ASTRONOMER
Auguste Charlois
1864 - 1910

Auguste Charlois
Auguste Honoré Charlois (French pronunciation: [oɡyst ɔnɔʁe ʃaʁlwa]; November 26, 1864 – March 26, 1910) was a French astronomer who discovered 99 asteroids while working at the Nice Observatory in southeastern France. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Auguste Charlois is the 140th most popular astronomer (down from 133rd in 2019), the 1,503rd most popular biography from France (up from 1,674th in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Auguste Charlois ranks 140 out of 644. Before him are Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Wilhelm von Biela, Liisi Oterma, Jean Chacornac, Eric Walter Elst, and Mary Somerville. After him are Carolyn S. Shoemaker, William Henry Pickering, George Darwin, Oskar Backlund, Williamina Fleming, and Antonio Abetti.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
1580 - 1637
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 134
Wilhelm von Biela
1782 - 1856
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 135
Liisi Oterma
1915 - 2001
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 136
Jean Chacornac
1823 - 1873
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 137
Eric Walter Elst
1936 - 2022
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 138
Mary Somerville
1780 - 1872
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 139
Auguste Charlois
1864 - 1910
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 140
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
1929 - 2021
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 141
William Henry Pickering
1858 - 1938
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 142
George Darwin
1845 - 1912
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 143
Oskar Backlund
1846 - 1916
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 144
Williamina Fleming
1857 - 1911
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 145
Antonio Abetti
1846 - 1928
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 146
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1864, Auguste Charlois ranks 47. Before him are Johan Halvorsen, Andrej Hlinka, Draga Mašin, Franz Oppenheimer, Reginald Dyer, and Séraphine Louis. After him are Kikunae Ikeda, Ethel Voynich, Qi Baishi, Hermann Weingärtner, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, and Joseph Bédier. Among people deceased in 1910, Auguste Charlois ranks 35. Before him are Alexander Agassiz, Jean Moréas, Albert Anker, Mikhail Vrubel, Arkhip Kuindzhi, and Karl Lueger. After him are John La Farge, Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev, Andreas Achenbach, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon, Eliza Orzeszkowa, and Charles Rolls.
Others Born in 1864
Go to all RankingsJohan Halvorsen
COMPOSER
1864 - 1935
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 41
Andrej Hlinka
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1938
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 42
Draga Mašin
COMPANION
1864 - 1903
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 43
Franz Oppenheimer
ECONOMIST
1864 - 1943
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 44
Reginald Dyer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1864 - 1927
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 45
Séraphine Louis
PAINTER
1864 - 1942
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 46
Auguste Charlois
ASTRONOMER
1864 - 1910
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 47
Kikunae Ikeda
CHEMIST
1864 - 1936
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 48
Ethel Voynich
WRITER
1864 - 1960
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 49
Qi Baishi
PAINTER
1864 - 1957
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 50
Hermann Weingärtner
GYMNAST
1864 - 1919
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 51
Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh
PAINTER
1864 - 1933
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 52
Joseph Bédier
WRITER
1864 - 1938
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 53
Others Deceased in 1910
Go to all RankingsAlexander Agassiz
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1910
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 29
Jean Moréas
WRITER
1856 - 1910
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 30
Albert Anker
PAINTER
1831 - 1910
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 31
Mikhail Vrubel
PAINTER
1856 - 1910
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 32
Arkhip Kuindzhi
PAINTER
1842 - 1910
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 33
Karl Lueger
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1910
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 34
Auguste Charlois
ASTRONOMER
1864 - 1910
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 35
John La Farge
PAINTER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 36
Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev
CHEMIST
1841 - 1910
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 37
Andreas Achenbach
PAINTER
1815 - 1910
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 38
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon
NOBLEMAN
1844 - 1910
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 39
Eliza Orzeszkowa
WRITER
1841 - 1910
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 40
Charles Rolls
ENGINEER
1877 - 1910
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 41
In France
Among people born in France, Auguste Charlois ranks 1,503 out of 6,770. Before him are Patrick Dewaere (1947), Chilperic of Aquitaine (600), Georges Bidault (1899), Édith Cresson (1934), Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (1187), and Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705). After him are Louis Paul Cailletet (1832), Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857), Eugène Atget (1857), Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697), Philippe de Gaulle (1921), and Julien Duvivier (1896).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsPatrick Dewaere
ACTOR
1947 - 1982
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 1,497
Chilperic of Aquitaine
POLITICIAN
600 - 632
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,498
Georges Bidault
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1983
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,499
Édith Cresson
DIPLOMAT
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,500
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
1187 - 1203
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,501
Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier
EXPLORER
1705 - 1786
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,502
Auguste Charlois
ASTRONOMER
1864 - 1910
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,503
Louis Paul Cailletet
PHYSICIST
1832 - 1913
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,504
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1904
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,505
Eugène Atget
PAINTER
1857 - 1927
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,506
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville
GEOGRAPHER
1697 - 1782
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,507
Philippe de Gaulle
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2024
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 1,508
Julien Duvivier
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1967
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 1,509
Among ASTRONOMERS In France
Among astronomers born in France, Auguste Charlois ranks 10. Before him are Édouard Stephan (1837), Pierre Méchain (1744), Pierre Janssen (1824), Jacques Cassini (1677), Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580), and Jean Chacornac (1823). After him are Bernard Lyot (1897), Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688), Alphonse Borrelly (1842), Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723), Guillaume Bigourdan (1851), and Jean Picard (1620).
Édouard Stephan
1837 - 1923
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 4
Pierre Méchain
1744 - 1804
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 5
Pierre Janssen
1824 - 1907
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 6
Jacques Cassini
1677 - 1756
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 7
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
1580 - 1637
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 8
Jean Chacornac
1823 - 1873
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 9
Auguste Charlois
1864 - 1910
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 10
Bernard Lyot
1897 - 1952
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 11
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1688 - 1768
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 12
Alphonse Borrelly
1842 - 1926
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 13
Nicole-Reine Lepaute
1723 - 1788
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 14
Guillaume Bigourdan
1851 - 1932
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 15
Jean Picard
1620 - 1682
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 16