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Jacobus Kapteyn

1851 - 1922

Jacobus Kapteyn

Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn (ur. 19 stycznia 1851 w Barneveld, zm. 18 czerwca 1922 w Amsterdamie) – holenderski astronom, najbardziej znany z dogłębnych badań Drogi Mlecznej, które doprowadziły do odkrycia jej ruchu obrotowego. Czytaj więcej w Wikipedii

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacobus Kapteyn is the 154th most popular astronom (up from 180th in 2024), the 213th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 324th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Dutch Astronom.

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Among Astronoms

Among astronoms, Jacobus Kapteyn ranks 154 out of 644. Before him are Wilhelm Beer, Hermann Carl Vogel, Adelard of Bath, James Dunlop, Eugène Joseph Delporte, and Maslama al-Majriti. After him are Jeremiah Horrocks, Bernard Lyot, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, and Eleanor F. Helin.

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Wilhelm Beer
1797 - 1850
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 148
Hermann Carl Vogel
1841 - 1907
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 149
Adelard of Bath
1075 - 1160
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 150
James Dunlop
1793 - 1848
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 151
Eugène Joseph Delporte
1882 - 1955
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 152
Maslama al-Majriti
950 - 1007
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 153
Jacobus Kapteyn
1851 - 1922
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 154
Jeremiah Horrocks
1618 - 1641
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 155
Bernard Lyot
1897 - 1952
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 156
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
1921 - 2015
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 157
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1688 - 1768
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 158
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
1800 - 1867
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 159
Eleanor F. Helin
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 160

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, Jacobus Kapteyn ranks 20. Before him are Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Vincent d'Indy, Adolf von Harnack, Martinus Beijerinck, Friedrich von Wieser, and Knut Wicksell. After him are Charles Joseph Bonaparte, Bernardino Machado, Torakusu Yamaha, Charles Dupuy, Guillaume Bigourdan, and Arne Garborg. Among people deceased in 1922, Jacobus Kapteyn ranks 41. Before him are Hermann Alexander Diels, Alessandro Moreschi, Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Giovanni Verga, Catherine Dolgorukov, and Wolfgang Kapp. After him are Lothar von Richthofen, Ōkuma Shigenobu, Wilhelm Voigt, Vlaho Bukovac, Edmund Leighton, and Gaston, Count of Eu.

Others Born in 1851

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Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1897
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 14
Vincent d'Indy
COMPOSER
1851 - 1931
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 15
Adolf von Harnack
PHILOSOPHER
1851 - 1930
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 16
Martinus Beijerinck
BIOLOGIST
1851 - 1931
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 17
Friedrich von Wieser
ECONOMIST
1851 - 1926
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 18
Knut Wicksell
ECONOMIST
1851 - 1926
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 19
Jacobus Kapteyn
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1922
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 20
Charles Joseph Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1921
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 21
Bernardino Machado
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1944
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 22
Torakusu Yamaha
BUSINESSPERSON
1851 - 1916
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 23
Charles Dupuy
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1923
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 24
Guillaume Bigourdan
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1932
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 25
Arne Garborg
WRITER
1851 - 1924
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 26