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George Darwin

1845 - 1912

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Sir George Howard Darwin (9 July 1845 – 7 December 1912) was an English barrister and astronomer, the second son and fifth child of Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin. He is known for the harmonic analysis of the theory of tides. The Darwin symbols for tides are named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Darwin is the 143rd most popular astronomer (down from 79th in 2019), the 1,196th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 716th in 2019) and the 18th most popular British Astronomer.

Darwin is most famous for his theory of evolution.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, George Darwin ranks 143 out of 644. Before him are Jean Chacornac, Eric Walter Elst, Mary Somerville, Auguste Charlois, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, and William Henry Pickering. After him are Oskar Backlund, Williamina Fleming, Antonio Abetti, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, Wilhelm Beer, and Hermann Carl Vogel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, George Darwin ranks 24. Before him are Paul Vidal de La Blache, Edmond James de Rothschild, Ion Ivanovici, Leopold Auer, Arthur MacArthur Jr., and Laura Marx. After him are Fernand Cormon, Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Princess Sophie of Saxony, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, and Gustaf de Laval. Among people deceased in 1912, George Darwin ranks 31. Before him are Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Nettie Stevens, Bolesław Prus, Nogi Maresuke, Arthur MacArthur Jr., and Franz Reichelt. After him are Mykola Lysenko, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, James Paul Moody, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, Henry Tingle Wilde, and Nicholas of Japan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Darwin ranks 1,196 out of 8,785. Before him are Terry Jones (1942), Kenneth Clarke (1940), William Tyndale (1494), John Mayall (1933), Roddy McDowall (1928), and Robert Powell (1944). After him are Thomas Andrews (1813), Isabella of England (1214), Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (1936), Clive Granger (1934), Max Mosley (1940), and John Schlesinger (1926).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, George Darwin ranks 18. Before him are John Russell Hind (1823), William Huggins (1824), Stephen Gray (1666), George Biddell Airy (1801), N. R. Pogson (1829), and Mary Somerville (1780). After him are Williamina Fleming (1857), Adelard of Bath (1075), James Dunlop (1793), Jeremiah Horrocks (1618), William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800), and James Ferguson (1797).

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