ASTRONOMER
Charles Augustus Young
1834 - 1908

Charles Augustus Young
Charles Augustus Young (December 15, 1834 – January 4, 1908) one of the foremost solar spectroscopist astronomers in the United States. He observed solar eclipses and worked on spectroscopy of the Sun. He observed a solar flare with a spectroscope on 3 August 1872, and also noted that it coincided with a magnetic storm on Earth. Young graduated from Dartmouth College in 1853. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Augustus Young is the 520th most popular astronomer (up from 535th in 2019), the 8,169th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,636th in 2019) and the 101st most popular American Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Charles Augustus Young ranks 520 out of 644. Before him are Alfred Bohrmann, Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist, William Rutter Dawes, Okuro Oikawa, Hiroshi Kaneda, and Agnes Mary Clerke. After him are John Broughton, Barnaba Oriani, Yuji Hyakutake, Royal Harwood Frost, Grove Karl Gilbert, and Helen Sawyer Hogg.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlfred Bohrmann
1904 - 2000
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 514
Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 515
William Rutter Dawes
1799 - 1868
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 516
Okuro Oikawa
1896 - 1970
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 517
Hiroshi Kaneda
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 518
Agnes Mary Clerke
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 519
Charles Augustus Young
1834 - 1908
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 520
John Broughton
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 521
Barnaba Oriani
1752 - 1832
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 522
Yuji Hyakutake
1950 - 2002
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 523
Royal Harwood Frost
1879 - 1950
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 524
Grove Karl Gilbert
1843 - 1918
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 525
Helen Sawyer Hogg
1905 - 1993
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 526
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1834, Charles Augustus Young ranks 89. Before him are Yuriy Fedkovych, George du Maurier, Louis Ruchonnet, Aleksey Suvorin, José Eugenio Ellauri, and Édouard Pailleron. After him are Maurice Raynaud, Rafael Zaldívar, Manuel Pardo, Emil Stang, Thomas François Burgers, and Sabine Baring-Gould. Among people deceased in 1908, Charles Augustus Young ranks 95. Before him are Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, John Evans, Walter Leistikow, Henry Clifton Sorby, Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević, and Marco Aurelio Soto. After him are José Manuel Marroquín, Carl Koldewey, Federico Chueca, Ignacio de Veintemilla, Joel Chandler Harris, and Ludwig Carl Christian Koch.
Others Born in 1834
Go to all RankingsYuriy Fedkovych
WRITER
1834 - 1888
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 83
George du Maurier
WRITER
1834 - 1896
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 84
Louis Ruchonnet
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1893
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 85
Aleksey Suvorin
JOURNALIST
1834 - 1912
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 86
José Eugenio Ellauri
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1894
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 87
Édouard Pailleron
WRITER
1834 - 1899
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 88
Charles Augustus Young
ASTRONOMER
1834 - 1908
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 89
Maurice Raynaud
PHYSICIAN
1834 - 1881
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 90
Rafael Zaldívar
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1903
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 91
Manuel Pardo
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1878
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 92
Emil Stang
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1912
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 93
Thomas François Burgers
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1881
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 94
Sabine Baring-Gould
WRITER
1834 - 1924
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 95
Others Deceased in 1908
Go to all RankingsFrederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1908
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 89
John Evans
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1823 - 1908
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 90
Walter Leistikow
PAINTER
1865 - 1908
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 91
Henry Clifton Sorby
GEOLOGIST
1826 - 1908
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 92
Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević
WRITER
1865 - 1908
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 93
Marco Aurelio Soto
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1908
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 94
Charles Augustus Young
ASTRONOMER
1834 - 1908
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 95
José Manuel Marroquín
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1908
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 96
Carl Koldewey
EXPLORER
1837 - 1908
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 97
Federico Chueca
COMPOSER
1846 - 1908
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 98
Ignacio de Veintemilla
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1908
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 99
Joel Chandler Harris
WRITER
1848 - 1908
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 100
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1908
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 101
In United States
Among people born in United States, Charles Augustus Young ranks 8,171 out of 20,380. Before him are Hank Mann (1888), Anne Smith (1959), Joshua Bell (1967), Austin Butler (1991), Hal Connolly (1931), and Brenda Bakke (1963). After him are Marguerite Clayton (1891), Ina Claire (1893), Bill Condon (1955), Gayle Hunnicutt (1943), Dennis Frederiksen (1951), and Zoot Sims (1925).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHank Mann
ACTOR
1888 - 1971
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 8,165
Anne Smith
TENNIS PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 8,166
Joshua Bell
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 8,167
Austin Butler
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 8,168
Hal Connolly
ATHLETE
1931 - 2010
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 8,169
Brenda Bakke
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 8,170
Charles Augustus Young
ASTRONOMER
1834 - 1908
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 8,171
Marguerite Clayton
ACTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 8,172
Ina Claire
ACTOR
1893 - 1985
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 8,173
Bill Condon
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 8,174
Gayle Hunnicutt
ACTOR
1943 - 2023
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 8,175
Dennis Frederiksen
SINGER
1951 - 2014
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 8,176
Zoot Sims
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1985
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 8,177
Among ASTRONOMERS In United States
Among astronomers born in United States, Charles Augustus Young ranks 101. Before him are Cleveland Abbe (1838), Forest Ray Moulton (1872), Margaret Harwood (1885), Charlotte Moore Sitterly (1898), Edwin Foster Coddington (1870), and DeLisle Stewart (1870). After him are Royal Harwood Frost (1879), Grove Karl Gilbert (1843), Helen Sawyer Hogg (1905), Marc Aaronson (1950), Anne Sewell Young (1871), and David Todd Wilkinson (1935).
Cleveland Abbe
1838 - 1916
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 95
Forest Ray Moulton
1872 - 1952
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 96
Margaret Harwood
1885 - 1979
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 97
Charlotte Moore Sitterly
1898 - 1990
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 98
Edwin Foster Coddington
1870 - 1950
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 99
DeLisle Stewart
1870 - 1941
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 100
Charles Augustus Young
1834 - 1908
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 101
Royal Harwood Frost
1879 - 1950
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 102
Grove Karl Gilbert
1843 - 1918
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 103
Helen Sawyer Hogg
1905 - 1993
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 104
Marc Aaronson
1950 - 1987
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 105
Anne Sewell Young
1871 - 1961
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 106
David Todd Wilkinson
1935 - 2002
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 107