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Henri-Alexandre Deslandres

1853 - 1948

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Henri Alexandre Deslandres (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi alɛksɑ̃dʁ delɑ̃dʁ]; 24 July 1853 – 15 January 1948) was a French astronomer, director of the Meudon and Paris Observatories, who carried out intensive studies on the behaviour of the atmosphere of the Sun. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henri-Alexandre Deslandres is the 256th most popular astronomer (up from 286th in 2019), the 2,766th most popular biography from France (up from 3,368th in 2019) and the 25th most popular French Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Henri-Alexandre Deslandres ranks 256 out of 644. Before him are James Ferguson, William Cranch Bond, Bertil Lindblad, Halton Arp, Wang Zhenyi, and Maximilian Hell. After him are Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner, Elizabeth Roemer, Carl Charlier, Timocharis, Luboš Kohoutek, and Christen Sørensen Longomontanus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1853, Henri-Alexandre Deslandres ranks 46. Before him are Ian Hamilton, Nikolai Kibalchich, Louise Abbéma, Fritz von Below, Alexius Meinong, and Vladimir Kokovtsov. After him are Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka, Paul Julius Möbius, Elihu Thomson, Antonio Maura, Gabriel Hanotaux, and Laurits Tuxen. Among people deceased in 1948, Henri-Alexandre Deslandres ranks 86. Before him are Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Pavel Rybalko, Unity Mitford, Harry Dexter White, Richard C. Tolman, and Maximilian Grabner. After him are John Anderson, Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, Harilal Gandhi, Thekla Resvoll, Tony Garnier, and Jorge Eliécer Gaitán.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henri-Alexandre Deslandres ranks 2,766 out of 6,770. Before him are Hugo Lloris (1986), Louis, Duke of Montpensier (1513), Charles Lecocq (1832), Léa Seydoux (1985), Henri Tresca (1814), and Henri Masson (1872). After him are Adelaide of Paris (850), Pascal Quignard (1948), Jean Astruc (1684), Alan IV, Duke of Brittany (1060), Childebrand I (695), and Vladimir Jankélévitch (1903).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In France

Among astronomers born in France, Henri-Alexandre Deslandres ranks 25. Before him are Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin (1845), Alexis Bouvard (1767), Jérôme Eugène Coggia (1849), César-François Cassini de Thury (1714), Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent (1823), and Benjamin Baillaud (1848). After him are Dominique, comte de Cassini (1748), Pierre Charles Le Monnier (1715), Marguerite Laugier (1896), André-Louis Danjon (1890), Jean Fernel (1497), and Laurent Cassegrain (1629).

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