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Beatrice Tinsley

1941 - 1981

Beatrice Tinsley

Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley (27 January 1941 – 23 March 1981) was a British-born New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist, and the first female professor of astronomy at Yale University, whose research made fundamental contributions to the astronomical understanding of how galaxies evolve, grow and die. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Beatrice Tinsley is the 335th most popular astronomer (up from 358th in 2019), the 2,726th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,896th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Beatrice Tinsley ranks 335 out of 644. Before her are Freimut Börngen, John Machin, Allan Sandage, Nils Christoffer Dunér, Maria Clara Eimmart, and Franz Kaiser. After her are James Challis, Julius Schiller, Andronicus of Cyrrhus, Heinrich Kreutz, James L. Elliot, and Klim Churyumov.

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Freimut Börngen
1930 - 2021
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 329
John Machin
1680 - 1751
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 330
Allan Sandage
1926 - 2010
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 331
Nils Christoffer Dunér
1839 - 1914
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 332
Maria Clara Eimmart
1676 - 1707
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 333
Franz Kaiser
1891 - 1962
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 334
Beatrice Tinsley
1941 - 1981
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 335
James Challis
1803 - 1882
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 336
Julius Schiller
1580 - 1627
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 337
Andronicus of Cyrrhus
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 338
Heinrich Kreutz
1854 - 1907
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 339
James L. Elliot
1943 - 2011
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 340
Klim Churyumov
1937 - 2016
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 341

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Beatrice Tinsley ranks 289. Before her are Richie Havens, David Lewis, Daniel Schmid, Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza, Julia McKenzie, and James Clapper. After her are Ivanka Khristova, Robert Foxworth, Kálmán Mészöly, Rina Zaripova, Lucien Aimar, and Stephen Krashen. Among people deceased in 1981, Beatrice Tinsley ranks 129. Before her are Josef Silný, Lanza del Vasto, Agniya Barto, Aleksandra Beļcova, Lyudmila Zhivkova, and Edward Lasker. After her are Zoilo Saldombide, Morris Kirksey, François Bordes, Bobby Sands, Boris Polevoy, and Constantin Rădulescu.

Others Born in 1941

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Richie Havens
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2013
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 283
David Lewis
PHILOSOPHER
1941 - 2001
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 284
Daniel Schmid
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2006
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 285
Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 286
Julia McKenzie
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 287
James Clapper
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 288
Beatrice Tinsley
ASTRONOMER
1941 - 1981
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 289
Ivanka Khristova
ATHLETE
1941 - 2022
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 290
Robert Foxworth
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 291
Kálmán Mészöly
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 292
Rina Zaripova
BUSINESSPERSON
1941 - 2008
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 293
Lucien Aimar
CYCLIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 294
Stephen Krashen
LINGUIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 295