ASTRONOMER
Matvey Gusev
1826 - 1866
Matvey Gusev
Matvey Matveyevich Gusev (Russian: Матве́й Матве́евич Гу́сев) (November 28 [O.S. November 16] 1826, Vyatka, Russia–April 22 [O.S. April 10] 1866, Berlin, Germany) was a Russian astronomer who worked at Pulkovo Observatory near St. Petersburg from 1850 to 1852 and then at Vilnius Observatory. In 1860 he founded the first scientific journal dedicated to math and physics in Russia: Vestnik matematicheskikh nauk (Вестник математических наук). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matvey Gusev has received more than 11,523 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Matvey Gusev is the 502nd most popular astronomer (down from 474th in 2019), the 2,133rd most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,903rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Russian Astronomer.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
5.92
Effective Languages (L*)
1.72
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Matvey Gusev ranks 502 out of 644. Before him are Frank Shu, Takao Kobayashi, David C. Jewitt, James Challis, Pierre Puiseux, and Michel Giacobini. After him are Hisashi Kimura, Julie Vinter Hansen, Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker, Bohdan Paczyński, Jane Luu, and Ernest Esclangon.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrank Shu
1943 - 2023
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 496
Takao Kobayashi
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 497
David C. Jewitt
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 498
James Challis
1803 - 1882
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 499
Pierre Puiseux
1855 - 1928
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 500
Michel Giacobini
1873 - 1938
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 501
Matvey Gusev
1826 - 1866
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 502
Hisashi Kimura
1870 - 1943
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 503
Julie Vinter Hansen
1890 - 1960
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 504
Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker
1788 - 1862
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 505
Bohdan Paczyński
1940 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 506
Jane Luu
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 507
Ernest Esclangon
1876 - 1954
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 508
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1826, Matvey Gusev ranks 59. Before him are Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen, Henry Clifton Sorby, Friedrich Chrysander, Lea Ahlborn, Joseph Victor von Scheffel, and Emily Blackwell. After him are Sereno Watson, Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl, José María Medina, José Eusebio Otalora, John Buford, and Varina Davis. Among people deceased in 1866, Matvey Gusev ranks 49. Before him are John Ross, Theodor Kotschy, José Ignacio Pavón, Thomas Love Peacock, Henryk Rzewuski, and Joseph Weydemeyer. After him are Manuel Felipe de Tovar, William Henry Harvey, Samuel Ryan Curtis, Robert F. Stockton, John Keble, and Clement Comer Clay.
Others Born in 1826
Go to all RankingsHans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen
CHEMIST
1826 - 1909
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 53
Henry Clifton Sorby
GEOLOGIST
1826 - 1908
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 54
Friedrich Chrysander
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1901
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 55
Lea Ahlborn
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1897
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 56
Joseph Victor von Scheffel
WRITER
1826 - 1886
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 57
Emily Blackwell
PHYSICIAN
1826 - 1910
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 58
Matvey Gusev
ASTRONOMER
1826 - 1866
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 59
Sereno Watson
BIOLOGIST
1826 - 1892
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 60
Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1905
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 61
José María Medina
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1878
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 62
José Eusebio Otalora
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1884
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 63
John Buford
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1826 - 1863
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 64
Varina Davis
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1906
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 65
Others Deceased in 1866
Go to all RankingsJohn Ross
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1866
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 43
Theodor Kotschy
EXPLORER
1813 - 1866
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 44
José Ignacio Pavón
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1866
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 45
Thomas Love Peacock
WRITER
1785 - 1866
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 46
Henryk Rzewuski
WRITER
1791 - 1866
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 47
Joseph Weydemeyer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1818 - 1866
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 48
Matvey Gusev
ASTRONOMER
1826 - 1866
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 49
Manuel Felipe de Tovar
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1866
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 50
William Henry Harvey
BIOLOGIST
1811 - 1866
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 51
Samuel Ryan Curtis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1805 - 1866
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 52
Robert F. Stockton
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1866
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 53
John Keble
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1792 - 1866
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 54
Clement Comer Clay
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1866
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 55
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Matvey Gusev ranks 2,133 out of 3,761. Before him are Georgy Adelson-Velsky (1922), Vladimir Salnikov (1960), Boris Kuznetsov (1928), Gombojab Tsybikov (1873), Rufina Gasheva (1921), and Klara Guseva (1937). After him are Manfred Schaefer (1943), Yevgeny Vesnik (1923), German Sveshnikov (1937), Maxim Galkin (1976), Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky (1900), and Igor Dmitriev (1927).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsGeorgy Adelson-Velsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1922 - 2014
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 2,127
Vladimir Salnikov
SWIMMER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 2,128
Boris Kuznetsov
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1999
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 2,129
Gombojab Tsybikov
EXPLORER
1873 - 1930
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 2,130
Rufina Gasheva
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2012
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,131
Klara Guseva
SKATER
1937 - 2019
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,132
Matvey Gusev
ASTRONOMER
1826 - 1866
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 2,133
Manfred Schaefer
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 2,134
Yevgeny Vesnik
ACTOR
1923 - 2009
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 2,135
German Sveshnikov
ATHLETE
1937 - 2003
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 2,136
Maxim Galkin
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 2,137
Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky
BIOLOGIST
1900 - 1981
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 2,138
Igor Dmitriev
ACTOR
1927 - 2008
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 2,139
Among ASTRONOMERS In Russia
Among astronomers born in Russia, Matvey Gusev ranks 15. Before him are Lyudmila Karachkina (1948), Aristarkh Belopolsky (1854), Benjamin Jekhowsky (1881), Alexander Voeikov (1842), Pelageya Shajn (1894), and Karl Ludwig Littrow (1811). After him are Vera Gaze (1899), Pavel Shternberg (1865), and Lidiya Tseraskaya (1855).
Lyudmila Karachkina
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 9
Aristarkh Belopolsky
1854 - 1934
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 10
Benjamin Jekhowsky
1881 - 1975
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 11
Alexander Voeikov
1842 - 1916
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 12
Pelageya Shajn
1894 - 1956
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 13
Karl Ludwig Littrow
1811 - 1877
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 14
Matvey Gusev
1826 - 1866
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 15
Vera Gaze
1899 - 1954
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 16
Pavel Shternberg
1865 - 1920
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 17
Lidiya Tseraskaya
1855 - 1931
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 18