ASTRONOMER

John Dobson

1915 - 2014

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John Lowry Dobson (14 September 1915 – 15 January 2014) was an American amateur astronomer and is best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. He was also known for his efforts to promote awareness of astronomy (and his unorthodox views of physical cosmology) through public lectures including his performances of "sidewalk astronomy". Dobson was also the co-founder of the amateur astronomical group, the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Dobson is the 560th most popular astronomer (down from 514th in 2019), the 973rd most popular biography from China (down from 970th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, John Dobson ranks 560 out of 644. Before him are Irwin I. Shapiro, Seiji Ueda, Tomimaru Okuni, Takao Kobayashi, Scott S. Sheppard, and Kazimierz Kordylewski. After him are Lawrence H. Aller, Carlos Torres, Kazuro Watanabe, Maura Tombelli, Alexander Voeikov, and Korado Korlević.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, John Dobson ranks 251. Before him are Melih Cevdet Anday, Joe Fry, Ödön Gróf, Patricia Morison, Signe Hasso, and Simo Puupponen. After him are Georgy Tovstonogov, Bhisham Sahni, Ismat Chughtai, Humphrey Searle, Earl Wild, and Hanka Bielicka. Among people deceased in 2014, John Dobson ranks 447. Before him are Constantin Alexandru, Ian McLagan, Gundi Busch, Kenny Wheeler, Gyula Sax, and Richard Hoggart. After him are Aulis Rytkönen, Jacques Friedel, Antonio Rada, Tivadar Monostori, Steven R. Nagel, and Armando Peraza.

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In China

Among people born in China, John Dobson ranks 973 out of 1,610. Before him are Donduk Kuular (1888), Da-Wen Sun (1960), Zhang Yiming (1983), Li Wenliang (1986), Coco Lee (1975), and Liu Gang (1961). After him are Kris Wu (1990), Ge You (1957), Yuja Wang (1987), Yitang Zhang (1955), Zheng Junli (1911), and Robin Li (1968).

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  • Photo of Donduk Kuular

    Donduk Kuular

    POLITICIAN

    1888 - 1932

    HPI: 53.23

    Rank: 967

  • Photo of Da-Wen Sun

    Da-Wen Sun

    ENGINEER

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 53.22

    Rank: 968

  • Photo of Zhang Yiming

    Zhang Yiming

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 53.22

    Rank: 969

  • Photo of Li Wenliang

    Li Wenliang

    CELEBRITY

    1986 - 2020

    HPI: 53.15

    Rank: 970

  • Photo of Coco Lee

    Coco Lee

    MUSICIAN

    1975 - 2023

    HPI: 53.15

    Rank: 971

  • Photo of Liu Gang

    Liu Gang

    COMPUTER SCIENTIST

    1961 - Present

    HPI: 53.11

    Rank: 972

  • Photo of John Dobson

    John Dobson

    ASTRONOMER

    1915 - 2014

    HPI: 53.07

    Rank: 973

  • Photo of Kris Wu

    Kris Wu

    ACTOR

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 53.05

    Rank: 974

  • Photo of Ge You

    Ge You

    ACTOR

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 53.03

    Rank: 975

  • Photo of Yuja Wang

    Yuja Wang

    MUSICIAN

    1987 - Present

    HPI: 53.00

    Rank: 976

  • Photo of Yitang Zhang

    Yitang Zhang

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1955 - Present

    HPI: 52.96

    Rank: 977

  • Photo of Zheng Junli

    Zheng Junli

    ACTOR

    1911 - 1969

    HPI: 52.87

    Rank: 978

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    Robin Li

    INVENTOR

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 52.85

    Rank: 979

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Among ASTRONOMERS In China

Among astronomers born in China, John Dobson ranks 5. Before him are Gan De (-400), Fang Lizhi (1936), Jing Fang (-78), and Frank Shu (1943).

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