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Françoise Combes

1952 - Today

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Françoise Combes (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swaz kɔ̃b] ; born 12 August 1952) is a French astrophysicist at the Paris Observatory and a professor at the Collège de France where she has been the chair of Galaxies and cosmology since 2014. On 15 September 2017 the 'City of Success' school at Montpellier was renamed as 'High school Françoise Combes'. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Françoise Combes is the 607th most popular astronomer (down from 599th in 2019), the 5,407th most popular biography from France (up from 5,432nd in 2019) and the 53rd most popular French Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Françoise Combes ranks 607 out of 644Before her are Merieme Chadid, Chad Trujillo, William Kwong Yu Yeung, Richard van der Riet Woolley, Stefano Sposetti, and Jan Kleyna. After her are Geoffrey Marcy, Miloš Tichý, Andrea Boattini, Frank B. Zoltowski, Vicky Kalogera, and Brett J. Gladman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Françoise Combes ranks 717Before her are David Amess, Maggie Roswell, Bappi Lahiri, John Carl Buechler, John Rutsey, and Linda M. Godwin. After her are Vera Anisimova, Roberto Bailey, Hilkka Riihivuori, Marsha Blackburn, Walter Murphy, and John Parr.

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In France

Among people born in France, Françoise Combes ranks 5,407 out of 6,770Before her are Jonathan Biabiany (1988), Kévin Constant (1987), Jacqueline Beer (1932), Gilles Simeoni (1967), Ana Tijoux (1977), and Houssem Aouar (1998). After her are Armand de Las Cuevas (1968), Sébastien Foucan (1974), Fabio Quartararo (1999), Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin (1958), Joe Duplantier (1976), and Ismaël Bennacer (1997).

Among ASTRONOMERS In France

Among astronomers born in France, Françoise Combes ranks 53Before her are Pierre Puiseux (1855), Ernest Esclangon (1876), Louise du Pierry (1746), Alexandre Schaumasse (1882), Michel Giacobini (1873), and Alfred Schmitt (1907).