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Arnold Wolfendale

1927 - 2020

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Sir Arnold Whittaker Wolfendale (25 June 1927 – 21 December 2020) was a British astronomer who served as the fourteenth Astronomer Royal from 1991 to 1995. He was Professor of Physics at Durham University from 1965 until 1992 and served as president of the European Physical Society (1999–2001). He was president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1981 to 1983. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arnold Wolfendale is the 597th most popular astronomer (down from 583rd in 2019), the 5,922nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,651st in 2019) and the 69th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Arnold Wolfendale ranks 597 out of 644. Before him are Jana Tichá, Christian Pollas, Matthew J. Holman, Gary Hug, Lenka Kotková, and Debra Fischer. After him are David J. Tholen, Wendy Freedman, Fernand Rigaux, Merieme Chadid, Chad Trujillo, and William Kwong Yu Yeung.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Arnold Wolfendale ranks 467. Before him are Vin Scully, Mehdi Hassan, Bill McGarry, Walter Bahr, Red Kelly, and Malcolm Allison. After him are Nan Martin, John Dankworth, Boots Randolph, Sylvia Fedoruk, Cleo Laine, and Ann Gillis. Among people deceased in 2020, Arnold Wolfendale ranks 758. Before him are Angelika Amon, Eugene Wright, Liang Wudong, Alan Minter, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Bernard Bailyn. After him are Aleksandr Kabanov, Nimmi, Benito Sarti, Lori Nelson, Alberto Alesina, and Yuko Takeuchi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Arnold Wolfendale ranks 5,924 out of 8,785. Before him are Lilian Bond (1908), Ian Brown (1963), Sandy Powell (1960), Peter Broadbent (1933), Julie Covington (1946), and Gary Brabham (1961). After him are Sarita Choudhury (1966), Tim Henman (1974), Rose Tremain (1943), Michael Foale (1957), Eric Brandon (1920), and Holmes Herbert (1882).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Arnold Wolfendale ranks 69. Before him are William Christie (1845), William Rutter Dawes (1799), Thomas Brisbane (1773), Madge Adam (1912), Richard A. Proctor (1837), and Andrew Ainslie Common (1841). After him are Richard van der Riet Woolley (1906), and James Gall (1808).

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