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James Challis

1803 - 1882

James Challis

James Challis was a astronom born in 1803 in , which is now part of modern day Braintree, Essex, United Kingdom. James Challis died at 79 years old in NaN.

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). James Challis is the 336th most popular astronom (up from 499th in 2024), the 2,733rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,268th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular British Astronom.

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Among Astronoms

Among astronoms, James Challis ranks 336 out of 644. Before him are John Machin, Allan Sandage, Nils Christoffer Dunér, Maria Clara Eimmart, Franz Kaiser, and Beatrice Tinsley. After him are Julius Schiller, Andronicus of Cyrrhus, Heinrich Kreutz, James L. Elliot, Klim Churyumov, and Lyudmila Zhuravleva.

Most Popular Astronoms in Wikipedia

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John Machin
1680 - 1751
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 330
Allan Sandage
1926 - 2010
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 331
Nils Christoffer Dunér
1839 - 1914
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 332
Maria Clara Eimmart
1676 - 1707
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 333
Franz Kaiser
1891 - 1962
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 334
Beatrice Tinsley
1941 - 1981
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 335
James Challis
1803 - 1882
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 336
Julius Schiller
1580 - 1627
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 337
Andronicus of Cyrrhus
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 338
Heinrich Kreutz
1854 - 1907
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 339
James L. Elliot
1943 - 2011
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 340
Klim Churyumov
1937 - 2016
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 341
Lyudmila Zhuravleva
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 342

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1803, James Challis ranks 50. Before him are Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Albert Sidney Johnston, Ludwig Richter, Sarah Childress Polk, Alexander Dukhnovych, and Albert Küchler. After him are Johann Jakob Kaup, Juan Almonte, Bernardo Berro, Joseph Whitworth, Johann Carl Fuhlrott, and Martinus Rørbye. Among people deceased in 1882, James Challis ranks 56. Before him are Charles J. Guiteau, Carl Robert Jakobson, Giovanni Lanza, John William Draper, Joseph Decaisne, and Alexander Gardner. After him are Ernest Courtot de Cissey, François-Auguste Biard, Nain Singh, Theodor Kullak, Auguste Barbier, and Charles Blanc.

Others Born in 1803

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Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1803 - 1862
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 44
Albert Sidney Johnston
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1803 - 1862
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 45
Ludwig Richter
PAINTER
1803 - 1884
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 46
Sarah Childress Polk
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1891
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 47
Alexander Dukhnovych
WRITER
1803 - 1865
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 48
Albert Küchler
PAINTER
1803 - 1886
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 49
James Challis
ASTRONOMER
1803 - 1882
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 50
Johann Jakob Kaup
BIOLOGIST
1803 - 1873
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 51
Juan Almonte
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1869
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 52
Bernardo Berro
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1868
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 53
Joseph Whitworth
INVENTOR
1803 - 1887
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 54
Johann Carl Fuhlrott
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1803 - 1877
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 55
Martinus Rørbye
PAINTER
1803 - 1848
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 56