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Fernand Rigaux

1905 - 1962

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Fernand Rigaux (1905 – 21 September 1962) was a Belgian astronomer and observer of variable stars, minor planets and comets at the Royal Observatory at Uccle, Belgium. In 1951, he co-discovered the periodic comet 49P/Arend-Rigaux with his colleague Sylvain Arend. He is also credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 8 asteroids between 1933 and 1941. The asteroid 19911 Rigaux, discovered by himself at Uccle in 1933, was named in his memory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernand Rigaux is the 600th most popular astronomer (down from 488th in 2019). (down from 4,208th in 2019)

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Among astronomers, Fernand Rigaux ranks 600 out of 644. Before him are Gary Hug, Lenka Kotková, Debra Fischer, Arnold Wolfendale, David J. Tholen, and Wendy Freedman. After him are Merieme Chadid, Chad Trujillo, William Kwong Yu Yeung, Richard van der Riet Woolley, Stefano Sposetti, and Jan Kleyna.

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Among people born in 1905, Fernand Rigaux ranks 394. Before him are Bosley Crowther, Hans Ziglarski, Lila Lee, Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh, Eleanor Audley, and Henry Green. After him are Lionel Trilling, Thomas Gomez, Frank Faylen, Stanley Kunitz, Agnes de Mille, and Natalie Kingston. Among people deceased in 1962, Fernand Rigaux ranks 226. Before him are Louise Fazenda, Léon Binoche, Ludwig Bemelmans, Ernie Kovacs, Luis Alberni, and Peter Ryan. After him are Roy Atwell, Louise Beavers, James Wordie, Frank Lovejoy, George Poage, and Hoot Gibson.

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