1912 - 1997
Heikki A. Alikoski (1912, in Oulu – 28 December 1997, in Turku) was a Finnish astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. From 1937 to 1956, he was an observatory assistant under Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory, where he discovered 12 asteroids. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heikki A. Alikoski has received more than 12,346 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Heikki A. Alikoski is the 282nd most popular astronomer (up from 306th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Finland (up from 153rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Finnish Astronomer.
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Among astronomers, Heikki A. Alikoski ranks 282 out of 531. Before him are Maria Clara Eimmart, Karl Christian Bruhns, Mashallah ibn Athari, Edwin Ernest Salpeter, Jérôme Eugène Coggia, and Liisi Oterma. After him are John Machin, Frank Watson Dyson, André-Louis Danjon, Benjamin Baillaud, Raymond Smith Dugan, and Henri-Alexandre Deslandres.
1676 - 1707
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 276
1830 - 1881
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 277
740 - 815
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 278
1924 - 2008
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 279
1849 - 1919
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 280
1915 - 2001
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 281
1912 - 1997
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 282
1680 - 1751
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 283
1868 - 1939
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 284
1890 - 1967
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 285
1848 - 1934
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 286
1878 - 1940
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 287
1853 - 1948
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 288
Among people born in 1912, Heikki A. Alikoski ranks 167. Before him are Ferdinand Leitner, Erich Leinsdorf, Moses Finley, Roy Sullivan, Maguba Syrtlanova, and Pierre Grimal. After him are Alfred Deller, Michele Andreolo, Xavier Montsalvatge, Christopher Hill, Luiz Gonzaga, and Ioannis Alevras. Among people deceased in 1997, Heikki A. Alikoski ranks 138. Before him are William Martínez, Joan Coromines, Dick van Dijk, Kang Song-san, Brian Connolly, and Ziya Bunyadov. After him are Aurelio González, Georges Marchal, Agnieszka Osiecka, Alexander Kazhdan, Sándor Végh, and Misael Pastrana Borrero.
1912 - 1996
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 161
1912 - 1993
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 162
1912 - 1986
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 163
1912 - 1983
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 164
1912 - 1971
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 165
1912 - 1996
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 166
1912 - 1997
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 167
1912 - 1979
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 168
1912 - 1981
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 169
1912 - 2002
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 170
1912 - 2003
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 171
1912 - 1989
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 172
1912 - 1995
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 173
1928 - 1997
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 132
1905 - 1997
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 133
1946 - 1997
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 134
1931 - 1997
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 135
1945 - 1997
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 136
1921 - 1997
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 137
1912 - 1997
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 138
1905 - 1997
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 139
1920 - 1997
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 140
1936 - 1997
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 141
1922 - 1997
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 142
1912 - 1997
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 143
1923 - 1997
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 144
Among people born in Finland, Heikki A. Alikoski ranks 133 out of 642. Before him are Selim Palmgren (1878), Gunnar Höckert (1910), Gunnar Nordström (1881), Kalevi Sorsa (1930), Liisi Oterma (1915), and Mauno Pekkala (1890). After him are Ville Valo (1976), Marcus Grönholm (1968), Ali Aaltonen (1884), Toivo Mikael Kivimäki (1886), Lauri Virtanen (1904), and Elias Katz (1901).
1878 - 1951
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 127
1910 - 1940
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 128
1881 - 1923
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 129
1930 - 2004
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 130
1915 - 2001
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 131
1890 - 1952
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 132
1912 - 1997
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 133
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 134
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 135
1884 - 1918
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 136
1886 - 1968
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 137
1904 - 1982
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 138
1901 - 1947
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 139
Among astronomers born in Finland, Heikki A. Alikoski ranks 3. Before him are Yrjö Väisälä (1891) and Liisi Oterma (1915). After him are Hugo Gyldén (1841).
1891 - 1971
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 1
1915 - 2001
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 2
1912 - 1997
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 3
1841 - 1896
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 4