ASTRONOMER
Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
1799 - 1875
Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander (22 March 1799 – 17 February 1875) was a German astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander has received more than 40,895 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander is the 93rd most popular astronomer (down from 86th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Lithuanian Astronomer.
Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander is most famous for his work in the field of astronomy. He is credited with the discovery of over 2,000 variable stars.
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Languages Editions (L)
12.60
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander ranks 93 out of 531. Before him are Eric Walter Elst, Petrus Apianus, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Angelo Secchi, Antony Hewish, and Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.. After him are David Fabricius, Johann Elert Bode, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, William Huggins, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, and Karl Ludwig Hencke.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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Eric Walter Elst
1936 - 2022
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 87
Petrus Apianus
1495 - 1552
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 88
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
1928 - 1997
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 89
Angelo Secchi
1818 - 1878
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 90
Antony Hewish
1924 - 2021
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 91
Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 92
Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
1799 - 1875
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 93
David Fabricius
1564 - 1617
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 94
Johann Elert Bode
1747 - 1826
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 95
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
1580 - 1637
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 96
William Huggins
1824 - 1910
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 97
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
1892 - 1979
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 98
Karl Ludwig Hencke
1793 - 1866
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 99
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1799, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander ranks 11. Before him are Mary Anning, Charles II, Duke of Parma, Gustav, Prince of Vasa, Karl Bryullov, William Lassell, and Fromental Halévy. After him are Anna Atkins, Christian Friedrich Schönbein, Rodolphe Töpffer, Karl Adolph von Basedow, Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, and John Lindley. Among people deceased in 1875, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander ranks 18. Before him are Charles Wheatstone, Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, Moses Hess, Francis V, Duke of Modena, Pierre Larousse, and Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. After him are Amalia of Oldenburg, 12th Dalai Lama, Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Heinrich Schwabe, Duchenne de Boulogne, and Jacques Paul Migne.
Others Born in 1799
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Mary Anning
1799 - 1847
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 5
Charles II, Duke of Parma
1799 - 1883
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 6
Gustav, Prince of Vasa
1799 - 1877
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 7
Karl Bryullov
1799 - 1852
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 8
William Lassell
1799 - 1880
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 9
Fromental Halévy
1799 - 1862
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 10
Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
1799 - 1875
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 11
Anna Atkins
1799 - 1871
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 12
Christian Friedrich Schönbein
1799 - 1868
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 13
Rodolphe Töpffer
1799 - 1846
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 14
Karl Adolph von Basedow
1799 - 1854
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 15
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
1799 - 1869
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 16
John Lindley
1799 - 1865
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1875
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Charles Wheatstone
1802 - 1875
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 12
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
1822 - 1875
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 13
Moses Hess
1812 - 1875
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 14
Francis V, Duke of Modena
1819 - 1875
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 15
Pierre Larousse
1817 - 1875
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 16
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1827 - 1875
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 17
Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
1799 - 1875
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 18
Amalia of Oldenburg
1818 - 1875
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 19
12th Dalai Lama
1857 - 1875
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 20
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy
1817 - 1875
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 21
Heinrich Schwabe
1789 - 1875
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 22
Duchenne de Boulogne
1806 - 1875
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 23
Jacques Paul Migne
1800 - 1875
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 24
In Lithuania
Among people born in Lithuania, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander ranks 33 out of 287. Before him are Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1560), Wilfrid Voynich (1865), Isaac Levitan (1860), Gabriel Narutowicz (1865), Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956), and Sigismund Kęstutaitis (1365). After him are Andrew Schally (1926), Gitanas Nausėda (1964), Wanda Rutkiewicz (1943), Leo Jogiches (1867), Skirgaila (1354), and Jacques Lipchitz (1891).
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Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
1560 - 1621
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 27
Wilfrid Voynich
1865 - 1930
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 28
Isaac Levitan
1860 - 1900
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 29
Gabriel Narutowicz
1865 - 1922
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 30
Dalia Grybauskaitė
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 31
Sigismund Kęstutaitis
1365 - 1440
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 32
Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
1799 - 1875
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 33
Andrew Schally
1926 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 34
Gitanas Nausėda
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 35
Wanda Rutkiewicz
1943 - 1992
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 36
Leo Jogiches
1867 - 1919
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 37
Skirgaila
1354 - 1397
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 38
Jacques Lipchitz
1891 - 1973
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 39
Among ASTRONOMERS In Lithuania
Among astronomers born in Lithuania, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander ranks 1. After him are Bohdan Paczyński (1940).
Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
1799 - 1875
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 1
Bohdan Paczyński
1940 - 2007
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 2
