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James Ferguson

1797 - 1867

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James Ferguson (August 31, 1797 – September 26, 1867) was a Scottish-born American astronomer and engineer, who made the first discovery of an asteroid from North America (31 Euphrosyne). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Ferguson is the 164th most popular astronomer (up from 209th in 2019), the 1,324th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,711th in 2019) and the 24th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, James Ferguson ranks 164 out of 644. Before him are Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, Eleanor F. Helin, Alphonse Borrelly, Johann Adam Schall von Bell, and Harlow Shapley. After him are Cornelis Johannes van Houten, John Goodricke, Nicole-Reine Lepaute, Margaret Burbidge, Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, and Carl Keenan Seyfert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1797, James Ferguson ranks 27. Before him are Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, Wilhelm Beer, Carlo Blasis, Carl Gustaf Mosander, Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille, and Manuela Sáenz. After him are Ida Laura Pfeiffer, Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini, Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, Sojourner Truth, and Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1867, James Ferguson ranks 17. Before him are Maria Theresa of Austria, Prince William of Hesse-Kassel, Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Victor Cousin, Princess Sophie of Saxony, and William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse. After him are Elias Howe, Peter von Cornelius, Giovanni Pacini, Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel, Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary, and Théophile-Jules Pelouze.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Ferguson ranks 1,324 out of 8,785. Before him are Elias Ashmole (1617), Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (1473), Michael Wilding (1912), Charles Spearman (1863), John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713), and Ian Anderson (1947). After him are Arnold Toynbee (1852), Rick Parfitt (1948), Henry (1100), Bernard Cornwell (1944), Eddie Redmayne (1982), and Robert Wyatt (1945).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, James Ferguson ranks 24. Before him are George Darwin (1845), Williamina Fleming (1857), Adelard of Bath (1075), James Dunlop (1793), Jeremiah Horrocks (1618), and William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800). After him are Margaret Burbidge (1919), Norman Lockyer (1836), George Mary Searle (1839), Nevil Maskelyne (1732), John Bevis (1695), and Francis Baily (1774).

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