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Grove Karl Gilbert

1843 - 1918

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Grove Karl Gilbert (May 6, 1843 – May 1, 1918), known by the abbreviated name G. K. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Grove Karl Gilbert has received more than 101,714 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Grove Karl Gilbert is the 533rd most popular astronomer (down from 485th in 2019), the 9,527th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,441st in 2019) and the 103rd most popular American Astronomer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 100k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Grove Karl Gilbert ranks 533 out of 644. Before him are William Christie, Edward S. Holden, Marc Aaronson, John Pond, Yoshisada Shimizu, and Robert H. McNaught. After him are Carlos Ulrrico Cesco, Charles Augustus Young, Kiichirō Furukawa, Ruby Payne-Scott, Seiji Ueda, and Mary Proctor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1843, Grove Karl Gilbert ranks 105. Before him are Axel Gudbrand Blytt, Serapio Calderón, Charles Conrad Abbott, Paul Arène, Jules Vandenpeereboom, and Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin. After him are Mihkel Veske, Luke Fildes, and David Payne. Among people deceased in 1918, Grove Karl Gilbert ranks 174. Before him are James Gordon Bennett Jr., Hanns Braun, Reggie Pridmore, George Reid, Anna Held, and Walter Chaffe. After him are Jakob Jakobsen, Joseph F. Smith, Birt Acres, Arthur O'Hara Wood, J. Donald Cameron, and Amalie Materna.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Grove Karl Gilbert ranks 9,527 out of 20,380. Before him are J. Michael Straczynski (1954), James Gray (1969), Saweetie (1993), Hubert Stevens (1890), Connie Sellecca (1955), and Jon Seda (1970). After him are Don Frye (1965), Renée Richards (1934), Henry McMaster (1947), Bob Bradley (1958), Daniel Brandenstein (1943), and Jerry Cantrell (1966).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Grove Karl Gilbert ranks 103. Before him are DeLisle Stewart (1870), Edwin Foster Coddington (1870), John N. Bahcall (1934), Roy A. Tucker (1951), Edward S. Holden (1846), and Marc Aaronson (1950). After him are Charles Augustus Young (1834), Lawrence H. Aller (1913), Helen Sawyer Hogg (1905), Anne Sewell Young (1871), David Rittenhouse (1732), and Scott S. Sheppard (1977).

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