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James Gall

1808 - 1895

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James Gall (27 September 1808 – 7 February 1895) was a Scottish clergyman who founded the Carrubbers Close Mission. He was also a cartographer, publisher, sculptor, astronomer and author. In cartography he gives his name to three different map projections: Gall stereographic; Gall isographic; and Gall orthographic (Gall–Peters projection). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 6 different languages on Wikipedia. James Gall is the 642nd most popular astronomer (down from 626th in 2024), the 7,525th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,056th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, James Gall ranks 642 out of 644. Before him are Alan Stern, C. Michelle Olmstead, Zdeněk Moravec, Heidi Hammel, Richard Kowalski, and Tetsuo Kagawa. After him are John J. Kavelaars, Lisa Kaltenegger, Konstantin Batygin, Amy Mainzer, Feryal Özel, and Anna Frebel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1808, James Gall ranks 75. Before him are Agustín Morales, José María Linares, Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Teréz Karacs, Caroline Norton, and Hugh McCulloch. After him is Samuel Dakin. Among people deceased in 1895, James Gall ranks 93. Before him are Lady Charlotte Guest, Calvert Vaux, Henry Seebohm, Richard Morris Hunt, Hugh McCulloch, and Emily Faithfull.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Gall ranks 7,527 out of 8,785. Before him are David Tattersall (1960), Oliver Stark (1991), Anjem Choudary (1967), Sandy Lyle (1958), Liv Boeree (1984), and Katharine Gun (1974). After him are Sanjeev Bhaskar (1963), Bat for Lashes (1979), Nick Barmby (1974), Jess Glynne (1989), Aml Ameen (1985), and Kathryn Prescott (1991).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, James Gall ranks 72. Before him are Madge Adam (1912), Richard A. Proctor (1837), Andrew Ainslie Common (1841), Arnold Wolfendale (1927), Richard van der Riet Woolley (1906), and David J. Asher (1966). After him are Maggie Aderin-Pocock (1968).

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