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Philibert Jacques Melotte

1880 - 1961

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Philibert Jacques Melotte (29 January 1880 – 30 March 1961) was a British astronomer whose parents emigrated from Belgium. In 1908 he discovered a moon of Jupiter, today known as Pasiphaë. It was simply designated "Jupiter VIII" and was not given its present name until 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philibert Jacques Melotte has received more than 25,915 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Philibert Jacques Melotte is the 358th most popular astronomer (up from 422nd in 2019), the 3,030th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,488th in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Philibert Jacques Melotte ranks 358 out of 531. Before him are Brian G. Marsden, George Van Biesbroeck, Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, Kees de Jager, Warren De la Rue, and Milorad B. Protić. After him are Sherburne Wesley Burnham, Hervé Faye, Paul Götz, Hendrik van Gent, Otto Heckmann, and Marcel Minnaert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Philibert Jacques Melotte ranks 140. Before him are Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne, George Van Biesbroeck, Oswald Veblen, Kullervo Manner, Cora Sandel, and Elizabeth Christ Trump. After him are Conrad Albrecht, Seán O'Casey, Viggo Larsen, Harold Rainsford Stark, Jacob Epstein, and Herbert Brenon. Among people deceased in 1961, Philibert Jacques Melotte ranks 116. Before him are Leonhard Frank, Maneca, Nita Naldi, Kiyotake Kawaguchi, Nadezhda Udaltsova, and Géza von Bolváry. After him are Şemsettin Günaltay, Joseph Orbeli, Harriet Bosse, Ben Adams, Tiny Sandford, and Rosa Sensat.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Philibert Jacques Melotte ranks 3,030 out of 7,765. Before him are Katherine Waterston (1980), Richard of Chichester (1197), Hugh Latimer (1485), Rosemary Sutcliff (1920), Tim Pigott-Smith (1946), and Robert Kerr (1882). After him are Hayley Atwell (1982), Billy Bremner (1942), Donald Adamson (1939), Bob Fitzsimmons (1863), Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838), and William Lawes (1602).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Philibert Jacques Melotte ranks 44. Before him are Nathaniel Bliss (1700), Norman Lockyer (1836), Johann von Lamont (1805), Richard Christopher Carrington (1826), Cyril Jackson (1903), and Brian G. Marsden (1937). After him are Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838), Harry Edwin Wood (1881), Harold Spencer Jones (1890), William Christie (1845), Geoffrey Burbidge (1925), and John Pond (1767).

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