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Heikki A. Alikoski

1912 - 1997

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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 13,171 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Heikki A. Alikoski is the 355th most popular astronomer (down from 282nd in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Finland (down from 133rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Finnish Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Heikki A. Alikoski ranks 355 out of 644. Before him are Eugene Parker, Herbert Friedman, Hervé Faye, Bart Bok, Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, and Viktor Knorre. After him are Christopher Hansteen, Georg Marcgrave, Beatrice Tinsley, Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev, Kiyotsugu Hirayama, and Giorgio Abetti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Heikki A. Alikoski ranks 219. Before him are Sabiha Kasimati, Carlos Guastavino, George Devol, Agnes Martin, Otto Siffling, and Émile Allais. After him are Peter Walker, Leonardo Cilaurren, Julián Berrendero, Saadat Hasan Manto, Niginho, and Yusuf Lule. Among people deceased in 1997, Heikki A. Alikoski ranks 180. Before him are Afonsinho, William Hickey, Tete Montoliu, Shinichi Hoshi, Billy Bremner, and Juan Burgueño. After him are Tamara Tyshkevich, Bozorg Alavi, James Krüss, Alfredo II, Heikki Savolainen, and Jurek Becker.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Heikki A. Alikoski ranks 194 out of 751. Before him are Reino Ragnar Lehto (1898), Aksel Airo (1898), Gunnar Nordström (1881), Ahti Karjalainen (1923), Helena Westermarck (1857), and Lydia Wideman (1920). After him are Ralf Törngren (1899), Julius Skutnabb (1889), Harri Larva (1906), Walter Jakobsson (1882), Valtteri Bottas (1989), and Lars Sonck (1870).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Finland

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).

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