Astronomer

Frank Watson Dyson

English astronomer and Astronomer Royal

1868 - 1939

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His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Watson Dyson is the 372nd most popular astronomer, the 2,944th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,049th in 2019) and the 48th most popular British Astronomer.

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Frank Watson Dyson's biography spans 22 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 58.70.

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Among Astronomers

Among astronomers, Frank Watson Dyson ranks 372 out of 663. Before him are Seth Carlo Chandler, Lewis Boss, Jing Fang, Johann von Lamont, Benjamin Jekhowsky, and André Patry. After him are Kidinnu, David C. Jewitt, Shi Shen, Robert Herman, Dirk Brouwer, and Alenush Terian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Frank Watson Dyson ranks 138. Before him are Ozaki Kōyō, Filipp Makharadze, Mikhail Pokrovsky, Emil Racoviță, Émile Fisseux, and Sumner Paine. After him are Juventino Rosas, Meri Mangakāhia, Zhang Binglin, Patriarch Miron of Romania, René de Saussure, and Richard Teichmann. Among people deceased in 1939, Frank Watson Dyson ranks 99. Before him are Masabumi Hosono, Stanisław Leśniewski, Germán Busch, Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz, Ivan Mosjoukine, and Ursula Ledóchowska. After him are Kolë Idromeno, Walery Sławek, Władysław Raginis, Patriarch Miron of Romania, August Enna, and Madeleine Pelletier.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Frank Watson Dyson ranks 2,944 out of 9,870. Before him are Bridget Riley (1931), Barry Jackson (1938), Henry of Scotland (1115), Ian Rankin (1960), Peter Atkins (1940), and Richard Bright (1789). After him are John Ainsworth-Davis (1895), Max Horton (1883), Galyani Vadhana (1923), Lottie Dod (1871), Neil Young (1944), and John Barnard (1946).

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Among Astronomers In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Frank Watson Dyson ranks 48. Before him are John Machin (1680), Beatrice Tinsley (1941), James Challis (1803), James Glaisher (1809), Cyril Jackson (1903), and Johann von Lamont (1805). After him are David C. Jewitt (1958), Nathaniel Bliss (1700), Geoffrey Burbidge (1925), John Pond (1767), Harry Edwin Wood (1881), and Mary Adela Blagg (1858).

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