ASTRONOMER

Frederik Kaiser

1808 - 1872

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Frederik Kaiser (Amsterdam, 10 June 1808 – Leiden, 28 July 1872) was a Dutch astronomer. He was director of the Leiden Observatory from 1838 until his death. He is credited with the advancement of Dutch astronomy through his scientific contributions of positional measurements, his popularization of astronomy in the Netherlands, and by helping to build a state-of-the-art observatory in 1861. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederik Kaiser has received more than 19,202 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Frederik Kaiser is the 419th most popular astronomer, the 734th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 19th most popular Dutch Astronomer.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Frederik Kaiser ranks 419 out of 644. Before him are Catherine Cesarsky, William Rutter Dawes, Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Giuseppe Asclepi, Shi Shen, and Lutz D. Schmadel. After him are Aristarkh Belopolsky, Philibert Jacques Melotte, Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, Stéphane Javelle, William de Wiveleslie Abney, and Leo Anton Karl de Ball.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1808, Frederik Kaiser ranks 54. Before him are Josef Kajetán Tyl, Salmon P. Chase, Pyotr Chikhachyov, Franz Theodor Kugler, Sofia Adlersparre, and Constantin Negruzzi. After him are Rodolfo Amando Philippi, John Taylor, Manuel Isidoro Belzu, Henry Edward Manning, Philipp Christoph Zeller, and José Rufino Echenique. Among people deceased in 1872, Frederik Kaiser ranks 58. Before him are Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant, Hugo von Mohl, Dimitrija Demeter, Nikolaos Mantzaros, Mpande kaSenzangakhona, and Andrej Sládkovič. After him are Franz Xaver Fieber, Bedros Tourian, Richard S. Ewell, William Davies Evans, Edwin Atherstone, and Nikolay Milyutin.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Frederik Kaiser ranks 734 out of 1,646. Before him are Charles of Mount Argus (1821), Bram Moolenaar (1961), Mark Blaug (1927), Adrian Vandenberg (1954), Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh (null), and Ernie Brandts (1956). After him are Marie Braun (1911), Nordin Amrabat (1987), William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (1649), Roelof Klein (1877), Sandra Roelofs (1968), and Henri Frankfort (1897).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Netherlands

Among astronomers born in Netherlands, Frederik Kaiser ranks 19. Before him are Maarten Schmidt (1929), Eise Eisinga (1744), Adriaan van Maanen (1884), Bart Bok (1906), Dirk Brouwer (1902), and Hendrik van Gent (1900). After him are Kees de Jager (1921), and Ewine van Dishoeck (1955).

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