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James Gunn

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James Edward Gunn (born October 21, 1938) is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy at Princeton University. Gunn's early theoretical work in astronomy has helped establish the current understanding of how galaxies form, and the properties of the space between galaxies. He also suggested important observational tests to confirm the presence of dark matter in galaxies, and predicted the existence of a Gunn–Peterson trough in the spectra of distant quasars. Much of Gunn's later work has involved leadership in major observational projects. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Gunn is the 395th most popular astronomer (up from 606th in 2019), the 5,803rd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,689th in 2019) and the 74th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, James Gunn ranks 395 out of 644. Before him are Margaret Geller, Harold D. Babcock, Vera Gaze, Nathaniel Bliss, Louis Boyer, and Chushiro Hayashi. After him are Paris Pişmiş, Gustav Spörer, Kiyotsugu Hirayama, Viktor Knorre, Alvan Graham Clark, and Henry E. Holt.

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Among people born in 1938, James Gunn ranks 318. Before him are Susan Strasberg, Peter Snell, Werner Olk, Anna Wierzbicka, Clement Quartey, and Charles Starkweather. After him are Leonid Zhabotinsky, Hermann Huppen, Boris Melnikov, Boris Mikhailov, Paul Morrissey, and Anar Rzayev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Gunn ranks 5,803 out of 20,380. Before him are Wallace Clement Sabine (1868), Marsha Mason (1942), Richard C. Sarafian (1930), Vince Gallagher (1899), Alan Ritchson (1982), and Betty Gilpin (1986). After him are Norman Holter (1914), Emile Ardolino (1943), Huey P. Newton (1942), Gina Raimondo (1971), Tammi Terrell (1945), and Adam Levine (1979).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, James Gunn ranks 74. Before him are Lewis Boss (1846), Robert Herman (1914), Brian Schmidt (1967), James Edward Keeler (1857), Margaret Geller (1947), and Harold D. Babcock (1882). After him are Alvan Graham Clark (1832), Henry E. Holt (1929), Dorothea Klumpke (1861), Jill Tarter (1944), Michael E. Brown (1965), and George Herbig (1920).

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