ASTRONOMER
Sylvain Arend
1902 - 1992
Sylvain Arend
Sylvain Julien Victor Arend (6 August 1902 – 18 February 1992) was a Belgian astronomer born in Robelmont, Luxembourg province, Belgium. His main interest was astrometry. Together with Georges Roland, he discovered the bright comet C/1956 R1 (Arend-Roland). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sylvain Arend has received more than 15,317 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Sylvain Arend is the 262nd most popular astronomer (down from 253rd in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Luxembourg and the most popular Luxembourger Astronomer.
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20
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11.46
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Sylvain Arend ranks 262 out of 531. Before him are Niccolò Zucchi, George Mary Searle, Theodor von Oppolzer, Klim Churyumov, Bengt Strömgren, and Pierre Charles Le Monnier. After him are David Gill, Franz Xaver von Zach, Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Charles T. Kowal, Antonia Maury, and Horace Parnell Tuttle.
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HPI: 51.48
Rank: 262
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HPI: 51.30
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HPI: 51.28
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1902, Sylvain Arend ranks 151. Before him are Miriam Hopkins, Thomas E. Dewey, Carlos Vidal, Viliam Široký, Fritz Machlup, and Khuang Aphaiwong. After him are Sergey Lebedev, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Ferdinand Marian, Nikolay Kamov, Margaret Hamilton, and Louis Beel. Among people deceased in 1992, Sylvain Arend ranks 130. Before him are Willie Dixon, Borislav Pekić, Emilio Recoba, Michel Berger, Hammer DeRoburt, and Jack Arnold. After him are Chuck Connors, Richard Yates, Viktor Grishin, Sándor Veress, Nie Rongzhen, and Piotr Jaroszewicz.
Others Born in 1902
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Miriam Hopkins
1902 - 1972
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 145
Thomas E. Dewey
1902 - 1971
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 146
Carlos Vidal
1902 - 1982
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 147
Viliam Široký
1902 - 1971
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 148
Fritz Machlup
1902 - 1983
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 149
Khuang Aphaiwong
1902 - 1968
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 150
Sylvain Arend
1902 - 1992
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 151
Sergey Lebedev
1902 - 1974
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 152
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
1902 - 2002
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 153
Ferdinand Marian
1902 - 1946
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 154
Nikolay Kamov
1902 - 1973
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 155
Margaret Hamilton
1902 - 1985
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 156
Louis Beel
1902 - 1977
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 157
Others Deceased in 1992
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Willie Dixon
1915 - 1992
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 124
Borislav Pekić
1930 - 1992
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 125
Emilio Recoba
1904 - 1992
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 126
Michel Berger
1947 - 1992
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 127
Hammer DeRoburt
1922 - 1992
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 128
Jack Arnold
1916 - 1992
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 129
Sylvain Arend
1902 - 1992
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 130
Chuck Connors
1921 - 1992
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 131
Richard Yates
1926 - 1992
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 132
Viktor Grishin
1914 - 1992
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 133
Sándor Veress
1907 - 1992
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 134
Nie Rongzhen
1899 - 1992
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 135
Piotr Jaroszewicz
1909 - 1992
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 136
In Luxembourg
Among people born in Luxembourg, Sylvain Arend ranks 27 out of 79. Before him are Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (1922), Xavier Bettel (1973), Michel Théato (1878), Baldwin of Luxembourg (1285), Louis Pilot (1940), and Jacques Poos (1935). After him are Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz (1722), Viviane Reding (1951), Camillo Felgen (1920), Bertrand Gachot (1962), Jean-Claude Hollerich (1958), and Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein (1957).
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Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg
1922 - 2011
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 21
Xavier Bettel
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 22
Michel Théato
1878 - 1919
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 23
Baldwin of Luxembourg
1285 - 1354
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 24
Louis Pilot
1940 - 2016
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 25
Jacques Poos
1935 - 2022
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 26
Sylvain Arend
1902 - 1992
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 27
Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz
1722 - 1799
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 28
Viviane Reding
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 29
Camillo Felgen
1920 - 2005
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 30
Bertrand Gachot
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 31
Jean-Claude Hollerich
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 32
Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 33
Among ASTRONOMERS In Luxembourg
Among astronomers born in Luxembourg, Sylvain Arend ranks 1.
