsdale (1903), and John Sealy Townsend (1868). After him are George Browne (1698), George Allman (1812), George Abraham Grierson (1851), Catald (700), Mary Harris Jones (1837), and Shelley McNamara (1952).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Ireland

Among astronomers born in Ireland, Edward Sabine ranks 2. Before him are Andrew Graham (1815). After him are Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin (1865), Mary Ward (1827), Agnes Mary Clerke (1842), Margaret Lindsay Huggins (1848), Thomas Romney Robinson (1792), and Mary Proctor (1862).

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