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David H. Levy

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David Howard (Doveed) Levy (born May 22, 1948) is a Canadian amateur astronomer, science writer and discoverer of comets and minor planets, who co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 in 1993, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David H. Levy is the 384th most popular astronomer (down from 325th in 2019), the 295th most popular biography from Canada (down from 239th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, David H. Levy ranks 384 out of 644. Before him are Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, Tadeáš Hájek, Joseph Johann von Littrow, Tsutomu Seki, Peter van de Kamp, and Brian Schmidt. After him are Christian August Friedrich Peters, Ercole Dembowski, James Edward Keeler, Albrecht Unsöld, Margaret Geller, and Harold D. Babcock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, David H. Levy ranks 369. Before him are Berry Berenson, Eddie Gray, Carol Potter, Elias Khoury, Lalu Prasad Yadav, and Sitiveni Rabuka. After him are Charlie Scott, Talgat Tadzhuddin, Bernard-Marie Koltès, Bernhard Russi, Jee Yong-ju, and Jean-Pierre Monseré.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, David H. Levy ranks 295 out of 1,622. Before him are Alissa White-Gluz (1985), Elias Koteas (1961), John Diefenbaker (1895), Marie-Claire Blais (1939), Len Cariou (1939), and Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879). After him are Betty Taylor (1916), Stana Katic (1978), Stephen McHattie (1946), Kim Coates (1958), Snow (1969), and Patricia Jones (1930).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Canada

Among astronomers born in Canada, David H. Levy ranks 4. Before him are Arthur B. McDonald (1943), James Craig Watson (1838), and Hubert Reeves (1932). After him are Carlyle S. Beals (1899), John Stanley Plaskett (1865), Wendy Freedman (1957), Brett J. Gladman (1966), Sara Seager (1971), Dale Frail (1961), and Linda A. Morabito (1953).

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