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J. Allen Hynek

1910 - 1986

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Josef Allen Hynek (May 1, 1910 – April 27, 1986) was an American astronomer, professor, and ufologist. He is perhaps best remembered for his UFO research. Hynek acted as scientific advisor to UFO studies undertaken by the U.S. Air Force under three projects: Project Sign (1947–1949), Project Grudge (1949–1951) and Project Blue Book (1952–1969). In later years, he conducted his own independent UFO research, developing the "Close Encounter" classification system. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. Allen Hynek is the 198th most popular astronomer (down from 171st in 2019), the 2,695th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,380th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Astronomer.

J. Allen Hynek is most famous for his work in the field of UFO research. He was a professor at Northwestern University and a consultant to the U.S. Air Force on UFOs.

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Among astronomers, J. Allen Hynek ranks 198 out of 644. Before him are Johann Daniel Titius, Otto Struve, Francis Preserved Leavenworth, Maria Cunitz, Andrea M. Ghez, and Andreas Cellarius. After him are Ali Qushji, Nancy Roman, Félix Tisserand, Antonín Mrkos, George Mary Searle, and Joel Hastings Metcalf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, J. Allen Hynek ranks 96. Before him are Nguyễn Hữu Thọ, Julien Gracq, Ngô Đình Nhu, He Zizhen, Armen Takhtajan, and Sergey Gorshkov. After him are Irmfried Eberl, Miguel Hernández, David Rose, Remo Giazotto, Jack Shea, and Enrique Guaita. Among people deceased in 1986, J. Allen Hynek ranks 76. Before him are Gia Carangi, Lyudmila Rudenko, Sterling Hayden, Leif Erickson, Emilio Fernández, and Yaroslav Stetsko. After him are Omar Ali Saifuddien III, Jorge Alessandri, Ellison Onizuka, André Leroi-Gourhan, Pierre Fournier, and Elsa Lanchester.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. Allen Hynek ranks 2,695 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Walzer (1935), John Schneider (1960), Harry Connick Jr. (1967), William Petersen (1953), Cus D'Amato (1908), and Paul Desmond (1924). After him are Dean Smith (1931), Chazz Palminteri (1952), Stella Adler (1901), Arthur D. Levinson (1950), Reinhold Niebuhr (1892), and Nicholas Murray Butler (1862).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, J. Allen Hynek ranks 36. Before him are Robert Grant Aitken (1864), Henry Draper (1837), George Phillips Bond (1825), George William Hill (1838), Francis Preserved Leavenworth (1858), and Andrea M. Ghez (1965). After him are Nancy Roman (1925), Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866), Seth Barnes Nicholson (1891), George Ellery Hale (1868), Fred Lawrence Whipple (1906), and Horace Parnell Tuttle (1837).

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