ASTRONOMER

Christopher Hansteen

1784 - 1873

Christopher Hansteen

Christopher Hansteen (26 September 1784 – 11 April 1873) was a Norwegian geophysicist, astronomer and physicist, best known for his mapping of Earth's magnetic field. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Christopher Hansteen is the 426th most popular astronomer (down from 356th in 2024), the 279th most popular biography from Norway (down from 248th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Christopher Hansteen ranks 426 out of 644. Before him are Herbert Friedman, Leo Anton Karl de Ball, Marcel Minnaert, Janet Akyüz Mattei, Jean Richer, and Mary Adela Blagg. After him are Catherine Cesarsky, Robert Emden, George Henry Peters, Jane Luu, Henry L. Giclas, and Herbert Hall Turner.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Herbert Friedman
1916 - 2000
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 420
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
1853 - 1916
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 421
Marcel Minnaert
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 422
Janet Akyüz Mattei
1943 - 2004
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 423
Jean Richer
1630 - 1696
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 424
Mary Adela Blagg
1858 - 1944
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 425
Christopher Hansteen
1784 - 1873
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 426
Catherine Cesarsky
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 427
Robert Emden
1862 - 1940
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 428
George Henry Peters
1863 - 1947
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 429
Jane Luu
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 430
Henry L. Giclas
1910 - 2007
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 431
Herbert Hall Turner
1861 - 1930
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 432

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1784, Christopher Hansteen ranks 46. Before him are Bagyidaw, Joseph Bové, Juan Mora Fernández, José Tadeo Monagas, Charles Dupin, and Nicaise Auguste Desvaux. After him are Leopoldo Nobili, José María Pérez de Urdininea, William Yarrell, and George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland. Among people deceased in 1873, Christopher Hansteen ranks 61. Before him are Paweł Strzelecki, Eugène Flachat, Gheorghe Bibescu, Francis Marrash, Charles Dupin, and Mary Ann Cotton. After him are Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Semen Hulak-Artemovsky, Mykhailo Maksymovych, Salmon P. Chase, Stanislas Julien, and Johan Sebastian Welhaven.

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Bagyidaw
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1846
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 40
Joseph Bové
ARCHITECT
1784 - 1834
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 41
Juan Mora Fernández
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1854
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 42
José Tadeo Monagas
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1868
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 43
Charles Dupin
MATHEMATICIAN
1784 - 1873
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 44
Nicaise Auguste Desvaux
BIOLOGIST
1784 - 1856
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 45
Christopher Hansteen
ASTRONOMER
1784 - 1873
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 46
Leopoldo Nobili
PHYSICIST
1784 - 1835
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 47
José María Pérez de Urdininea
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1865
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 48
William Yarrell
BIOLOGIST
1784 - 1856
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 49
George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1849
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 50