ASTRONOMER
Liisi Oterma
1915 - 2001
Liisi Oterma
Liisi Oterma (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈliːsi ˈʔotermɑ]; 6 January 1915 – 4 April 2001) was a Finnish astronomer, the first woman to get a Ph.D. degree in astronomy in Finland. She studied mathematics and astronomy at the University of Turku, and soon became Yrjö Väisälä's assistant and worked on the search for minor planets. She obtained her master's degree in 1938. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liisi Oterma has received more than 23,057 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Liisi Oterma is the 192nd most popular astronomer (up from 281st in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Finland (up from 131st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
23k
Page Views (PV)
55.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
12.94
Effective Languages (L*)
1.88
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Liisi Oterma ranks 192 out of 644. Before her are Johann Hieronymus Schröter, Henri Debehogne, Edward L. G. Bowell, Andrew Graham, Robert Grant Aitken, and Yrjö Väisälä. After her are Eleanor F. Helin, Andreas Cellarius, Francis Baily, Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji, Martin Schwarzschild, and Peter Andreas Hansen.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohann Hieronymus Schröter
1745 - 1816
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 186
Henri Debehogne
1928 - 2007
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 187
Edward L. G. Bowell
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 188
Andrew Graham
1815 - 1908
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 189
Robert Grant Aitken
1864 - 1951
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 190
Yrjö Väisälä
1891 - 1971
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 191
Liisi Oterma
1915 - 2001
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 192
Eleanor F. Helin
1932 - 2009
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 193
Andreas Cellarius
1596 - 1665
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 194
Francis Baily
1774 - 1844
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 195
Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji
1200 - 1204
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 196
Martin Schwarzschild
1912 - 1997
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 197
Peter Andreas Hansen
1795 - 1874
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 198
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Liisi Oterma ranks 81. Before her are Kiyosi Itô, Thomas Merton, Arsenio Erico, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Alicia Rhett, and Kon Ichikawa. After her are C. W. Ceram, Nguyễn Văn Linh, Ibolya Csák, Lorne Greene, Jo Van Fleet, and Loris Francesco Capovilla. Among people deceased in 2001, Liisi Oterma ranks 79. Before her are Soad Hosny, Pierre Klossowski, Jaroslav Drobný, Hannelore Kohl, Bill Hewlett, and Marvin Harris. After her are Juan Bosch, Elazar Shach, Chet Atkins, Jason Miller, William P. Rogers, and Tamara Smirnova.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsKiyosi Itô
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 2008
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 75
Thomas Merton
WRITER
1915 - 1968
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 76
Arsenio Erico
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1977
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 77
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1973
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 78
Alicia Rhett
ACTOR
1915 - 2014
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 79
Kon Ichikawa
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 2008
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 80
Liisi Oterma
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2001
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 81
C. W. Ceram
WRITER
1915 - 1972
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 82
Nguyễn Văn Linh
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1998
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 83
Ibolya Csák
ATHLETE
1915 - 2006
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 84
Lorne Greene
ACTOR
1915 - 1987
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 85
Jo Van Fleet
ACTOR
1915 - 1996
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 86
Loris Francesco Capovilla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1915 - 2016
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 87
Others Deceased in 2001
Go to all RankingsSoad Hosny
ACTOR
1943 - 2001
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 73
Pierre Klossowski
WRITER
1905 - 2001
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 74
Jaroslav Drobný
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2001
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 75
Hannelore Kohl
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2001
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 76
Bill Hewlett
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2001
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 77
Marvin Harris
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1927 - 2001
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 78
Liisi Oterma
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2001
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 79
Juan Bosch
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2001
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 80
Elazar Shach
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 2001
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 81
Chet Atkins
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2001
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 82
Jason Miller
ACTOR
1939 - 2001
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 83
William P. Rogers
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2001
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 84
Tamara Smirnova
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2001
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 85
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Liisi Oterma ranks 87 out of 751. Before her are Jarno Saarinen (1945), Edvard Westermarck (1862), Matthias Castrén (1813), Clas Thunberg (1893), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), and Yrjö Väisälä (1891). After her are Elissa Aalto (1922), Markku Alén (1951), Aimo Cajander (1879), Minna Canth (1844), Ilmari Juutilainen (1914), and Matti Järvinen (1909).
Others born in Finland
Go to all RankingsJarno Saarinen
RACING DRIVER
1945 - 1973
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 81
Edvard Westermarck
PHILOSOPHER
1862 - 1939
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 82
Matthias Castrén
LINGUIST
1813 - 1852
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 83
Clas Thunberg
SKATER
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 84
Tommi Mäkinen
RACING DRIVER
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 85
Yrjö Väisälä
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1971
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 86
Liisi Oterma
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2001
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 87
Elissa Aalto
ARCHITECT
1922 - 1994
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 88
Markku Alén
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 89
Aimo Cajander
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1943
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 90
Minna Canth
WRITER
1844 - 1897
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 91
Ilmari Juutilainen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1999
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 92
Matti Järvinen
ATHLETE
1909 - 1985
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 93
Among ASTRONOMERS In Finland
Among astronomers born in Finland, Liisi Oterma ranks 2. Before her are Yrjö Väisälä (1891). After her are Heikki A. Alikoski (1912), and Hugo Gyldén (1841).
Yrjö Väisälä
1891 - 1971
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 1
Liisi Oterma
1915 - 2001
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 2
Heikki A. Alikoski
1912 - 1997
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 3
Hugo Gyldén
1841 - 1896
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 4