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Richard van der Riet Woolley

1906 - 1986

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Sir Richard van der Riet Woolley OBE FRS (24 April 1906 – 24 December 1986) was an English astronomer who became the eleventh Astronomer Royal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard van der Riet Woolley has received more than 35,128 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard van der Riet Woolley is the 598th most popular astronomer, the 5,984th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 70th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Richard van der Riet Woolley ranks 598 out of 644. Before him are Lenka Kotková, Alan Hale, Debra Fischer, Dorrit Hoffleit, Geoffrey Marcy, and Wendy Freedman. After him are Françoise Combes, Osamu Muramatsu, Naoto Satō, Masaru Arai, Hiroshi Mori, and Miloš Tichý.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Richard van der Riet Woolley ranks 432. Before him are Donald Woods, S. I. Hayakawa, William Bendix, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Jim Bausch, and Esmond Knight. After him are Catherine Cookson, Barbara Jo Allen, Bea Benaderet, Victoria Spivey, Stuart Milner-Barry, and Michael O'Shea. Among people deceased in 1986, Richard van der Riet Woolley ranks 294. Before him are Robert Helpmann, Dinny Pails, Hank Greenberg, Dorothy Ashby, Anna Neagle, and Bessie Head. After him are Romeo Rivers, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Paul Frees, Jerry Paris, Roberto Hodge, and Ted Knight.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard van der Riet Woolley ranks 5,984 out of 8,785. Before him are Andrew Howard (1969), Philip Glenister (1963), Nick Leeson (1967), Mary Russell Mitford (1787), Dusa McDuff (1945), and Andrew Tiernan (1965). After him are Domino Harvey (1969), Michelle Gomez (1966), Connor Swindells (1996), Gladys Davis (1893), Annette Crosbie (1934), and Rick Savage (1960).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Richard van der Riet Woolley ranks 70. Before him are Andrew Ainslie Common (1841), Thomas Brisbane (1773), Richard A. Proctor (1837), James Ferguson (1710), Madge Adam (1912), and Arnold Wolfendale (1927). After him are James Gall (1808).

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