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Walter Frederick Gale

1865 - 1945

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Walter Frederick Gale (27 November 1865 – 1 June 1945) was an Australian banker. Gale was born in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Frederick Gale has received more than 18,838 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Walter Frederick Gale is the 486th most popular astronomer (down from 412th in 2019), the 241st most popular biography from Australia (down from 181st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Walter Frederick Gale ranks 486 out of 531. Before him are Grigory Shajn, Thomas Romney Robinson, Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist, Arno Arthur Wachmann, Yuji Hyakutake, and Grove Karl Gilbert. After him are Ľudmila Pajdušáková, John N. Bahcall, Wilhelm Anderson, Richard A. Proctor, James Challis, and Cuno Hoffmeister.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Walter Frederick Gale ranks 141. Before him are John Stanley Plaskett, Hermann Hirt, Vladimir Bogoraz, Charles Sands, Johannes Thiele, and Leónidas Plaza. After him are John Monash, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, Pavel Shternberg, Mrs Patrick Campbell, Gifford Pinchot, and Susan La Flesche Picotte. Among people deceased in 1945, Walter Frederick Gale ranks 286. Before him are John Bray, Kazimierz Prószyński, Charles Sands, Dorothea Köring, Hiram Johnson, and Toon Oprinsen. After him are Arthur Tell Schwab, Gottlieb Haberlandt, Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer, Paolo Salvi, Frank Chapman, and Willis Augustus Lee.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Walter Frederick Gale ranks 241 out of 925. Before him are Michael Jeffery (1937), Frank Sedgman (1927), Cadel Evans (1977), Beryl Penrose (1930), Frank Hurley (1885), and Lleyton Hewitt (1981). After him are Markus Zusak (1975), Frank Gardner (1931), David Gulpilil (1953), Melissa George (1976), Stanley Bruce (1883), and Mervyn Rose (1930).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Australia

Among astronomers born in Australia, Walter Frederick Gale ranks 2. Before him are Ruby Payne-Scott (1912). After him are John Broughton (1952).

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