ASTRONOMER
Johann von Lamont
1805 - 1879

Johann von Lamont
Johann von Lamont, FRSE (13 December 1805 – 6 August 1879), born John Lamont, was a Scottish-German astronomer and physicist. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann von Lamont is the 368th most popular astronomer (up from 379th in 2019), the 2,907th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,097th in 2019) and the 46th most popular British Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Johann von Lamont ranks 368 out of 644. Before her are Paul Götz, Alvan Clark, Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, Seth Carlo Chandler, Lewis Boss, and Jing Fang. After her are Benjamin Jekhowsky, André Patry, Frank Watson Dyson, Kidinnu, David C. Jewitt, and Shi Shen.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul Götz
1883 - 1962
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 362
Alvan Clark
1804 - 1887
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 363
Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger
1765 - 1831
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 364
Seth Carlo Chandler
1846 - 1913
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 365
Lewis Boss
1846 - 1912
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 366
Jing Fang
78 BC - 37 BC
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 367
Johann von Lamont
1805 - 1879
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 368
Benjamin Jekhowsky
1881 - 1975
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 369
André Patry
1902 - 1960
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 370
Frank Watson Dyson
1868 - 1939
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 371
Kidinnu
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 372
David C. Jewitt
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 373
Shi Shen
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 374
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1805, Johann von Lamont ranks 47. Before her are Frederick Denison Maurice, Johann Friedrich Klotzsch, Malek Jahan Khanom, Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys, Johann Karl Rodbertus, and Anton von Schmerling. After her are Esteban Echeverría, Georg Gottfried Gervinus, Auguste Barbier, Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, and Mary Seacole. Among people deceased in 1879, Johann von Lamont ranks 39. Before her are Joseph Poelaert, Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Jakob Dubs, Jean Baptiste Boisduval, Michel Chevalier, and Begum Hazrat Mahal. After her are Sergey Solovyov, Nikolai Zaremba, Marguerite Bays, Jeanne Jugan, Lyuben Karavelov, and Aleksandr Baryatinsky.
Others Born in 1805
Go to all RankingsFrederick Denison Maurice
WRITER
1805 - 1872
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 41
Johann Friedrich Klotzsch
BIOLOGIST
1805 - 1860
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 42
Malek Jahan Khanom
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1873
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 43
Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 44
Johann Karl Rodbertus
ECONOMIST
1805 - 1875
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 45
Anton von Schmerling
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1893
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 46
Johann von Lamont
ASTRONOMER
1805 - 1879
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 47
Esteban Echeverría
WRITER
1805 - 1851
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 48
Georg Gottfried Gervinus
HISTORIAN
1805 - 1871
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 49
Auguste Barbier
WRITER
1805 - 1882
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 50
Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg
NOBLEMAN
1805 - 1863
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 51
Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann
LINGUIST
1805 - 1887
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 52
Mary Seacole
WRITER
1805 - 1881
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 53
Others Deceased in 1879
Go to all RankingsJoseph Poelaert
ARCHITECT
1817 - 1879
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 33
Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1827 - 1879
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 34
Jakob Dubs
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1879
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 35
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
BIOLOGIST
1799 - 1879
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 36
Michel Chevalier
ENGINEER
1806 - 1879
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 37
Begum Hazrat Mahal
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1879
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 38
Johann von Lamont
ASTRONOMER
1805 - 1879
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 39
Sergey Solovyov
WRITER
1820 - 1879
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 40
Nikolai Zaremba
COMPOSER
1821 - 1879
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 41
Marguerite Bays
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1815 - 1879
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 42
Jeanne Jugan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1792 - 1879
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 43
Lyuben Karavelov
WRITER
1834 - 1879
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 44
Aleksandr Baryatinsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1815 - 1879
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 45
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Johann von Lamont ranks 2,908 out of 8,785. Before her are William Robertson Smith (1846), Harvey Postlethwaite (1944), Jon Finch (1942), Paul Simonon (1955), John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845), and Alexander William Williamson (1824). After her are Naomie Harris (1976), Penelope Fitzgerald (1916), Arnold Bax (1883), Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (1880), John Michael Wright (1617), and Marianne North (1830).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsWilliam Robertson Smith
WRITER
1846 - 1894
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 2,902
Harvey Postlethwaite
ENGINEER
1944 - 1999
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 2,903
Jon Finch
ACTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 2,904
Paul Simonon
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 2,905
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1914
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 2,906
Alexander William Williamson
CHEMIST
1824 - 1904
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 2,907
Johann von Lamont
ASTRONOMER
1805 - 1879
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 2,908
Naomie Harris
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 2,909
Penelope Fitzgerald
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 2,910
Arnold Bax
COMPOSER
1883 - 1953
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 2,911
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1959
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 2,912
John Michael Wright
PAINTER
1617 - 1694
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 2,913
Marianne North
PAINTER
1830 - 1890
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 2,914
Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom
Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Johann von Lamont ranks 46. Before her are David Gill (1843), John Machin (1680), Beatrice Tinsley (1941), James Challis (1803), James Glaisher (1809), and Cyril Jackson (1903). After her are Frank Watson Dyson (1868), David C. Jewitt (1958), Nathaniel Bliss (1700), Geoffrey Burbidge (1925), John Pond (1767), and Harry Edwin Wood (1881).
David Gill
1843 - 1914
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 40
John Machin
1680 - 1751
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 41
Beatrice Tinsley
1941 - 1981
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 42
James Challis
1803 - 1882
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 43
James Glaisher
1809 - 1903
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 44
Cyril Jackson
1903 - 1988
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 45
Johann von Lamont
1805 - 1879
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 46
Frank Watson Dyson
1868 - 1939
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 47
David C. Jewitt
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 48
Nathaniel Bliss
1700 - 1764
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 49
Geoffrey Burbidge
1925 - 2010
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 50
John Pond
1767 - 1836
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 51
Harry Edwin Wood
1881 - 1946
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 52