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Bernard Lyot

1897 - 1952

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Bernard Ferdinand Lyot (French pronunciation: [bɛʁnaʁ fɛʁdinɑ̃ ljo]2 7 February 1897 in Paris – 2 April 1952 in Cairo) was a French astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Lyot is the 156th most popular astronomer (up from 200th in 2019), the 1,606th most popular biography from France (up from 2,417th in 2019) and the 11th most popular French Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Bernard Lyot ranks 156 out of 644. Before him are Adelard of Bath, James Dunlop, Eugène Joseph Delporte, Maslama al-Majriti, Jacobus Kapteyn, and Jeremiah Horrocks. After him are Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, Eleanor F. Helin, Alphonse Borrelly, and Johann Adam Schall von Bell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Bernard Lyot ranks 73. Before him are Adolf Heusinger, Sepp Herberger, Yuri Kondratyuk, Hans Baur, Marcel Petiot, and Karl Löwith. After him are Sidney Bechet, Philippe Soupault, Ana Aslan, Lester B. Pearson, Jean Epstein, and Tarjei Vesaas. Among people deceased in 1952, Bernard Lyot ranks 38. Before him are Bedřich Hrozný, Heinrich von Vietinghoff, Pedro Lascuráin, Jack Parsons, Efim Bogoljubov, and Joseph Avenol. After him are Robert Guérin, René Grousset, Jigme Wangchuck, Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Hans Kramers, and Kurt Schumacher.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bernard Lyot ranks 1,606 out of 6,770. Before him are Alain Giresse (1952), Pierre Mendès France (1907), Honoré V, Prince of Monaco (1778), Jean-Baptiste Regnault (1754), Jacques Becker (1906), and Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (1929). After him are Louis Durey (1888), Arletty (1898), Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665), Jean-Pierre Rampal (1922), Narcisse Virgilio Díaz (1807), and Roland Topor (1938).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In France

Among astronomers born in France, Bernard Lyot ranks 11. Before him are Pierre Méchain (1744), Pierre Janssen (1824), Jacques Cassini (1677), Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580), Jean Chacornac (1823), and Auguste Charlois (1864). After him are Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688), Alphonse Borrelly (1842), Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723), Guillaume Bigourdan (1851), Jean Picard (1620), and Félix Tisserand (1845).

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