Astronomer

Laurent Cassegrain

1629 - 1693

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Laurent Cassegrain

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Laurent Cassegrain is the 288th most popular astronomer (down from 253rd in 2024), the 3,094th most popular biography from France (down from 3,048th in 2019) and the 31st most popular French Astronomer.

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Among Astronomers

Among astronomers, Laurent Cassegrain ranks 288 out of 644. Before him are Heber Doust Curtis, Raymond Smith Dugan, Harold Spencer Jones, James W. Christy, Jean Fernel, and Richard Martin West. After him are Giorgio Abetti, Sherburne Wesley Burnham, Sylvain Arend, Richard Christopher Carrington, Hervé Faye, and Grigory Neujmin.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Heber Doust Curtis
1872 - 1942
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 282
Raymond Smith Dugan
1878 - 1940
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 283
Harold Spencer Jones
1890 - 1960
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 284
James W. Christy
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 285
Jean Fernel
1497 - 1558
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 286
Richard Martin West
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 287
Laurent Cassegrain
1629 - 1693
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 288
Giorgio Abetti
1882 - 1982
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 289
Sherburne Wesley Burnham
1838 - 1921
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 290
Sylvain Arend
1902 - 1992
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 291
Richard Christopher Carrington
1826 - 1875
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 292
Hervé Faye
1814 - 1902
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 293
Grigory Neujmin
1886 - 1946
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 294

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1629, Laurent Cassegrain ranks 16. Before him are Narai, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Cornelis Tromp, Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, and Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg. After him are Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, Symeon of Polotsk, Niels Juel, and Agnes Block. Among people deceased in 1693, Laurent Cassegrain ranks 15. Before him are John de Britto, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Elisabeth Hevelius, Johann Caspar Kerll, John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and Maria van Oosterwijck. After him are Flavio Chigi, Willem van de Velde the Elder, Claudio Coello, Jan Andrzej Morsztyn, and Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy.

Others Born in 1629

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Narai
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1688
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 10
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1663
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 11
Cornelis Tromp
WRITER
1629 - 1691
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 12
Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1666
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 13
Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1629 - 1685
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 14
Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1689
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 15
Laurent Cassegrain
ASTRONOMER
1629 - 1693
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 16
Jean-Henri d'Anglebert
COMPOSER
1629 - 1691
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 17
Symeon of Polotsk
WRITER
1629 - 1680
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 18
Niels Juel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1629 - 1697
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 19
Agnes Block
PAINTER
1629 - 1704
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 20

Others Deceased in 1693

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John de Britto
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1647 - 1693
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 9
Johann Weikhard von Valvasor
HISTORIAN
1641 - 1693
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 10
Elisabeth Hevelius
POLITICIAN
1647 - 1693
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 11
Johann Caspar Kerll
COMPOSER
1627 - 1693
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 12
John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
POLITICIAN
1627 - 1693
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 13
Maria van Oosterwijck
PAINTER
1630 - 1693
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 14
Laurent Cassegrain
ASTRONOMER
1629 - 1693
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 15
Flavio Chigi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1631 - 1693
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 16
Willem van de Velde the Elder
PAINTER
1611 - 1693
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 17
Claudio Coello
PAINTER
1642 - 1693
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 18
Jan Andrzej Morsztyn
WRITER
1621 - 1693
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 19
Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy
PHILOSOPHER
1618 - 1693
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 20

In France

Among people born in France, Laurent Cassegrain ranks 3,094 out of NaN. Before him are Aemilia Hilaria (300), William of Conches (1080), Robert Garnier (1534), Pierre Wantzel (1814), Jean-François de La Harpe (1739), and Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (1320). After him are Othon Friesz (1879), Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle (1710), Lucien Tesnière (1893), André Caplet (1878), Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes (1788), and Georges Lautner (1926).

Others born in France

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Aemilia Hilaria
PHYSICIAN
300 - 363
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,088
William of Conches
PHILOSOPHER
1080 - 1154
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,089
Robert Garnier
WRITER
1534 - 1590
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,090
Pierre Wantzel
MATHEMATICIAN
1814 - 1848
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 3,091
Jean-François de La Harpe
WRITER
1739 - 1803
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 3,092
Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1320 - 1346
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 3,093
Laurent Cassegrain
ASTRONOMER
1629 - 1693
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 3,094
Othon Friesz
PAINTER
1879 - 1949
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 3,095
Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1751
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 3,096
Lucien Tesnière
LINGUIST
1893 - 1954
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3,097
André Caplet
COMPOSER
1878 - 1925
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3,098
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1788 - 1868
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3,099
Georges Lautner
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2013
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,100