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James Gall

1808 - 1895

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James Gall (27 September 1808 – 7 February 1895) was a Scottish clergyman who founded the Carrubbers Close Mission. He was also a cartographer, publisher, sculptor, astronomer and author. In cartography he gives his name to three different map projections: Gall stereographic; Gall isographic; and Gall orthographic (Gall–Peters projection). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Gall is the 632nd most popular astronomer (down from 626th in 2019), the 7,376th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,056th in 2019) and the 71st most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, James Gall ranks 632 out of 644Before him are Timothy B. Spahr, Alan Stern, C. Michelle Olmstead, Zdeněk Moravec, Heidi Hammel, and Tetsuo Kagawa. After him are Amy Mainzer, Anna Frebel, Robert S. McMillan, Jun Chen, Maria A. Barucci, and Violeta G. Ivanova.

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Among people born in 1808, James Gall ranks 75Before him are Agustín Morales, José María Linares, Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Teréz Karacs, Caroline Norton, and Hugh McCulloch. After him is Samuel Dakin. Among people deceased in 1895, James Gall ranks 93Before him are Lady Charlotte Guest, Calvert Vaux, Henry Seebohm, Richard Morris Hunt, Hugh McCulloch, and Emily Faithfull.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Gall ranks 7,378 out of 8,785Before him are Katherine Jenkins (1980), Oliver Stark (1991), Anjem Choudary (1967), Sandy Lyle (1958), Liv Boeree (1984), and Katharine Gun (1974). After him are Sanjeev Bhaskar (1963), Bat for Lashes (1979), Nick Barmby (1974), Jess Glynne (1989), Aml Ameen (1985), and Kathryn Prescott (1991).

Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, James Gall ranks 71Before him are Thomas Brisbane (1773), Madge Adam (1912), Richard A. Proctor (1837), Andrew Ainslie Common (1841), Arnold Wolfendale (1927), and Richard van der Riet Woolley (1906).