ASTRONOMER

Stéphane Javelle

1864 - 1917

Photo of Stéphane Javelle

Icon of person Stéphane Javelle

Stéphane Javelle (Lyon, 16 November 1864 – 3 August 1917) was a French astronomer. Since 1888 he worked assisting Henri Perrotin at the Nice Observatory, and observed 1431 objects published in the Index Catalogue. He initially worked as an accountant before his employer's friend, Louis Thollon recommended him to Perrotin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stéphane Javelle has received more than 8,724 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Stéphane Javelle is the 423rd most popular astronomer (down from 409th in 2019), the 4,352nd most popular biography from France (down from 4,043rd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular French Astronomer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.7k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Stéphane Javelle ranks 423 out of 644. Before him are Shi Shen, Lutz D. Schmadel, Frederik Kaiser, Aristarkh Belopolsky, Philibert Jacques Melotte, and Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent. After him are William de Wiveleslie Abney, Leo Anton Karl de Ball, Gustav Spörer, Adalbert Krueger, Joel Stebbins, and Johann Gottfried Köhler.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Stéphane Javelle ranks 129. Before him are Eemil Nestor Setälä, Alfred Roller, Victor Bérard, Einar Benediktsson, Aleksey Shakhmatov, and Sergei Zubatov. After him are John Henry Davies, Alfred John Keene, Herman Heijermans, Juhan Liiv, F. Holland Day, and Thomas Walker Arnold. Among people deceased in 1917, Stéphane Javelle ranks 97. Before him are Yi Jun-yong, John W. Foster, Teoberto Maler, Edward Thomas, Eduardo Pondal, and Sergei Zubatov. After him are Émil Goeldi, Hans von Blixen-Finecke, Frans Schollaert, Stanley Maude, José Manuel Pando, and Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz.

Others Born in 1864

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1917

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In France

Among people born in France, Stéphane Javelle ranks 4,352 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri Hubert (1872), Georges Beaucourt (1912), Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent (1823), Simonne Mathieu (1908), Audrey Fleurot (1977), and Jean Cruveilhier (1791). After him are Gaston Amson (1883), François Marie Daudin (1776), Philippe Verdelot (null), Ferdinand Monoyer (1836), Eva Ionesco (1965), and Cyril Raffaelli (1974).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ASTRONOMERS In France

Among astronomers born in France, Stéphane Javelle ranks 43. Before him are Gérard de Vaucouleurs (1918), Adrien Auzout (1622), André Patry (1902), Marguerite Laugier (1896), Catherine Cesarsky (1943), and Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent (1823). After him are Fernand Courty (1862), Odette Bancilhon (1908), Alexandre Schaumasse (1882), Alfred Schmitt (1907), Audouin Dollfus (1924), and Louise du Pierry (1746).

French born Astronomers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous