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Hugo von Seeliger

1849 - 1924

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Hugo von Seeliger (23 September 1849 – 2 December 1924), also known as Hugo Hans Ritter von Seeliger, was a German astronomer, often considered the most important astronomer of his day. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugo von Seeliger has received more than 25,391 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hugo von Seeliger is the 399th most popular astronomer, the 895th most popular biography from Poland and the 11th most popular Polish Astronomer.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.64

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  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Hugo von Seeliger ranks 399 out of 531. Before him are Geoffrey Burbidge, Jill Tarter, Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin, Mary Ward, Janet Akyüz Mattei, and Lutz D. Schmadel. After him are Richard Schorr, Lyudmila Karachkina, Alfred Schmitt, Henry L. Giclas, Michael E. Brown, and Leo Anton Karl de Ball.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, Hugo von Seeliger ranks 88. Before him are John Hartley, Princess Marie of Hanover, Pedro Montt, Emil Zuckerkandl, Ivan Evstratiev Geshov, and Rafael Reyes. After him are John Hopkinson, Henry Clay Frick, N. E. Brown, Fernand de Langle de Cary, José Manuel Pando, and Alfhild Agrell. Among people deceased in 1924, Hugo von Seeliger ranks 96. Before him are William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Herman Georges Berger, Viktor Nogin, George Kennan, Herman Heijermans, and Ivan Evstratiev Geshov. After him are Stefan Toshev, Teodor Teodorov, William Hemsley, Kazimieras Būga, Lin Shu, and Vlastimil Tusar.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Hugo von Seeliger ranks 895 out of 1,454. Before him are Daniel Harrwitz (1823), Florian Ceynowa (1817), Grażyna Szapołowska (1953), Hyman G. Rickover (1900), Ryszard Szurkowski (1946), and Józef Oleksy (1946). After him are Łukasz Fabiański (1985), Bogusław Linda (1952), Zofia Posmysz (1923), Igor Newerly (1903), Georg Sterzinsky (1936), and Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (1950).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Poland

Among astronomers born in Poland, Hugo von Seeliger ranks 11. Before him are Johann Daniel Titius (1729), Robert Luther (1822), Maria Cunitz (1610), Aleksander Wolszczan (1946), Wilhelm Gliese (1915), and Wilhelm Julius Foerster (1832).

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