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Eugène Joseph Delporte
1882 - 1955
Eugène Joseph Delporte
Eugène Joseph Delporte (10 January 1882 – 19 October 1955) was a Belgian astronomer born in Genappe. He discovered a total of sixty-six asteroids. Notable discoveries include 1221 Amor (which lent its name to the Amor asteroids) and the Apollo asteroid 2101 Adonis. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eugène Joseph Delporte has received more than 38,224 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Eugène Joseph Delporte is the 150th most popular astronomer (up from 161st in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 236th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Eugène Joseph Delporte ranks 150 out of 531. Before him are Maria Mitchell, Annie Jump Cannon, Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji, Giovanni Battista Hodierna, Peter Andreas Hansen, and Guillaume Bigourdan. After him are Hermann Carl Vogel, Bernard Lyot, George Phillips Bond, Nicole-Reine Lepaute, Jean Chacornac, and Jacobus Kapteyn.
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Maria Mitchell
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 144
Annie Jump Cannon
1863 - 1941
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 145
Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji
1200 - 1204
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 146
Giovanni Battista Hodierna
1597 - 1660
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 147
Peter Andreas Hansen
1795 - 1874
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 148
Guillaume Bigourdan
1851 - 1932
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 149
Eugène Joseph Delporte
1882 - 1955
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 150
Hermann Carl Vogel
1841 - 1907
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 151
Bernard Lyot
1897 - 1952
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 152
George Phillips Bond
1825 - 1865
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 153
Nicole-Reine Lepaute
1723 - 1788
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 154
Jean Chacornac
1823 - 1873
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 155
Jacobus Kapteyn
1851 - 1922
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 156
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1882, Eugène Joseph Delporte ranks 84. Before him are Korney Chukovsky, Yoshijirō Umezu, John Barrymore, William Halsey Jr., Ernst von Weizsäcker, and Florian Znaniecki. After him are David Burliuk, Ladislas Starevich, Artur Schnabel, Song Jiaoren, Kimon Georgiev, and Inayat Khan. Among people deceased in 1955, Eugène Joseph Delporte ranks 49. Before him are Theda Bara, Max Pechstein, Nicolas de Staël, Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria, Henri Delaunay, and Erich Brandenberger. After him are Manuel Ávila Camacho, Kim Seong-su, Otto Braun, Alfréd Hajós, Hubert Cecil Booth, and Antanas Merkys.
Others Born in 1882
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Korney Chukovsky
1882 - 1969
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 78
Yoshijirō Umezu
1882 - 1949
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 79
John Barrymore
1882 - 1942
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 80
William Halsey Jr.
1882 - 1959
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 81
Ernst von Weizsäcker
1882 - 1951
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 82
Florian Znaniecki
1882 - 1958
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 83
Eugène Joseph Delporte
1882 - 1955
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 84
David Burliuk
1882 - 1967
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 85
Ladislas Starevich
1882 - 1965
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 86
Artur Schnabel
1882 - 1951
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 87
Song Jiaoren
1882 - 1913
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 88
Kimon Georgiev
1882 - 1969
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 89
Inayat Khan
1882 - 1927
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 90
Others Deceased in 1955
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Theda Bara
1885 - 1955
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 43
Max Pechstein
1881 - 1955
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 44
Nicolas de Staël
1914 - 1955
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 45
Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
1870 - 1955
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 46
Henri Delaunay
1883 - 1955
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 47
Erich Brandenberger
1892 - 1955
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 48
Eugène Joseph Delporte
1882 - 1955
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 49
Manuel Ávila Camacho
1897 - 1955
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 50
Kim Seong-su
1891 - 1955
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 51
Otto Braun
1872 - 1955
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 52
Alfréd Hajós
1878 - 1955
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 53
Hubert Cecil Booth
1871 - 1955
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 54
Antanas Merkys
1887 - 1955
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 55
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Eugène Joseph Delporte ranks 228 out of 1,019. Before him are Antoine Wiertz (1806), Roger De Vlaeminck (1947), Rimbert (830), Adrien de Gerlache (1866), Ida of Lorraine (1040), and Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes (919). After him are Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg (1789), Jacob van Artevelde (1290), Frans Floris (1519), Jan Fyt (1611), Adalard of Corbie (751), and Antoinette de Mérode (1828).
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Antoine Wiertz
1806 - 1865
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 222
Roger De Vlaeminck
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 223
Rimbert
830 - 888
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 224
Adrien de Gerlache
1866 - 1934
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 225
Ida of Lorraine
1040 - 1113
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 226
Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes
919 - 998
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 227
Eugène Joseph Delporte
1882 - 1955
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 228
Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg
1789 - 1823
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 229
Jacob van Artevelde
1290 - 1345
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 230
Frans Floris
1519 - 1570
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 231
Jan Fyt
1611 - 1661
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 232
Adalard of Corbie
751 - 827
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 233
Antoinette de Mérode
1828 - 1864
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 234
Among ASTRONOMERS In Belgium
Among astronomers born in Belgium, Eugène Joseph Delporte ranks 5. Before him are Adolphe Quetelet (1796), Ferdinand Verbiest (1623), Petrus Plancius (1552), and Eric Walter Elst (1936). After him are Henri Debehogne (1928), Philippe van Lansberge (1561), George Van Biesbroeck (1880), and Marcel Minnaert (1893).
Adolphe Quetelet
1796 - 1874
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 1
Ferdinand Verbiest
1623 - 1688
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 2
Petrus Plancius
1552 - 1622
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 3
Eric Walter Elst
1936 - 2022
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 4
Eugène Joseph Delporte
1882 - 1955
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 5
Henri Debehogne
1928 - 2007
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 6
Philippe van Lansberge
1561 - 1632
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 7
George Van Biesbroeck
1880 - 1974
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 8
Marcel Minnaert
1893 - 1970
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 9
