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Frederik Kaiser

1808 - 1872

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Frederik Kaiser (Amsterdam, 10 June 1808 – Leiden, 28 July 1872) was a Dutch astronomer. He was director of the Leiden Observatory from 1838 until his death. He is credited with the advancement of Dutch astronomy through his scientific contributions of positional measurements, his popularization of astronomy in the Netherlands, and by helping to build a state-of-the-art observatory in 1861. Today it is known as the "Old Observatory"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederik Kaiser is the 504th most popular astronomer (down from 419th in 2019), the 775th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 734th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Dutch Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Frederik Kaiser ranks 504 out of 644. Before him are Margaret Harwood, Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, Charles Piazzi Smyth, Charlotte Moore Sitterly, Robert H. McNaught, and Edwin Foster Coddington. After him are William Henry Smyth, Ruby Payne-Scott, DeLisle Stewart, Giuseppe Asclepi, Miguel Itzigsohn, and Julie Vinter Hansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1808, Frederik Kaiser ranks 65. Before him are Wilhelm Philippe Schimper, Manuel Isidoro Belzu, Wendela Hebbe, Michael William Balfe, José Rufino Echenique, and Hugh Falconer. After him are Hamilton Fish, Philipp Christoph Zeller, José María Urvina, Agustín Morales, José María Linares, and Juan Crisóstomo Torrico. Among people deceased in 1872, Frederik Kaiser ranks 62. Before him are Andrej Sládkovič, William Davies Evans, Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant, Benjamin Briggs, Nikolaos Mantzaros, and Bedros Tourian. After him are John Frederick Kensett, Nikolay Milyutin, Robert Wight, Richard S. Ewell, Charles Combes, and Agustín Morales.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Frederik Kaiser ranks 775 out of 1,646. Before him are Ed de Goey (1966), Cornelis Ketel (1548), Henriette Roland Holst (1869), Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau (1968), Pieter Cort van der Linden (1846), and Joseph Bruyère (1948). After him are Zara Whites (1968), Badr Hari (1984), Hans van Mierlo (1931), Karen Mulder (1970), Daley Blind (1990), and Gerbrand Bredero (1585).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Netherlands

Among astronomers born in Netherlands, Frederik Kaiser ranks 19. Before him are Walter Lewin (1936), Dirk Brouwer (1902), Peter van de Kamp (1901), Bart Bok (1906), Eise Eisinga (1744), and Kees de Jager (1921). After him are Ewine van Dishoeck (1955), and Adriaan van Maanen (1884).

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