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Alphonse Borrelly

1842 - 1926

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Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly (December 8, 1842 – February 28, 1926) was a French astronomer born in Roquemaure, Gard. He joined the Marseille Observatory in 1864. In the course of his career, he discovered a number of asteroids and comets, including the periodic comet 19P/Borrelly. He also discovered five NGC objects, all galaxies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alphonse Borrelly is the 161st most popular astronomer (down from 126th in 2019), the 1,662nd most popular biography from France (down from 1,602nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Alphonse Borrelly ranks 161 out of 644. Before him are Jeremiah Horrocks, Bernard Lyot, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, and Eleanor F. Helin. After him are Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Harlow Shapley, James Ferguson, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, John Goodricke, and Nicole-Reine Lepaute.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1842, Alphonse Borrelly ranks 33. Before him are Giovanni Giolitti, Johannes Zukertort, Arkhip Kuindzhi, Giovanni Boldini, Mykola Lysenko, and Charles W. Alcock. After him are Nikolaos Gyzis, Ōyama Iwao, Gaston, Count of Eu, Vilhelm Thomsen, Hugo Schuchardt, and François Coppée. Among people deceased in 1926, Alphonse Borrelly ranks 36. Before him are Ugyen Wangchuck, Friedrich von Wieser, Knut Wicksell, Ellen Key, Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans, and Victor, Prince Napoléon. After him are Théo van Rysselberghe, Eino Leino, Edwin Abbott Abbott, Robert Todd Lincoln, Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta, and Ivana Kobilca.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alphonse Borrelly ranks 1,662 out of 6,770. Before him are William III, Duke of Aquitaine (910), Charles Koechlin (1867), Jacques I, Prince of Monaco (1689), Yves Congar (1904), Paul Lévy (1886), and Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine (953). After him are Alexandre Brongniart (1770), Henri Dutilleux (1916), David Trezeguet (1977), César, Duke of Vendôme (1594), Paloma Picasso (1949), and Marie Anne Lenormand (1772).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In France

Among astronomers born in France, Alphonse Borrelly ranks 13. Before him are Jacques Cassini (1677), Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580), Jean Chacornac (1823), Auguste Charlois (1864), Bernard Lyot (1897), and Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688). After him are Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723), Guillaume Bigourdan (1851), Jean Picard (1620), Félix Tisserand (1845), Jean-Louis Pons (1761), and Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin (1845).

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