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André Patry

1902 - 1960

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André Patry (22 November 1902 – 20 June 1960) was a French astronomer and discoverer of 9 minor planets in the late 1930s. Patry was orphaned at a young age, and began working as a 17-year-old at the Nice Observatory in southeastern France. He studied asteroids and discovered several himself. The inner main-belt asteroid 1601 Patry was named in his honor (M.P.C. 2196). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. André Patry is the 370th most popular astronomer (up from 382nd in 2019), the 3,699th most popular biography from France (up from 4,116th in 2019) and the 39th most popular French Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, André Patry ranks 370 out of 644. Before him are Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, Seth Carlo Chandler, Lewis Boss, Jing Fang, Johann von Lamont, and Benjamin Jekhowsky. After him are Frank Watson Dyson, Kidinnu, David C. Jewitt, Shi Shen, Robert Herman, and Dirk Brouwer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, André Patry ranks 177. Before him are Miriam Hopkins, Ryu Gwansun, José Miró Cardona, Sergei Khudyakov, Jayaprakash Narayan, and Khuang Aphaiwong. After him are Herbert Feigl, Mitrofan Nedelin, Georgette Heyer, Strom Thurmond, Daniel Kinsey, and Eva May. Among people deceased in 1960, André Patry ranks 133. Before him are Móric Esterházy, Semyon Lavochkin, Catherine Desnitski, Harry Schell, Marcello Piacentini, and Oliver Kirk. After him are Ward Bond, Mitrofan Nedelin, Lottie Dod, Wander Johannes de Haas, Hisamuddin of Selangor, and Eduard Čech.

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In France

Among people born in France, André Patry ranks 3,699 out of 6,770. Before him are Fréhel (1891), Baude Cordier (1364), Pierre Barouh (1934), Claude Favre de Vaugelas (1585), Alphonse Legros (1837), and Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620). After him are Émile Fisseux (1868), Julien Dupré (1851), François de La Mothe Le Vayer (1588), Étienne Pierre Ventenat (1757), Philippe Alliot (1954), and Lowell Weicker (1931).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In France

Among astronomers born in France, André Patry ranks 39. Before him are Guillaume Le Gentil (1725), Charles Wolf (1827), Georges Rayet (1839), Rudolph Minkowski (1895), Gérard de Vaucouleurs (1918), and Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix (1718). After him are Louis Boyer (1901), Stéphane Javelle (1864), Odette Bancilhon (1908), Catherine Cesarsky (1943), Adrien Auzout (1622), and Fernand Courty (1862).

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