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Adrien Auzout

1622 - 1691

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Adrien Auzout [pronounced in French somewhat like o-zoo] (28 January 1622 – 23 May 1691) was a French astronomer. He was born in Rouen, France, the eldest child of a clerk in the court of Rouen. His educational background is unknown, although he may have attended the Jesuit college in Rouen. Adrien left for Paris during the 1640s, where he developed an interest in astronomy and became well known in academic circles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adrien Auzout is the 434th most popular astronomer (down from 375th in 2019), the 4,140th most popular biography from France (down from 4,072nd in 2019) and the 44th most popular French Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Adrien Auzout ranks 434 out of 644. Before him are Robert Emden, George Henry Peters, Jane Luu, Henry L. Giclas, Herbert Hall Turner, and Cuno Hoffmeister. After him are Horace W. Babcock, Erika Böhm-Vitense, Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, Otto August Rosenberger, Robert Julius Trumpler, and Ralph Copeland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1622, Adrien Auzout ranks 19. Before him are Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Dilras Banu Begum, Francisco Herrera the Younger, Johannes Lingelbach, Louis de Buade de Frontenac, and Pieter Boel. After him is Cort Adeler. Among people deceased in 1691, Adrien Auzout ranks 15. Before him are Carlo Rainaldi, Cornelis Tromp, Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Richard Baxter, and Isaac de Benserade. After him is Sultan Bahu.

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In France

Among people born in France, Adrien Auzout ranks 4,140 out of 6,770. Before him are Marguerite Broquedis (1893), Jean-Louis Bruguès (1943), Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret (1852), Tristan Murail (1947), Paul Taffanel (1844), and Joseph-Alfred Serret (1819). After him are Daniel Balavoine (1952), Sylvestre François Lacroix (1765), Philippe Verdelot (null), Prosper-René Blondlot (1849), Julien Guiomar (1928), and Richard Gasquet (1986).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In France

Among astronomers born in France, Adrien Auzout ranks 44. Before him are Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix (1718), André Patry (1902), Louis Boyer (1901), Stéphane Javelle (1864), Odette Bancilhon (1908), and Catherine Cesarsky (1943). After him are Fernand Courty (1862), Audouin Dollfus (1924), Pierre Puiseux (1855), Ernest Esclangon (1876), Louise du Pierry (1746), and Alexandre Schaumasse (1882).

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