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Frank Shu

1943 - 2023

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Frank Hsia-San Shu (Chinese: 徐遐生; Jyutping: Ceoi4 Haa4 Sang1; June 2, 1943 – April 22, 2023) was a Chinese-American astrophysicist, astronomer, and author. He served as a Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley and University of California, San Diego. He is best known for proposing the density wave theory to explain the structure of spiral galaxies, and for describing a model of star formation, where a giant dense molecular cloud collapses to form a star. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Shu is the 534th most popular astronomer (down from 496th in 2019), the 942nd most popular biography from China (up from 952nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Frank Shu ranks 534 out of 644. Before him are Marc Aaronson, Kiichirō Furukawa, Anne Sewell Young, György Kulin, David Todd Wilkinson, and Ewine van Dishoeck. After him are Kenzo Suzuki, Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov, Benjamin Banneker, John Huchra, John Stanley Plaskett, and Ernest Esclangon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Frank Shu ranks 550. Before him are Tony Trimmer, Pedro Pablo León, Isabel-Clara Simó, Tanuja, Kiril Dojčinovski, and Ahmed Sofa. After him are Lubomir Kavalek, Kurt Helmudt, Peter Del Monte, Xaviera Hollander, Walter Murch, and Cosimo Pinto. Among people deceased in 2023, Frank Shu ranks 432. Before him are Aman Tuleyev, François Bracci, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Alan Newton, Alfredo Rojas, and Damir Šolman. After him are Tom Courtney, Bob Richards, Alexei Starobinsky, Gérard Collomb, Darío Jara Saguier, and Elmar Wepper.

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In China

Among people born in China, Frank Shu ranks 942 out of 1,610. Before him are Fang Fang (1955), Jia Xiuquan (1963), Ingrid Noll (1935), Shi Zhengli (1964), Hu Chunhua (1963), and Qin Gang (1966). After him are Zhou Xiaochuan (1948), Wang Meng (1934), Chang Wanquan (1949), James Soong (1942), Wu Lei (1991), and Zhong Nanshan (1936).

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  • Photo of Fang Fang

    Fang Fang

    WRITER

    1955 - Present

    HPI: 54.69

    Rank: 936

  • Photo of Jia Xiuquan

    Jia Xiuquan

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 54.55

    Rank: 937

  • Photo of Ingrid Noll

    Ingrid Noll

    WRITER

    1935 - Present

    HPI: 54.54

    Rank: 938

  • Photo of Shi Zhengli

    Shi Zhengli

    BIOLOGIST

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 54.52

    Rank: 939

  • Photo of Hu Chunhua

    Hu Chunhua

    POLITICIAN

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 54.43

    Rank: 940

  • Photo of Qin Gang

    Qin Gang

    POLITICIAN

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 54.40

    Rank: 941

  • Photo of Frank Shu

    Frank Shu

    ASTRONOMER

    1943 - 2023

    HPI: 54.36

    Rank: 942

  • Photo of Zhou Xiaochuan

    Zhou Xiaochuan

    POLITICIAN

    1948 - Present

    HPI: 54.31

    Rank: 943

  • Photo of Wang Meng

    Wang Meng

    WRITER

    1934 - Present

    HPI: 54.27

    Rank: 944

  • Photo of Chang Wanquan

    Chang Wanquan

    POLITICIAN

    1949 - Present

    HPI: 54.21

    Rank: 945

  • Photo of James Soong

    James Soong

    POLITICIAN

    1942 - Present

    HPI: 54.16

    Rank: 946

  • Photo of Wu Lei

    Wu Lei

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 54.10

    Rank: 947

  • Photo of Zhong Nanshan

    Zhong Nanshan

    PHYSICIAN

    1936 - Present

    HPI: 54.07

    Rank: 948

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Among ASTRONOMERS In China

Among astronomers born in China, Frank Shu ranks 4. Before him are Gan De (-400), Fang Lizhi (1936), and Jing Fang (-78). After him are John Dobson (1915).

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