1847 - 1921
Mary Watson Whitney (September 11, 1847 – January 20, 1921) was an American astronomer and was the head of the Vassar College Observatory for 22 years, where 102 scientific papers were published under her guidance. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Watson Whitney has received more than 41,141 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Watson Whitney is the 459th most popular astronomer (up from 460th in 2019), the 7,614th most popular biography from United States and the 95th most popular American Astronomer.
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Among astronomers, Mary Watson Whitney ranks 459 out of 531. Before her are William Frederick Denning, Benjamin Banneker, Guillermo Haro, Lipót Schulhof, Margaret Lindsay Huggins, and John Dobson. After her are David Todd Wilkinson, William Robert Brooks, Margaret Geller, William de Wiveleslie Abney, David H. Levy, and Pierre Puiseux.
1848 - 1931
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 453
1731 - 1806
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 454
1913 - 1988
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 455
1847 - 1921
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 456
1848 - 1915
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 457
1915 - 2014
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 458
1847 - 1921
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 459
1935 - 2002
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 460
1844 - 1921
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 461
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 462
1843 - 1920
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 463
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 464
1855 - 1928
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 465
Among people born in 1847, Mary Watson Whitney ranks 84. Before her are Anton Reichenow, Ray Lankester, Cesare Arzelà, Vilma Hugonnai, Carlo Alberto Castigliano, and Lipót Schulhof. After her are Morton Betts, Wilhelm Killing, Solomon Schechter, Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Dimitar Grekov, and Wilhelmina Drucker. Among people deceased in 1921, Mary Watson Whitney ranks 105. Before her are Jean Aicard, Edward Douglass White, Isak Saba, Leo Königsberger, Abbott Handerson Thayer, and Lipót Schulhof. After her are William Robert Brooks, Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Henry Hyndman, Jean Cau, and Justiniano Borgoño.
1847 - 1941
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 78
1847 - 1929
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 79
1847 - 1912
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 80
1847 - 1922
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 81
1847 - 1884
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 82
1847 - 1921
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 83
1847 - 1921
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 84
1847 - 1914
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 85
1847 - 1923
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 86
1847 - 1915
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 87
1847 - 1878
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 88
1847 - 1901
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 89
1847 - 1925
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 90
1848 - 1921
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 99
1845 - 1921
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 100
1875 - 1921
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 101
1837 - 1921
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 102
1849 - 1921
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 103
1847 - 1921
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 104
1847 - 1921
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 105
1844 - 1921
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 106
1861 - 1921
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 107
1851 - 1921
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 108
1842 - 1921
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 109
1875 - 1921
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 110
1836 - 1921
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 111
Among people born in United States, Mary Watson Whitney ranks 7,614 out of 18,182. Before her are Bebe Daniels (1901), Kate Wilhelm (1928), Richard Lugar (1932), Scott Foley (1972), Noah Baumbach (1969), and George Steinbrenner (1930). After her are Charles Conrad Abbott (1843), Stormy Daniels (1979), Gwendolyn Brooks (1917), Jon-Erik Hexum (1957), Kitty Winn (1944), and Eliza Dushku (1980).
1901 - 1971
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 7,608
1928 - 2018
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 7,609
1932 - 2019
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 7,610
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 7,611
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 7,612
1930 - 2010
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 7,613
1847 - 1921
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 7,614
1843 - 1919
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 7,615
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 7,616
1917 - 2000
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 7,617
1957 - 1984
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 7,618
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 7,619
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 7,620
Among astronomers born in United States, Mary Watson Whitney ranks 95. Before her are James Gunn (1938), George O. Abell (1927), Charlotte Moore Sitterly (1898), Harold D. Babcock (1882), Stephen P. Synnott (1946), and Benjamin Banneker (1731). After her are David Todd Wilkinson (1935), Margaret Geller (1947), Carolyn Porco (1953), Royal Harwood Frost (1879), Edward S. Holden (1846), and DeLisle Stewart (1870).
1938 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 89
1927 - 1983
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 90
1898 - 1990
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 91
1882 - 1968
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 92
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 93
1731 - 1806
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 94
1847 - 1921
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 95
1935 - 2002
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 96
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 97
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 98
1879 - 1950
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 99
1846 - 1914
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 100
1870 - 1941
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 101