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Dominique, comte de Cassini

1748 - 1845

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Jean-Dominique, comte de Cassini (30 June 1748 – 18 October 1845), also called Cassini IV, was a French astronomer, son of César-François Cassini de Thury and great-grandson of Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Cassini was born at the Paris Observatory. He succeeded his father as director of the observatory in 1784; but his plans for its restoration and re-equipment were wrecked in 1793 by the animosity of the National Assembly. His position having become intolerable, he resigned on 6 September and was thrown into prison in 1794, but released after seven months. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dominique, comte de Cassini is the 263rd most popular astronomer (down from 211th in 2019), the 2,859th most popular biography from France (down from 2,614th in 2019) and the 26th most popular French Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Dominique, comte de Cassini ranks 263 out of 644. Before him are Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner, Elizabeth Roemer, Carl Charlier, Timocharis, Luboš Kohoutek, and Christen Sørensen Longomontanus. After him are Vladimir Albitsky, Hermann von Struve, Fyodor Bredikhin, Zdeňka Vávrová, Wilhelm Julius Foerster, and Edward Walter Maunder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1748, Dominique, comte de Cassini ranks 20. Before him are Anders Sparrman, Christian Gottlob Neefe, Timur Shah Durrani, Benedict Joseph Labre, John Marshall, and Petar I Petrović-Njegoš. After him are Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, Asaf-ud-Daula, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, John Playfair, and Francesco Mario Pagano. Among people deceased in 1845, Dominique, comte de Cassini ranks 22. Before him are Nils Gabriel Sefström, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia, Zaman Shah Durrani, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, Jónas Hallgrímsson, and George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. After him are Nikoloz Baratashvili, Francisco Manuel Blanco, Henrik Steffens, Rafael Urdaneta, Heinrich von Bellegarde, and Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau.

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In France

Among people born in France, Dominique, comte de Cassini ranks 2,859 out of 6,770. Before him are Alix, Duchess of Brittany (1200), Jules Simon (1814), Christian Louboutin (1964), Paul Gervais (1816), Georges Catroux (1877), and Abraham Duquesne (1610). After him are Seán MacBride (1904), Maurice Emmanuel (1862), Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (1718), Georges Ohnet (1848), Frédéric François-Marsal (1874), and Jacques-François Menou (1750).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In France

Among astronomers born in France, Dominique, comte de Cassini ranks 26. Before him are Alexis Bouvard (1767), Jérôme Eugène Coggia (1849), César-François Cassini de Thury (1714), Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent (1823), Benjamin Baillaud (1848), and Henri-Alexandre Deslandres (1853). After him are Pierre Charles Le Monnier (1715), Marguerite Laugier (1896), André-Louis Danjon (1890), Jean Fernel (1497), Laurent Cassegrain (1629), and Hervé Faye (1814).

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