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Herbert Friedman

1916 - 2000

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Herbert Friedman (June 21, 1916 – September 9, 2000) was an American physicist and astronomer who did research in X-ray astronomy. During his career Friedman published hundreds of scientific papers. One such example is "Ultraviolet and X Rays from the Sun". Friedman worked at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for the entirety of his professional career, from 1940-1980. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herbert Friedman is the 420th most popular astronomer (down from 350th in 2019), the 6,215th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,169th in 2019) and the 81st most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Herbert Friedman ranks 420 out of 644. Before him are Harry Edwin Wood, George Herbig, Zinaida Aksentyeva, Carlyle S. Beals, Stéphane Javelle, and Odette Bancilhon. After him are Leo Anton Karl de Ball, Marcel Minnaert, Janet Akyüz Mattei, Jean Richer, Mary Adela Blagg, and Christopher Hansteen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Herbert Friedman ranks 182. Before him are Nadya Nozharova, Anne Hébert, Yasuji Miyazaki, Nelly Landry, Ralph Nelson, and Shigeo Arai. After him are Edward Binns, Guy Lapébie, José Joaquín Trejos Fernández, Delio Rodríguez, Kurt Pettersén, and Jacob Talmon. Among people deceased in 2000, Herbert Friedman ranks 193. Before him are Simeon Simeonov, Carlos Guastavino, Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen, Pietro Palazzini, Émile Druart, and Nils Poppe. After him are Rinaldo Martino, Walter Berry, Carlo Parola, Joey Dunlop, Piero Pasinati, and Charles Antenen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Herbert Friedman ranks 6,216 out of 20,380. Before him are Abbey Lincoln (1930), Road Dogg (1969), Paul Chambers (1935), John Agar (1921), Janet Jagan (1920), and Edmund Gettier (1927). After him are Lee Falk (1911), Florence Bascom (1862), Edward Binns (1916), Colleen Moore (1899), Carlos Hathcock (1942), and Mike Huckabee (1955).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, Herbert Friedman ranks 81. Before him are Alvan Graham Clark (1832), Henry E. Holt (1929), Dorothea Klumpke (1861), Jill Tarter (1944), Michael E. Brown (1965), and George Herbig (1920). After him are Henry L. Giclas (1910), Horace W. Babcock (1912), Catherine Wolfe Bruce (1816), Schelte J. Bus (1956), Paul W. Merrill (1887), and Frank Schlesinger (1871).

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