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Henry L. Giclas

1910 - 2007

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Henry Lee Giclas (December 9, 1910 – April 2, 2007) was an American astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets. He worked at Lowell Observatory using the blink comparator, and hired Robert Burnham Jr. to work there. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry L. Giclas has received more than 17,471 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Henry L. Giclas is the 445th most popular astronomer (down from 403rd in 2019), the 6,799th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,389th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Henry L. Giclas ranks 445 out of 644. Before him are Jill Tarter, Gottfried Kirch, Warren De la Rue, Brian Schmidt, Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, and Zinaida Aksentyeva. After him are Willem Jacob Luyten, Kees de Jager, Edward Pigott, Horace W. Babcock, Fyodor Bredikhin, and Benjamin Banneker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Henry L. Giclas ranks 269. Before him are Johann Urbanek, Vladas Mikėnas, Laurance Rockefeller, Fritzi Burger, Heitor Canalli, and Adalberts Bubenko. After him are Duncan McNaughton, Mamadou Dia, Gennady Voronov, William Schuman, Gunnar Fischer, and Max Miedinger. Among people deceased in 2007, Henry L. Giclas ranks 274. Before him are Ellen Preis, Kei Kumai, Julius Wess, Anatol Rapoport, Qurratulain Hyder, and Tony Scott. After him are Angelo Conterno, Gisela Uhlen, Franz Antel, Florea Dumitrache, Peer Hultberg, and Freddie Francis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry L. Giclas ranks 6,799 out of 20,380. Before him are Amanda Bearse (1958), Michael Paul Chan (1950), Bert Stern (1929), James Nachtwey (1948), Zalman King (1941), and Abel P. Upshur (1790). After him are George Nader (1921), Beulah Louise Henry (1888), Carl O. Sauer (1889), Ford Sterling (1883), Camille Keaton (1947), and Irving Kristol (1920).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Henry L. Giclas ranks 82. Before him are Elizabeth Roemer (1929), Harold D. Babcock (1882), Joel Stebbins (1878), George Herbig (1920), Jill Tarter (1944), and Brian Schmidt (1967). After him are Horace W. Babcock (1912), Benjamin Banneker (1731), Charles W. Juels (1944), Frank Schlesinger (1871), Carolyn Porco (1953), and Michael E. Brown (1965).

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