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Heikki A. Alikoski

1912 - 1997

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Heikki A. Alikoski (1912, in Oulu – 28 December 1997, in Turku) was a Finnish astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. From 1937 to 1956, he was an observatory assistant under Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory, where he discovered 12 asteroids. Alikoski later helped establish the Turku Astronomical–Optical Institute. The outer main-belt asteroid 1567 Alikoski, discovered by Yrjö Väisälä in 1941, was named in his honour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heikki A. Alikoski is the 353rd most popular astronomer (up from 355th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Finland (up from 194th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Finnish Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Heikki A. Alikoski ranks 353 out of 644. Before him are Carl A. Wirtanen, Gérard de Vaucouleurs, Carl Gustav Witt, Bartholomaeus Pitiscus, James Glaisher, and Cyril Jackson. After him are Marc William Buie, Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix, Johann Gottfried Köhler, Stephen P. Synnott, Albert George Wilson, and Otto Lesser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Heikki A. Alikoski ranks 199. Before him are Georges Franju, José Iraragorri, Nie Er, Ioannis Alevras, Vlastimil Kopecký, and Eve Arnold. After him are Nihat Erim, Akram al-Hawrani, Christopher Hill, Walter Sisulu, Agnes Martin, and Roberto Emílio da Cunha. Among people deceased in 1997, Heikki A. Alikoski ranks 151. Before him are Salvador Artigas, Adil Çarçani, John Akii-Bua, Afonsinho, Heikki Savolainen, and Eugene Stoner. After him are Misael Pastrana Borrero, Robert H. Dicke, Brian Keith, Adriana Caselotti, James A. Michener, and Edmond Leburton.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Heikki A. Alikoski ranks 170 out of 751. Before him are Juha Mieto (1949), Marita Lindahl (1938), Johannes Gabriel Granö (1882), Leevi Madetoja (1887), Marcus Grönholm (1968), and Gunnar Nordström (1881). After him are Paavo Talvela (1897), Tuomas Holopainen (1976), Siri von Essen (1850), Magnus Enckell (1870), JJ Lehto (1966), and Pekka Haavisto (1958).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Finland

Among astronomers born in Finland, Heikki A. Alikoski ranks 3. Before him are Yrjö Väisälä (1891), and Liisi Oterma (1915). After him are Hugo Gyldén (1841).

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