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James L. Elliot

1943 - 2011

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James Ludlow Elliot (June 17, 1943 – March 3, 2011) was an American astronomer and scientist who, as part of a team, discovered the rings around the planet Uranus. Elliot was also part of a team that observed global warming on Triton, the largest moon of Neptune. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James L. Elliot is the 340th most popular astronomer (up from 384th in 2019), the 4,909th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,856th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, James L. Elliot ranks 340 out of 644. Before him are Franz Kaiser, Beatrice Tinsley, James Challis, Julius Schiller, Andronicus of Cyrrhus, and Heinrich Kreutz. After him are Klim Churyumov, Lyudmila Zhuravleva, Fang Lizhi, Rudolph Minkowski, Hugo von Seeliger, and Walter Lewin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, James L. Elliot ranks 317. Before him are Gary Burton, Giuseppe Versaldi, António Simões, Mulatu Astatke, Erika Steinbach, and Donald Johanson. After him are Patrick D'Rozario, Manuel Velázquez, Muhammad al-Sadr, Michel Ocelot, Theodor Stolojan, and Ramón Grosso. Among people deceased in 2011, James L. Elliot ranks 190. Before him are Bhupen Hazarika, Koichi Tohei, Jacques Fatton, José Alencar, Saad el-Shazly, and Elaine Stewart. After him are Hind Rostom, David Wilkerson, John Wood, Michael S. Hart, Dennis Oppenheim, and Paulette Dubost.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James L. Elliot ranks 4,909 out of 20,380. Before him are Glenn Curtiss (1878), Donald Johanson (1943), Mae Marsh (1894), Elaine Stewart (1930), Max Roach (1924), and Walter Short (1880). After him are Leontyne Price (1927), Edward Marsh (1874), Bryce Dallas Howard (1981), Samantha Smith (1972), James Ingram (1952), and Betsy Palmer (1926).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, James L. Elliot ranks 62. Before him are Charles Dillon Perrine (1867), Michael H. Hart (1932), Frank Elmore Ross (1874), Benjamin Apthorp Gould (1824), Milton L. Humason (1891), and Allan Sandage (1926). After him are Carl A. Wirtanen (1910), Stephen P. Synnott (1946), Albert George Wilson (1918), Alvan Clark (1804), Seth Carlo Chandler (1846), and Lewis Boss (1846).

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