ASTRONOMER

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Gall has received more than 52,483 page views. His biography is available in 6 different languages on Wikipedia. James Gall is the 626th most popular astronomer, the 7,057th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 71st most popular British Astronomer.

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  • 52k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 6

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, James Gall ranks 626 out of 644. Before him are Marc William Buie, Anja Cetti Andersen, Eva Grebel, Zdeněk Moravec, Dale Frail, and Amy Mainzer. After him are Tetsuo Kagawa, Heidi Hammel, Alan Stern, Ulrika Babiaková, Vicky Kalogera, and C. Michelle Olmstead.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1808, James Gall ranks 75. Before him are Teréz Karacs, John Hutton Balfour, Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Caroline Norton, John Scott Russell, and Hugh McCulloch. After him is Samuel Dakin. Among people deceased in 1895, James Gall ranks 93. Before him are Richard Morris Hunt, Lady Charlotte Guest, Peter Hardeman Burnett, Calvert Vaux, Hugh McCulloch, and Emily Faithfull.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Gall ranks 7,057 out of 8,785. Before him are Sonia (1971), Cavetown (1998), Dean Henderson (1997), Allan Evans (1956), Kwasi Kwarteng (1975), and Harvey Elliott (2003). After him are Maxim Baldry (1996), Ian Stewart (1949), Muzzy Izzet (1974), Dario Cioni (1974), Carl Hester (1967), and Graham Rix (1957).

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  • Photo of Sonia

    Sonia

    SINGER

    1971 - Present

    HPI: 41.57

    Rank: 7,051

  • Photo of Cavetown

    Cavetown

    MUSICIAN

    1998 - Present

    HPI: 41.57

    Rank: 7,052

  • Photo of Dean Henderson

    Dean Henderson

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1997 - Present

    HPI: 41.57

    Rank: 7,053

  • Photo of Allan Evans

    Allan Evans

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 41.57

    Rank: 7,054

  • Photo of Kwasi Kwarteng

    Kwasi Kwarteng

    POLITICIAN

    1975 - Present

    HPI: 41.56

    Rank: 7,055

  • Photo of Harvey Elliott

    Harvey Elliott

    SOCCER PLAYER

    2003 - Present

    HPI: 41.56

    Rank: 7,056

  • Photo of James Gall

    James Gall

    ASTRONOMER

    1808 - 1895

    HPI: 41.53

    Rank: 7,057

  • Photo of Maxim Baldry

    Maxim Baldry

    ACTOR

    1996 - Present

    HPI: 41.52

    Rank: 7,058

  • Photo of Ian Stewart

    Ian Stewart

    ATHLETE

    1949 - Present

    HPI: 41.51

    Rank: 7,059

  • Photo of Muzzy Izzet

    Muzzy Izzet

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1974 - Present

    HPI: 41.51

    Rank: 7,060

  • Photo of Dario Cioni

    Dario Cioni

    CYCLIST

    1974 - Present

    HPI: 41.50

    Rank: 7,061

  • Photo of Carl Hester

    Carl Hester

    ATHLETE

    1967 - Present

    HPI: 41.50

    Rank: 7,062

  • Photo of Graham Rix

    Graham Rix

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 41.49

    Rank: 7,063

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, James Gall ranks 71. Before him are Thomas Brisbane (1773), Richard A. Proctor (1837), James Ferguson (1710), Madge Adam (1912), Arnold Wolfendale (1927), and Richard van der Riet Woolley (1906).

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