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George Henry Peters

1863 - 1947

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George Henry Peters (1863–October 18, 1947) was a US astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. He worked at the U.S. Naval Observatory as an astrophotographer, discovering three asteroids and photographing the Sun's corona. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Henry Peters is the 429th most popular astronomer (down from 386th in 2019). (up from 3,608th in 2019)

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Among astronomers, George Henry Peters ranks 429 out of 644. Before him are Janet Akyüz Mattei, Jean Richer, Mary Adela Blagg, Christopher Hansteen, Catherine Cesarsky, and Robert Emden. After him are Jane Luu, Henry L. Giclas, Herbert Hall Turner, Cuno Hoffmeister, Adrien Auzout, and Horace W. Babcock.

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Among people born in 1863, George Henry Peters ranks 128. Before him are Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi, Alexander Serafimovich, János Hadik, Aleko Konstantinov, Aurel Popovici, and Sylvain Lévi. After him are Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Gottlieb von Jagow, Arno Holz, Zabel Sibil Asadour, Rūdolfs Blaumanis, and Axel Thue. Among people deceased in 1947, George Henry Peters ranks 153. Before him are Maxwell Perkins, Max Berg, José Pardo y Barreda, Eugène Lanti, Amadeo García, and Martin Klein. After him are Walter Kaufmann, Max Dessoir, Ellsworth Huntington, Martin Mutschmann, Georg Schnéevoigt, and Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena.

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