ASTRONOMER
Thomas Brisbane
1773 - 1860
Thomas Brisbane
Major General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet, (23 July 1773 – 27 January 1860), was a British Army officer, administrator, and astronomer. Upon the recommendation of the Duke of Wellington, with whom he had served, he was appointed governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. A keen astronomer, he built the colony's second observatory and encouraged scientific and agricultural training. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Brisbane has received more than 228,849 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Thomas Brisbane is the 550th most popular astronomer (down from 511th in 2019), the 5,062nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,761st in 2019) and the 65th most popular British Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
230k
Page Views (PV)
50.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
2.15
Effective Languages (L*)
3.61
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Thomas Brisbane ranks 550 out of 644. Before him are György Kulin, Helen Sawyer Hogg, Miguel Itzigsohn, Vera Gaze, Anne Sewell Young, and Ewine van Dishoeck. After him are Avi Loeb, David Rittenhouse, Pavel Shternberg, Scott S. Sheppard, Thomas Romney Robinson, and Richard A. Proctor.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGyörgy Kulin
1905 - 1989
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 544
Helen Sawyer Hogg
1905 - 1993
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 545
Miguel Itzigsohn
1908 - 1978
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 546
Vera Gaze
1899 - 1954
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 547
Anne Sewell Young
1871 - 1961
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 548
Ewine van Dishoeck
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 549
Thomas Brisbane
1773 - 1860
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 550
Avi Loeb
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 551
David Rittenhouse
1732 - 1796
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 552
Pavel Shternberg
1865 - 1920
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 553
Scott S. Sheppard
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 554
Thomas Romney Robinson
1792 - 1882
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 555
Richard A. Proctor
1837 - 1888
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 556
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1773, Thomas Brisbane ranks 52. Before him are Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt, Joseph Woelfl, José Rondeau, Mihály Pollack, Cassandra Austen, and Princess Sophia of Gloucester. After him is Nathaniel Bowditch. Among people deceased in 1860, Thomas Brisbane ranks 65. Before him are Francisco Ruiz-Tagle, Juan Rafael Mora Porras, James Wilson, Casimiro de Abreu, Carl Edvard Rotwitt, and John Nelson. After him are Rembrandt Peale, and Samuel D. Ingham.
Others Born in 1773
Go to all RankingsCaspar Georg Carl Reinwardt
BIOLOGIST
1773 - 1854
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 46
Joseph Woelfl
MUSICIAN
1773 - 1812
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 47
José Rondeau
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1844
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 48
Mihály Pollack
ARCHITECT
1773 - 1855
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 49
Cassandra Austen
ARTIST
1773 - 1845
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 50
Princess Sophia of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1844
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 51
Thomas Brisbane
ASTRONOMER
1773 - 1860
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 52
Nathaniel Bowditch
MATHEMATICIAN
1773 - 1838
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 53
Others Deceased in 1860
Go to all RankingsFrancisco Ruiz-Tagle
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1860
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 59
Juan Rafael Mora Porras
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1860
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 60
James Wilson
ECONOMIST
1805 - 1860
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 61
Casimiro de Abreu
WRITER
1839 - 1860
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 62
Carl Edvard Rotwitt
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1860
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 63
John Nelson
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1860
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 64
Thomas Brisbane
ASTRONOMER
1773 - 1860
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 65
Rembrandt Peale
PAINTER
1778 - 1860
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 66
Samuel D. Ingham
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1860
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 67
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Brisbane ranks 5,062 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762), Pat Crerand (1939), Stuart Pearce (1962), William Adam (1689), John Connelly (1938), and John Garstang (1876). After him are Richard Tandy (1948), Albert Oldman (1883), George Butterworth (1885), Darren Shan (1972), Dannie Abse (1923), and Sybil Thorndike (1882).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHenry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1834
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 5,056
Pat Crerand
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 5,057
Stuart Pearce
COACH
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 5,058
William Adam
ARCHITECT
1689 - 1748
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 5,059
John Connelly
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 5,060
John Garstang
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1876 - 1956
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 5,061
Thomas Brisbane
ASTRONOMER
1773 - 1860
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 5,062
Richard Tandy
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2024
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 5,063
Albert Oldman
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1961
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 5,064
George Butterworth
COMPOSER
1885 - 1916
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 5,065
Darren Shan
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 5,066
Dannie Abse
WRITER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 5,067
Sybil Thorndike
ACTOR
1882 - 1976
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 5,068
Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom
Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Brisbane ranks 65. Before him are David C. Jewitt (1958), James Challis (1803), William Christie (1845), John Pond (1767), Robert H. McNaught (1956), and Andrew Ainslie Common (1841). After him are Richard A. Proctor (1837), James Ferguson (1710), Madge Adam (1912), Arnold Wolfendale (1927), Richard van der Riet Woolley (1906), and James Gall (1808).
David C. Jewitt
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 59
James Challis
1803 - 1882
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 60
William Christie
1845 - 1922
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 61
John Pond
1767 - 1836
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 62
Robert H. McNaught
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 63
Andrew Ainslie Common
1841 - 1903
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 64
Thomas Brisbane
1773 - 1860
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 65
Richard A. Proctor
1837 - 1888
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 66
James Ferguson
1710 - 1776
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 67
Madge Adam
1912 - 2001
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 68
Arnold Wolfendale
1927 - 2020
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 69
Richard van der Riet Woolley
1906 - 1986
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 70
James Gall
1808 - 1895
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 71