ASTRONOMER

György Kulin

1905 - 1989

György Kulin

György Kulin (28 January 1905 – 22 April 1989) was a Hungarian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He was born in Nagyszalonta and died in Budapest. He discovered 21 asteroids and is a co-discoverer of the comet C/1942 C1 (Whipple-Bernasconi-Kulin). In addition to astronomy he also wrote some science fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. György Kulin is the 531st most popular astronomer (up from 544th in 2019), the 429th most popular biography from Romania (up from 489th in 2019) and the most popular Romanian Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, György Kulin ranks 531 out of 644. Before him are Grove Karl Gilbert, Helen Sawyer Hogg, Matvey Gusev, Marc Aaronson, Kiichirō Furukawa, and Anne Sewell Young. After him are David Todd Wilkinson, Ewine van Dishoeck, Frank Shu, Kenzo Suzuki, Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov, and Benjamin Banneker.

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Grove Karl Gilbert
1843 - 1918
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 525
Helen Sawyer Hogg
1905 - 1993
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 526
Matvey Gusev
1826 - 1866
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 527
Marc Aaronson
1950 - 1987
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 528
Kiichirō Furukawa
1929 - 2016
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 529
Anne Sewell Young
1871 - 1961
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 530
György Kulin
1905 - 1989
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 531
David Todd Wilkinson
1935 - 2002
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 532
Ewine van Dishoeck
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 533
Frank Shu
1943 - 2023
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 534
Kenzo Suzuki
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 535
Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov
1875 - 1960
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 536
Benjamin Banneker
1731 - 1806
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 537

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, György Kulin ranks 317. Before him are Xian Xinghai, Zakaria Goneim, Frank Hussey, John Peters Humphrey, Ray Barbuti, and Antal Kocsis. After him are José Nehin, Andy Devine, Inger Hagerup, Arturo Coddou, Harry Lundahl, and Jacques Mairesse. Among people deceased in 1989, György Kulin ranks 243. Before him are King Tubby, Frank Sullivan, M. King Hubbert, Roberto Figueroa, Virgil Thomson, and Hemanta Mukherjee. After him are Asbjørn Ruud, Birago Diop, Duncan Gregg, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, John Ogdon, and Franco Luambo.

Others Born in 1905

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Xian Xinghai
COMPOSER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 311
Zakaria Goneim
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1905 - 1959
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 312
Frank Hussey
ATHLETE
1905 - 1974
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 313
John Peters Humphrey
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1905 - 1995
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 314
Ray Barbuti
ATHLETE
1905 - 1988
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 315
Antal Kocsis
BOXER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 316
György Kulin
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 317
José Nehin
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1957
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 318
Andy Devine
ACTOR
1905 - 1977
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 319
Inger Hagerup
WRITER
1905 - 1985
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 320
Arturo Coddou
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1955
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 321
Harry Lundahl
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1988
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 322
Jacques Mairesse
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1940
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 323

Others Deceased in 1989

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King Tubby
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1989
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 237
Frank Sullivan
HOCKEY PLAYER
1898 - 1989
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 238
M. King Hubbert
GEOLOGIST
1903 - 1989
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 239
Roberto Figueroa
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 240
Virgil Thomson
COMPOSER
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 241
Hemanta Mukherjee
SINGER
1920 - 1989
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 242
György Kulin
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 243
Asbjørn Ruud
ATHLETE
1919 - 1989
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 244
Birago Diop
WRITER
1908 - 1989
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 245
Duncan Gregg
ATHLETE
1910 - 1989
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 246
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 247
John Ogdon
MUSICIAN
1937 - 1989
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 248
Franco Luambo
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1989
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 249