1809 - 1903
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 1,152,197 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). James Glaisher is the 233rd most popular astronomer (down from 190th in 2019), the 2,047th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,739th in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Astronomer.
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Among astronomers, James Glaisher ranks 233 out of 531. Before him are Nancy Roman, Thomas Gold, John Michell, Agrippa, Henri Debehogne, and Eleanor F. Helin. After him are Adriaan Blaauw, Rudolph Minkowski, Didier Queloz, Halton Arp, James Edward Keeler, and Johannes Schöner.
1925 - 2018
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 227
1920 - 2004
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 228
1724 - 1793
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 229
100 - 1
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 230
1928 - 2007
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 231
1932 - 2009
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 232
1809 - 1903
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 233
1914 - 2010
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 234
1895 - 1976
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 235
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 236
1927 - 2013
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 237
1857 - 1900
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 238
1477 - 1547
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 239
Among people born in 1809, James Glaisher ranks 41. Before him are Jules Favre, Edward FitzGerald, Heinrich Hoffmann, Matsumura Sōkon, Karl Koch, and Joseph Jenkins Roberts. After him are Kit Carson, Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, Cyrus McCormick, Rutherford Alcock, Louis Charles Delescluze, and Manuel Montt. Among people deceased in 1903, James Glaisher ranks 35. Before him are Sophie Gengembre Anderson, Béni Kállay, Frederick Law Olmsted, Émile Baudot, William Ernest Henley, and Hans Gude. After him are Apolinario Mabini, Malwida von Meysenbug, Luigi Cremona, Alexander Bain, Adrien Proust, and Giuseppe Zanardelli.
1809 - 1880
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 35
1809 - 1883
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 36
1809 - 1894
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 37
1809 - 1899
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 38
1809 - 1879
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 39
1809 - 1876
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 40
1809 - 1903
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 41
1809 - 1868
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 42
1809 - 1864
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 43
1809 - 1884
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 44
1809 - 1897
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 45
1809 - 1871
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 46
1809 - 1880
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 47
1823 - 1903
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 29
1839 - 1903
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 30
1822 - 1903
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 31
1845 - 1903
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 32
1849 - 1903
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 33
1825 - 1903
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 34
1809 - 1903
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 35
1864 - 1903
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 36
1816 - 1903
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 37
1830 - 1903
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 38
1818 - 1903
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 39
1834 - 1903
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 40
1826 - 1903
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 41
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Glaisher ranks 2,047 out of 7,765. Before him are Jonny Lee Miller (1972), John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (1316), F. H. Bradley (1846), Michael Powell (1905), Gordon Milne (1937), and Michael Dummett (1925). After him are Paul Nurse (1949), William Cullen (1710), W. Montgomery Watt (1909), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (1967), Jimmy Savile (1926), and Mike Rutherford (1950).
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 2,041
1316 - 1336
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 2,042
1846 - 1924
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 2,043
1905 - 1990
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 2,044
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 2,045
1925 - 2011
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 2,046
1809 - 1903
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 2,047
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 2,048
1710 - 1790
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 2,049
1909 - 2006
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 2,050
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 2,051
1926 - 2011
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 2,052
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 2,053
Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, James Glaisher ranks 31. Before him are Edward Walter Maunder (1851), James Dunlop (1793), Edward L. G. Bowell (1943), Alfred Fowler (1868), James Ferguson (1797), and John Michell (1724). After him are Nevil Maskelyne (1732), George Mary Searle (1839), David Gill (1843), Robert T. A. Innes (1861), John Machin (1680), and Frank Watson Dyson (1868).
1851 - 1928
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 25
1793 - 1848
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 26
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 27
1868 - 1940
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 28
1797 - 1867
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 29
1724 - 1793
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 30
1809 - 1903
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 31
1732 - 1811
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 32
1839 - 1918
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 33
1843 - 1914
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 34
1861 - 1933
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 35
1680 - 1751
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 36
1868 - 1939
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 37