ASTRONOMER
James Glaisher
1809 - 1903
James Glaisher
James Glaisher FRS (7 April 1809 – 7 February 1903) was an English meteorologist, aeronaut and astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Glaisher has received more than 1,181,351 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). James Glaisher is the 160th most popular astronomer (up from 233rd in 2019), the 1,339th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,042nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular British Astronomer.
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1.2M
Page Views (PV)
57.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
5.68
Effective Languages (L*)
2.43
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, James Glaisher ranks 160 out of 644. Before him are Abu Maʿshar, Andrea M. Ghez, Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, George Phillips Bond, John Russell Hind, and Edward Walter Maunder. After him are Franz Xaver von Zach, Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann, Norman Lockyer, Nicole-Reine Lepaute, Williamina Fleming, and Harlow Shapley.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbu Maʿshar
787 - 886
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 154
Andrea M. Ghez
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 155
Luigi Ferdinando Marsili
1658 - 1730
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 156
George Phillips Bond
1825 - 1865
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 157
John Russell Hind
1823 - 1895
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 158
Edward Walter Maunder
1851 - 1928
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 159
James Glaisher
1809 - 1903
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 160
Franz Xaver von Zach
1754 - 1832
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 161
Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann
1870 - 1964
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 162
Norman Lockyer
1836 - 1920
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 163
Nicole-Reine Lepaute
1723 - 1788
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 164
Williamina Fleming
1857 - 1911
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 165
Harlow Shapley
1885 - 1972
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 166
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1809, James Glaisher ranks 19. Before him are William Ewart Gladstone, Ljudevit Gaj, Hermann Grassmann, Juliusz Słowacki, Prince Albert of Prussia, and Bettino Ricasoli. After him are Juan Donoso Cortés, Luigi Federico Menabrea, Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, Sebastián Iradier, Fredrik Pacius, and Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel. Among people deceased in 1903, James Glaisher ranks 25. Before him are James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Richard Jordan Gatling, Camillo Sitte, Marcel Renault, Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov, and Sabino Arana. After him are Ronglu, Sophie Gengembre Anderson, Gaston Paris, Apolinario Mabini, Hans Gude, and Rudolf Lipschitz.
Others Born in 1809
Go to all RankingsWilliam Ewart Gladstone
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1898
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 13
Ljudevit Gaj
WRITER
1809 - 1872
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 14
Hermann Grassmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1809 - 1877
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 15
Juliusz Słowacki
WRITER
1809 - 1849
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 16
Prince Albert of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1872
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 17
Bettino Ricasoli
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 18
James Glaisher
ASTRONOMER
1809 - 1903
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 19
Juan Donoso Cortés
WRITER
1809 - 1853
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 20
Luigi Federico Menabrea
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1809 - 1896
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 21
Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1885
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 22
Sebastián Iradier
COMPOSER
1809 - 1865
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 23
Fredrik Pacius
COMPOSER
1809 - 1891
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 24
Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1809 - 1885
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1903
Go to all RankingsJames Abbott McNeill Whistler
PAINTER
1834 - 1903
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 19
Richard Jordan Gatling
INVENTOR
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 20
Camillo Sitte
ARCHITECT
1843 - 1903
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 21
Marcel Renault
ENGINEER
1872 - 1903
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 22
Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov
PHILOSOPHER
1829 - 1903
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 23
Sabino Arana
WRITER
1865 - 1903
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 24
James Glaisher
ASTRONOMER
1809 - 1903
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 25
Ronglu
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1903
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 26
Sophie Gengembre Anderson
PAINTER
1823 - 1903
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 27
Gaston Paris
WRITER
1839 - 1903
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 28
Apolinario Mabini
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1903
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 29
Hans Gude
PAINTER
1825 - 1903
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 30
Rudolf Lipschitz
MATHEMATICIAN
1832 - 1903
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 31
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Glaisher ranks 1,339 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Houghton (1949), John Russell Hind (1823), Victor Turner (1920), Edward Walter Maunder (1851), Malcolm McLaren (1946), and Horace Walpole (1717). After him are Paul Scholes (1974), Thomas Tew (1649), George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784), Anne Perry (1938), Roger Fenton (1819), and Edmund Kean (1787).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMichael Houghton
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,333
John Russell Hind
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1895
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,334
Victor Turner
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1920 - 1983
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,335
Edward Walter Maunder
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1928
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,336
Malcolm McLaren
SINGER
1946 - 2010
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,337
Horace Walpole
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1797
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,338
James Glaisher
ASTRONOMER
1809 - 1903
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,339
Paul Scholes
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,340
Thomas Tew
PIRATE
1649 - 1695
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,341
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1860
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,342
Anne Perry
WRITER
1938 - 2023
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,343
Roger Fenton
PHOTOGRAPHER
1819 - 1869
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 1,344
Edmund Kean
ACTOR
1787 - 1833
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 1,345
Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom
Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, James Glaisher ranks 21. Before him are William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800), James Dunlop (1793), Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900), George Biddell Airy (1801), John Russell Hind (1823), and Edward Walter Maunder (1851). After him are Norman Lockyer (1836), Williamina Fleming (1857), William Robert Brooks (1844), Margaret Burbidge (1919), N. R. Pogson (1829), and Edward L. G. Bowell (1943).
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
1800 - 1867
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 15
James Dunlop
1793 - 1848
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 16
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
1900 - 1979
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 17
George Biddell Airy
1801 - 1892
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 18
John Russell Hind
1823 - 1895
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 19
Edward Walter Maunder
1851 - 1928
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 20
James Glaisher
1809 - 1903
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 21
Norman Lockyer
1836 - 1920
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 22
Williamina Fleming
1857 - 1911
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 23
William Robert Brooks
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 24
Margaret Burbidge
1919 - 2020
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 25
N. R. Pogson
1829 - 1891
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 26
Edward L. G. Bowell
1943 - 2023
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 27