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Percival Lowell

1855 - 1916

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Percival Lowell

Percival Lawrence Lowell (né le 13 mars 1855 à Boston (Massachusetts) et mort le 13 novembre 1916 à Flagstaff (Arizona)) est un homme d'affaires, mathématicien, auteur, astronome amateur américain. Il est connu pour avoir soutenu la présence de canaux d'eau sur Mars et fondé l'observatoire qui porte son nom à Flagstaff en Arizona. Il est également à l'origine de l'effort qui a mené, quatorze ans après sa mort, à la découverte de Pluton première planète naine du Système solaire externe, par Clyde Tombaugh. En savoir plus sur Wikipédia

Sa biographie est disponible en 56 langues sur Wikipédia. Percival Lowell est le 83rd astronome le plus populaire (en baisse du 82nd en 2024), la 1,108th biographie la plus populaire des États-Unis (en baisse du 1,077th en 2019), ainsi que le 15th astronome des États-Unis le plus populaire.

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Among Astronomes

Among astronomes, Percival Lowell ranks 83 out of 644. Before him are Russell Alan Hulse, Wilhelm Tempel, Ejnar Hertzsprung, Antony Hewish, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, and John Russell Hind. After him are Arthur B. McDonald, Karl Ludwig Harding, Eugene Merle Shoemaker, George O. Abell, Mariam al-Asturlabi, and Petrus Apianus.

Most Popular Astronomes in Wikipedia

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Russell Alan Hulse
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 77
Wilhelm Tempel
1821 - 1889
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 78
Ejnar Hertzsprung
1873 - 1967
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 79
Antony Hewish
1924 - 2021
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 80
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
1868 - 1921
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 81
John Russell Hind
1823 - 1895
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 82
Percival Lowell
1855 - 1916
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 83
Arthur B. McDonald
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 84
Karl Ludwig Harding
1765 - 1834
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 85
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
1928 - 1997
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 86
George O. Abell
1927 - 1983
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 87
Mariam al-Asturlabi
950 - Present
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 88
Petrus Apianus
1495 - 1552
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 89

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1855, Percival Lowell ranks 10. Before him are Andrew Mellon, Émile Verhaeren, Houston Stewart Chamberlain, Otto Liman von Sanders, John Browning, and Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri. After him are Ernest Chausson, Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin, Paul Deschanel, Eleanor Marx, Robert M. La Follette, and Arthur Nikisch. Among people deceased in 1916, Percival Lowell ranks 33. Before him are Enrique Granados, Eduard Strauss, Émile Verhaeren, Max Reger, Vilhelm Hammershøi, and Elisabeth of Wied. After him are Nedeljko Čabrinović, Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Rubén Darío, Gaston Maspero, Victoriano Huerta, and Jean Webster.

Others Born in 1855

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Andrew Mellon
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1937
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 4
Émile Verhaeren
WRITER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 5
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1927
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 6
Otto Liman von Sanders
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1855 - 1929
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 7
John Browning
INVENTOR
1855 - 1926
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 8
Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1855 - 1936
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 9
Percival Lowell
ASTRONOMER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 10
Ernest Chausson
COMPOSER
1855 - 1899
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 11
Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1935
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 12
Paul Deschanel
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1922
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 13
Eleanor Marx
WRITER
1855 - 1898
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 14
Robert M. La Follette
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1925
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 15
Arthur Nikisch
MUSICIAN
1855 - 1922
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 16