ASTRONOMER

Lewis A. Swift

1820 - 1913

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Lewis A. Swift (February 29, 1820 – January 5, 1913) was an American astronomer who discovered 13 comets and 1,248 previously uncatalogued nebulae. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lewis A. Swift has received more than 24,804 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Lewis A. Swift is the 83rd most popular astronomer (down from 81st in 2019), the 1,117th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,287th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Astronomer.

Lewis A. Swift is most famous for his work in the field of astronomy. He was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and was a pioneer in the study of nebulae and star clusters.

Memorability Metrics

  • 25k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 17.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Lewis A. Swifts by language

Over the past year Lewis A. Swift has had the most page views in the with 3,120 views, followed by Chinese (1,728), and German (945). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Italian (69.96%), Catalan (59.45%), and Zazaki (49.19%)

Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Lewis A. Swift ranks 83 out of 644. Before him are Stephen Gray, David Fabricius, George Darwin, Russell Alan Hulse, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī, and Percival Lowell. After him are Ejnar Hertzsprung, Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Victor Ambartsumian, Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani, Edward Emerson Barnard, and Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1820, Lewis A. Swift ranks 16. Before him are Multatuli, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Božena Němcová, Henri Vieuxtemps, and William John Macquorn Rankine. After him are Mathilde Bonaparte, Edmond Becquerel, Heungseon Daewongun, Yaqub Beg, John Tyndall, and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. Among people deceased in 1913, Lewis A. Swift ranks 19. Before him are Josephine Cochrane, Harriet Tubman, Philip Sclater, Francisco I. Madero, Ármin Vámbéry, and Katsura Tarō. After him are Blanche Monnier, Gustaf de Laval, Alfred Redl, Emily Davison, David Popper, and Mariano Rampolla.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lewis A. Swift ranks 1,117 out of 20,380. Before him are Meir Kahane (1932), Mark Wahlberg (1971), Andrew Dickson White (1832), Robert W. Holley (1922), Meg Ryan (1961), and Shelley Duvall (1949). After him are Suzi Quatro (1950), James Gandolfini (1961), Lawrence Klein (1920), Charlie Munger (1924), Richard F. Heck (1931), and David Scott (1932).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Lewis A. Swift ranks 14. Before him are William Alfred Fowler (1911), Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868), Asaph Hall (1829), Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1928), Russell Alan Hulse (1950), and Percival Lowell (1855). After him are Edward Emerson Barnard (1857), Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. (1941), Annie Jump Cannon (1863), James Van Allen (1914), Henry Norris Russell (1877), and Edward Charles Pickering (1846).

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