ASTRONOMER
Mary Ward
1827 - 1869
Mary Ward
Mary Ward (née King; 27 April 1827 – 31 August 1869) was an Irish naturalist, astronomer, microscopist, author, and artist. She was killed when she fell under the wheels of an experimental steam car built by her cousins. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Ward has received more than 27,531 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Mary Ward is the 396th most popular astronomer (up from 458th in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Ireland (up from 241st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Irish Astronomer.
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28k
Page Views (PV)
47.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.32
Effective Languages (L*)
2.81
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Mary Ward ranks 396 out of 531. Before her are William Christie, Tsutomu Seki, Bart Bok, Geoffrey Burbidge, Jill Tarter, and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin. After her are Janet Akyüz Mattei, Lutz D. Schmadel, Hugo von Seeliger, Richard Schorr, Lyudmila Karachkina, and Alfred Schmitt.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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William Christie
1845 - 1922
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 390
Tsutomu Seki
1930 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 391
Bart Bok
1906 - 1983
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 392
Geoffrey Burbidge
1925 - 2010
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 393
Jill Tarter
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 394
Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
1865 - 1939
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 395
Mary Ward
1827 - 1869
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 396
Janet Akyüz Mattei
1943 - 2004
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 397
Lutz D. Schmadel
1942 - 2016
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 398
Hugo von Seeliger
1849 - 1924
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 399
Richard Schorr
1867 - 1951
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 400
Lyudmila Karachkina
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 401
Alfred Schmitt
1907 - 1973
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 402
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1827, Mary Ward ranks 54. Before her are Jacques-Louis Soret, Frederick Abel, William Dwight Whitney, Kostandin Kristoforidhi, Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Charles John Andersson. After her are Ramón Emeterio Betances, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Barbara Bodichon, William Burges, and Afzal-ud-Daulah. Among people deceased in 1869, Mary Ward ranks 46. Before her are Gheorghe Asachi, Otto Jahn, Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov, George Peabody, and Alexander Dreyschock. After her are Pyotr Anjou, Edwin Stanton, Peter Mark Roget, Henry Jarvis Raymond, Michael Sars, and Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough.
Others Born in 1827
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Jacques-Louis Soret
1827 - 1890
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 48
Frederick Abel
1827 - 1902
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 49
William Dwight Whitney
1827 - 1894
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 50
Kostandin Kristoforidhi
1827 - 1895
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 51
Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont
1827 - 1910
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 52
Charles John Andersson
1827 - 1867
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 53
Mary Ward
1827 - 1869
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 54
Ramón Emeterio Betances
1827 - 1898
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 55
Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford
1827 - 1905
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 56
Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque
1827 - 1895
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 57
Barbara Bodichon
1827 - 1891
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 58
William Burges
1827 - 1881
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 59
Afzal-ud-Daulah
1827 - 1869
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 60
Others Deceased in 1869
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Gheorghe Asachi
1788 - 1869
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 40
Otto Jahn
1813 - 1869
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 41
Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
1796 - 1869
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 42
Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov
1815 - 1869
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 43
George Peabody
1795 - 1869
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 44
Alexander Dreyschock
1818 - 1869
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 45
Mary Ward
1827 - 1869
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 46
Pyotr Anjou
1796 - 1869
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 47
Edwin Stanton
1814 - 1869
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 48
Peter Mark Roget
1779 - 1869
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 49
Henry Jarvis Raymond
1820 - 1869
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 50
Michael Sars
1805 - 1869
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 51
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough
1779 - 1869
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 52
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Mary Ward ranks 201 out of 501. Before her are George Moore (1852), Matt McGrath (1875), Enda Kenny (1951), Michael McElhatton (1963), Patrick Bergin (1951), and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin (1865). After her are William Orpen (1878), Elizabeth Bowen (1899), Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822), Violet Gibson (1876), John Boyne (1971), and Henry Kellett (1806).
Others born in Ireland
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George Moore
1852 - 1933
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 195
Matt McGrath
1875 - 1941
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 196
Enda Kenny
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 197
Michael McElhatton
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 198
Patrick Bergin
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 199
Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
1865 - 1939
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 200
Mary Ward
1827 - 1869
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 201
William Orpen
1878 - 1931
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 202
Elizabeth Bowen
1899 - 1973
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 203
Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo
1822 - 1872
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 204
Violet Gibson
1876 - 1956
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 205
John Boyne
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 206
Henry Kellett
1806 - 1875
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 207
Among ASTRONOMERS In Ireland
Among astronomers born in Ireland, Mary Ward ranks 4. Before her are Andrew Graham (1815), Edward Sabine (1788), and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin (1865). After her are Agnes Mary Clerke (1842), Margaret Lindsay Huggins (1848), Thomas Romney Robinson (1792), and Mary Proctor (1862).
Andrew Graham
1815 - 1908
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 1
Edward Sabine
1788 - 1883
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 2
Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
1865 - 1939
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 3
Mary Ward
1827 - 1869
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 4
Agnes Mary Clerke
1842 - 1907
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 5
Margaret Lindsay Huggins
1848 - 1915
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 6
Thomas Romney Robinson
1792 - 1882
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 7
Mary Proctor
1862 - 1957
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 8
