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Catherine Cesarsky

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Catherine Jeanne Cesarsky (born Catherine Jeanne Gattegno on 24 February 1943) is an Argentine and French astronomer, known for her research activities in astrophysics and for her leadership in astronomy and atomic energy. She is the current chairperson of the Square Kilometre Array's governing body, SKAO Council. She was the first female president of the International Astronomical Union (2006-2009) and the first female director general of the European Southern Observatory (1999-2007). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Catherine Cesarsky is the 427th most popular astronomer (down from 413th in 2019), the 4,101st most popular biography from France (up from 4,323rd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular French Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Catherine Cesarsky ranks 427 out of 644. Before her are Leo Anton Karl de Ball, Marcel Minnaert, Janet Akyüz Mattei, Jean Richer, Mary Adela Blagg, and Christopher Hansteen. After her are Robert Emden, George Henry Peters, Jane Luu, Henry L. Giclas, Herbert Hall Turner, and Cuno Hoffmeister.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Catherine Cesarsky ranks 406. Before her are Serge Lama, Ingrid Gulbin, Niles Eldredge, Marilynne Robinson, Mike Bloomfield, and Masatoshi Shima. After her are Christl Haas, Leslie Uggams, Sharon Gless, Dante Ferretti, Larry Coryell, and Jean-Louis Bruguès.

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In France

Among people born in France, Catherine Cesarsky ranks 4,101 out of 6,770. Before her are Roger Beaufrand (1908), François de Troy (1645), Caroline Rémy de Guebhard (1855), Pierre Marie (1853), Philibert of Jumièges (608), and Nicaise Auguste Desvaux (1784). After her are Sylvain Lévi (1863), Blaise Matuidi (1987), Jacques Vallée (1939), Louis Hostin (1908), Wolfgang Windgassen (1914), and Louise-Victorine Ackermann (1813).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In France

Among astronomers born in France, Catherine Cesarsky ranks 43. Before her are Gérard de Vaucouleurs (1918), Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix (1718), André Patry (1902), Louis Boyer (1901), Stéphane Javelle (1864), and Odette Bancilhon (1908). After her are Adrien Auzout (1622), Fernand Courty (1862), Audouin Dollfus (1924), Pierre Puiseux (1855), Ernest Esclangon (1876), and Louise du Pierry (1746).

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