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Theodor von Oppolzer

1841 - 1886

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Theodor von Oppolzer (26 October 1841 – 26 December 1886) was an Austrian astronomer and mathematician of Bohemian origin. The son of the physician Johann Ritter von Oppolzer, Theodor was born in Prague. He completed his graduate studies in medicine at the University of Vienna, gaining a Ph.D. in 1865. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodor von Oppolzer has received more than 17,050 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Theodor von Oppolzer is the 270th most popular astronomer (down from 258th in 2019), the 387th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 364th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Czech Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Theodor von Oppolzer ranks 270 out of 644. Before him are Otto Struve, Seth Carlo Chandler, André-Louis Danjon, William Cranch Bond, Guido Bonatti, and Jean-Louis Pons. After him are Philippe van Lansberge, Niccolò Zucchi, Freimut Börngen, Luigi Carnera, Paul Wild, and Kidinnu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1841, Theodor von Oppolzer ranks 57. Before him are Anselmo Lorenzo, Princess Marie of the Netherlands, Vasily Klyuchevsky, Felip Pedrell, Ernst Schröder, and Karl Binding. After him are Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta, Paul Wallot, Tang Jingsong, Eugen Dücker, George Turner, and Adolfo Farsari. Among people deceased in 1886, Theodor von Oppolzer ranks 30. Before him are Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant, Jules Jamin, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Eugène Isabey, and Adolf Lüderitz. After him are Charles Lwanga, Ivan Aksakov, Duchess Agnes of Württemberg, Winfield Scott Hancock, Paul Bert, and Pyotr Tkachev.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Theodor von Oppolzer ranks 387 out of 1,200. Before him are Aleš Hrdlička (1869), Jan Zajíc (1950), Saul Friedländer (1932), Theodor Gomperz (1832), Ladislav Novák (1931), and Václav Nedomanský (1944). After him are Károly Khuen-Héderváry (1849), František Tomášek (1899), Josef Mánes (1820), Zdeněk Nehoda (1952), Gorazd (1879), and Procopius of Sázava (970).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Czechia

Among astronomers born in Czechia, Theodor von Oppolzer ranks 4. Before him are Johann Palisa (1848), Luboš Kohoutek (1935), and Antonín Mrkos (1918). After him are Tadeáš Hájek (1525), Joseph Johann von Littrow (1781), Jana Tichá (1965), Lenka Kotková (1973), Miloš Tichý (1966), and Zdeněk Moravec (1968).

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