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George Van Biesbroeck

1880 - 1974

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George A. Van Biesbroeck (or Georges-Achille Van Biesbroeck, , January 21, 1880 – February 23, 1974) was a Belgian–American astronomer. He worked at observatories in Belgium, Germany and the United States. He specialized in the observation of double stars, asteroids and comets. He is notable for his long career as an observational astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Van Biesbroeck is the 326th most popular astronomer (up from 434th in 2019), the 465th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 626th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Belgian Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, George Van Biesbroeck ranks 326 out of 644. Before him are Niccolò Zucchi, Georges Rayet, Oenopides, Christoph Arnold, Edward Sabine, and Takeshi Urata. After him are Brian G. Marsden, Caterina Scarpellini, Freimut Börngen, John Machin, Allan Sandage, and Nils Christoffer Dunér.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, George Van Biesbroeck ranks 117. Before him are Arnold Gesell, Broncho Billy Anderson, Zequinha de Abreu, Azim Azimzade, Tudor Arghezi, and Viggo Larsen. After him are Xhafer Ypi, Begum Rokeya, Walter Short, Conrad Albrecht, Lajos Bíró, and Carl Schuricht. Among people deceased in 1974, George Van Biesbroeck ranks 126. Before him are Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma, Silvio Moser, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, Pink Anderson, Richard Huelsenbeck, and Clyde Cowan. After him are Olga Baclanova, Werner Kohlmeyer, Aman Andom, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, André Marie, and Fritz Szepan.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, George Van Biesbroeck ranks 465 out of 1,190. Before him are Eugène Boch (1855), Sandra Kim (1972), Sophie Wilmès (1975), Philippe de Monte (1521), Alfred Stevens (1823), and Walthère Frère-Orban (1812). After him are Hans Bol (1534), Ingrid Daubechies (1954), Perkin Warbeck (1474), Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria (1938), Yolande Moreau (1953), and Gustaaf Deloor (1913).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Belgium

Among astronomers born in Belgium, George Van Biesbroeck ranks 8. Before him are Ferdinand Verbiest (1623), Petrus Plancius (1552), Eric Walter Elst (1936), Eugène Joseph Delporte (1882), Henri Debehogne (1928), and Philippe van Lansberge (1561). After him are Marcel Minnaert (1893).

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