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William Wilson Morgan

1906 - 1994

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William Wilson Morgan (January 3, 1906 – June 21, 1994) was an American astronomer and astrophysicist. The principal theme in Morgan's work was stellar and galaxy classification. He is also known for helping prove the existence of spiral arms in our galaxy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Wilson Morgan has received more than 40,057 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). William Wilson Morgan is the 493rd most popular astronomer (down from 420th in 2019), the 8,161st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,681st in 2019) and the 96th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, William Wilson Morgan ranks 493 out of 644. Before him are Robert Julius Trumpler, Fernand Rigaux, Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin, Patrick Moore, Carlos Torres, and Ernest Leonard Johnson. After him are Yuji Hyakutake, Robert Emden, Frank Shu, Takao Kobayashi, David C. Jewitt, and James Challis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, William Wilson Morgan ranks 333. Before him are Willibald Kreß, Gustav Schäfer, Luis Marín, Sara Ashurbeyli, Mary Brian, and Paul Creston. After him are Clark Clifford, Zoltan Sarosy, Ernest Libérati, Meindert DeJong, Stefan Andres, and Károly Kárpáti. Among people deceased in 1994, William Wilson Morgan ranks 281. Before him are Yuri Nagibin, Numa Andoire, Mikhail Krivonosov, Richard Scarry, Sándor Schwartz, and Lucebert. After him are Jim Brown, Reinaldo Gorno, Jacques Dimont, Barry Sullivan, Alex Wilson, and Savannah.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Wilson Morgan ranks 8,161 out of 20,380. Before him are Roger Clemens (1962), Bill Moseley (1951), Keegan-Michael Key (1971), Amy Acker (1976), Mac Wilkins (1950), and John P. Kennedy (1795). After him are Sean Flynn (1941), Otis Spann (1924), Stanley Norman Cohen (1935), Samuel Eliot Morison (1887), Mac Miller (1992), and Blind Willie McTell (1898).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, William Wilson Morgan ranks 96. Before him are Stephen P. Synnott (1946), Schelte J. Bus (1956), Royal Harwood Frost (1879), Charlotte Moore Sitterly (1898), Forest Ray Moulton (1872), and Carl A. Wirtanen (1910). After him are DeLisle Stewart (1870), Edwin Foster Coddington (1870), John N. Bahcall (1934), Roy A. Tucker (1951), Edward S. Holden (1846), and Marc Aaronson (1950).

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