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John Stanley Plaskett

1865 - 1941

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John Stanley Plaskett (November 17, 1865 – October 17, 1941) was a Canadian astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Stanley Plaskett has received more than 22,326 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Stanley Plaskett is the 443rd most popular astronomer (up from 472nd in 2019), the 399th most popular biography from Canada (up from 456th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Astronomer.

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  • 22k

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  • 45.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, John Stanley Plaskett ranks 443 out of 531. Before him are Ruby Payne-Scott, Paris Pişmiş, George O. Abell, William Rutter Dawes, Charles Piazzi Smyth, and William Henry Smyth. After him are Beatrice Tinsley, Agnes Mary Clerke, Alexander Voeikov, Charlotte Moore Sitterly, Michel Giacobini, and Patrick Moore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, John Stanley Plaskett ranks 135. Before him are Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin, Olavo Bilac, Ángel Ganivet, Louis Borno, Walter Leistikow, and Gustaf Söderström. After him are Hermann Hirt, Vladimir Bogoraz, Charles Sands, Johannes Thiele, Leónidas Plaza, and Walter Frederick Gale. Among people deceased in 1941, John Stanley Plaskett ranks 147. Before him are Matt McGrath, Anton Reichenow, Friedrich Engel, Jakob Emanuel Lange, Afife Jale, and Miina Härma. After him are José Leite de Vasconcelos, Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason, Fred Karno, Simon Guggenheim, Yelizaveta Chaikina, and Eduardo Schaerer.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, John Stanley Plaskett ranks 399 out of 1,350. Before him are Jacques Parizeau (1930), François Legault (1957), Lochlyn Munro (1966), Monique Mercure (1930), Heather Menzies (1949), and Mark Strand (1934). After him are Christopher Heyerdahl (1963), Jean-Claude Turcotte (1936), Daniel Lanois (1951), John Sparrow David Thompson (1845), Tony Esposito (1943), and Georges St-Pierre (1981).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Canada

Among astronomers born in Canada, John Stanley Plaskett ranks 4. Before him are Arthur B. McDonald (1943), Hubert Reeves (1932), and James Craig Watson (1838). After him are David H. Levy (1948), Wendy Freedman (1957), Sara Seager (1971), Brett J. Gladman (1966), and Dale Frail (1961).

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