ASTRONOMER

John Dobson

1915 - 2014

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John Lowry Dobson (14 September 1915 – 15 January 2014) was an American amateur astronomer and is best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. He was also known for his efforts to promote awareness of astronomy (and his unorthodox views of physical cosmology) through public lectures including his performances of "sidewalk astronomy". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Dobson has received more than 17,365 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John Dobson is the 514th most popular astronomer (down from 458th in 2019), the 965th most popular biography from China (down from 855th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, John Dobson ranks 514 out of 644. Before him are Ernest Esclangon, DeLisle Stewart, Kaoru Ikeya, Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, Edwin Foster Coddington, and Wilhelm Anderson. After him are John Broughton, Hans-Emil Schuster, Agnes Mary Clerke, Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov, Minoru Honda, and María Teresa Ruiz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, John Dobson ranks 240. Before him are Billy Strayhorn, Richard Evans Schultes, Anita Lizana, Heinz Körvers, Georgy Tovstonogov, and José Antonio Rodríguez. After him are Ramón Piñeiro López, Earl Wild, Ray Evans, Bruno Boni, Hellmuth Marx, and Hanka Bielicka. Among people deceased in 2014, John Dobson ranks 417. Before him are Erik Hansen, Gerry Goffin, Christopher Jones, Iveta Bartošová, Jacques Bergerac, and Akkineni Nageswara Rao. After him are Javier Fragoso, Georg Stollenwerk, Göte Hagström, Al Pease, Dave Power, and Constantin Alexandru.

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In China

Among people born in China, John Dobson ranks 965 out of 1,610. Before him are You Xie (1958), Liu Xiang (1983), Lee Yuan-tsu (1923), Li Wenliang (1986), Liu Yang (1978), and Wang Junxia (1973). After him are Taylor Wang (1940), Ding Liren (1992), Ge You (1957), Meng Wanzhou (1972), Cui Jian (1961), and Hao Haidong (1970).

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  • Photo of You Xie

    You Xie

    WRITER

    1958 - Present

    HPI: 45.38

    Rank: 959

  • Photo of Liu Xiang

    Liu Xiang

    ATHLETE

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 45.36

    Rank: 960

  • Photo of Lee Yuan-tsu

    Lee Yuan-tsu

    POLITICIAN

    1923 - 2017

    HPI: 45.23

    Rank: 961

  • Photo of Li Wenliang

    Li Wenliang

    CELEBRITY

    1986 - 2020

    HPI: 45.22

    Rank: 962

  • Photo of Liu Yang

    Liu Yang

    ASTRONAUT

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 45.19

    Rank: 963

  • Photo of Wang Junxia

    Wang Junxia

    ATHLETE

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 45.15

    Rank: 964

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    John Dobson

    ASTRONOMER

    1915 - 2014

    HPI: 45.12

    Rank: 965

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    Taylor Wang

    ASTRONAUT

    1940 - Present

    HPI: 45.11

    Rank: 966

  • Photo of Ding Liren

    Ding Liren

    CHESS PLAYER

    1992 - Present

    HPI: 45.10

    Rank: 967

  • Photo of Ge You

    Ge You

    ACTOR

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 45.10

    Rank: 968

  • Photo of Meng Wanzhou

    Meng Wanzhou

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 45.08

    Rank: 969

  • Photo of Cui Jian

    Cui Jian

    MUSICIAN

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 45.06

    Rank: 970

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    Hao Haidong

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1970 - Present

    HPI: 44.99

    Rank: 971

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Among ASTRONOMERS In China

Among astronomers born in China, John Dobson ranks 5. Before him are Gan De (-400), Fang Lizhi (1936), Jing Fang (-78), and Frank Shu (1943).

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