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Vladimir Albitsky

1891 - 1952

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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Albitzky (Russian: Владимир Александрович Альбицкий) (16 June 1891 – 15 June 1952) was a Soviet/Russian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. In modern English transliteration, his surname would be given as Al'bitskii or Al'bitsky. In the literature, he is sometimes referred to as W. A. Albizkij, however his surname usually appears in the literature as "Albitzky". His asteroid discoveries are credited as "V. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vladimir Albitsky has received more than 14,037 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Vladimir Albitsky is the 278th most popular astronomer (up from 334th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Moldova (up from 32nd in 2019) and the most popular Moldovan Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Vladimir Albitsky ranks 278 out of 644. Before him are Niccolò Zucchi, Freimut Börngen, Luigi Carnera, Paul Wild, Kidinnu, and Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio. After him are John Machin, Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Halton Arp, Allan Sandage, Horace Parnell Tuttle, and Charles T. Kowal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Vladimir Albitsky ranks 132. Before him are Pedro Salinas, Damaskinos of Athens, Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, José Enrique Varela, Zdeněk Fierlinger, and Vladislav Vančura. After him are Julio Baghy, Pavlo Tychyna, Julius Leber, Greta Schröder, Mischa Elman, and Kurt von der Chevallerie. Among people deceased in 1952, Vladimir Albitsky ranks 86. Before him are Josephine Tey, Silvio Cator, Maurice De Waele, John Garfield, Richard Hildebrandt, and Takenoshin Nakai. After him are Nikos Beloyannis, Constant Permeke, Arturo Rawson, Mariano Azuela, Harold Innis, and Franz John.

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In Moldova

Among people born in Moldova, Vladimir Albitsky ranks 28 out of 107. Before him are Nikolay Zelinsky (1861), Boris Kolker (1939), Jerzy Neyman (1894), Grigory Kotovsky (1881), Mihai Ghimpu (1951), and Lia Manoliu (1932). After him are Gary Bertini (1927), Alexander Goldenweiser (1875), Anastasia Golovina (1850), Dan Balan (1979), Grigore Vieru (1935), and Svetlana Toma (1947).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Moldova

Among astronomers born in Moldova, Vladimir Albitsky ranks 1. 

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