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John Huchra

1948 - 2010

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John Peter Huchra ( HUK-rə; December 23, 1948 – October 8, 2010) was an American astronomer and professor. He was the Vice Provost for Research Policy at Harvard University and a Professor of Astronomy at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. He was also a former chair of the United States National Committee for the International Astronomical Union. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Huchra has received more than 46,230 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Huchra is the 588th most popular astronomer, the 12,497th most popular biography from United States and the 122nd most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, John Huchra ranks 588 out of 644. Before him are Maura Tombelli, Arnold Wolfendale, Masayuki Yanai, Tomimaru Okuni, Stefano Sposetti, and Jana Tichá. After him are Jan Kleyna, Rosaly Lopes, Satoru Otomo, Lenka Kotková, Alan Hale, and Debra Fischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, John Huchra ranks 705. Before him are Django Sissoko, Antonio Biosca, Guy Gardner, Georgia Engel, Dennis Prager, and Joachim Mattern. After him are Madeline Manning, Tom Scott, Oleg Dolmatov, Aleksandr Timoshinin, Lynne Thigpen, and István Szívós. Among people deceased in 2010, John Huchra ranks 450. Before him are Grażyna Gęsicka, Nan Martin, Aladár Kovácsi, Kate McGarrigle, Khattiya Sawasdipol, and Anna Samokhina. After him are Marie Corridon, Frank Fenner, Isabella Abbott, John Dankworth, Peter Christopherson, and Juan Carlos Arteche.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Huchra ranks 12,497 out of 20,380. Before him are William Frawley (1887), Larry Charles (1956), Gary Collins (1938), Erick Morillo (1971), Ronald J. Grabe (1945), and William Alland (1916). After him are Becki Newton (1978), John F. Seitz (1892), Brian Geraghty (1975), Marcelo Balboa (1967), M. Shadows (1981), and Sim Iness (1930).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, John Huchra ranks 122. Before him are Peter Goldreich (1939), A. E. Douglass (1867), Margaret Harwood (1885), Christian Pollas (1947), Mary Watson Whitney (1847), and Adelaide Ames (1900). After him are Jan Kleyna (2000), Dorrit Hoffleit (1907), Geoffrey Marcy (1954), Chad Trujillo (1973), James Gunn (1938), and Jeff T. Alu (1966).

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