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Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander

1799 - 1875

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Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander (22 March 1799 – 17 February 1875) was a German astronomer. He is known for his determinations of stellar brightnesses, positions, and distances. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander is the 74th most popular astronomer (down from 72nd in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Lithuania (up from 27th in 2019) and the most popular Lithuanian Astronomer.

Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander is most famous for his work in the field of astronomy. He is credited with the discovery of over 2,000 variable stars.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander ranks 74 out of 644. Before him are Max Wolf, Edward Emerson Barnard, Annibale de Gasparis, Simon Marius, Vera Rubin, and Albert Marth. After him are Pierre Méchain, Pierre Janssen, Russell Alan Hulse, Wilhelm Tempel, Ejnar Hertzsprung, and Antony Hewish.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1799, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander ranks 8. Before him are Alexander Pushkin, Oscar I of Sweden, Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron, William Lassell, Gustav, Prince of Vasa, and Mary Anning. After him are Fromental Halévy, Charles II, Duke of Parma, Princess Maria Anna of Saxony, Karl Bryullov, Anna Atkins, and Rodolphe Töpffer. Among people deceased in 1875, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander ranks 12. Before him are Éliphas Lévi, Andrew Johnson, John Edward Gray, Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, Charles Lyell, and Isaac Singer. After him are Charles Wheatstone, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 12th Dalai Lama, Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Moses Hess, and Heinrich Schwabe.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander ranks 24 out of 328. Before him are César Cui (1835), Valdas Adamkus (1926), Pyotr Wrangel (1878), Jascha Heifetz (1901), Barbara Radziwiłł (1520), and Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875). After him are Aaron Klug (1926), Marija Gimbutas (1921), Algirdas Brazauskas (1932), Vytautas Landsbergis (1932), Hacı I Giray (1397), and Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1560).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Lithuania

Among astronomers born in Lithuania, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander ranks 1. After him are Bohdan Paczyński (1940).

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