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John N. Bahcall

1934 - 2005

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John Norris Bahcall (December 30, 1934 – August 17, 2005) was an American astrophysicist and the Richard Black Professor for Astrophysics at the Institute for Advanced Study. He was known for a wide range of contributions to solar, galactic and extragalactic astrophysics, including the solar neutrino problem, the development of the Hubble Space Telescope, and his leadership and development of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John N. Bahcall is the 546th most popular astronomer (down from 521st in 2019), the 9,180th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,319th in 2019) and the 110th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among astronomers, John N. Bahcall ranks 546 out of 644. Before her are Ernest Esclangon, María Teresa Ruiz, Karl Ludwig Littrow, Lidiya Tseraskaya, Vincenzo Cerulli, and Pavel Shternberg. After her are Louise du Pierry, Adelaide Ames, Adriaan van Maanen, Roy A. Tucker, Charles W. Juels, and Thomas Brisbane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, John N. Bahcall ranks 455. Before her are Bengt Nilsson, Horacio Accavallo, Ihor Rybak, Jaime Belmonte, Diane di Prima, and Gábor Novák. After her are Jamie Farr, Victor Argo, John Richardson, Bent Peder Rasch, George Follmer, and Marlene Mathews. Among people deceased in 2005, John N. Bahcall ranks 295. Before her are Parveen Babi, Josef Holeček, Bruno Manser, Nirmal Verma, James Stockdale, and Ihor Rybak. After her are Enric Gensana, Matthew McGrory, Maria Vierdag, Jim Capaldi, Atef Sedky, and Miriam Rothschild.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John N. Bahcall ranks 9,182 out of 20,380. Before her are Francis Parker Yockey (1917), Fred Hampton (1948), Russell Simpson (1880), Jay Silvester (1937), Dickey Betts (1943), and Cliff Bourland (1921). After her are Robert Nisbet (1913), Jamie Farr (1934), John Torrey (1796), James Worthy (1961), David Jenkins (1936), and Lee Pace (1979).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, John N. Bahcall ranks 110. Before her are Helen Sawyer Hogg (1905), Marc Aaronson (1950), Anne Sewell Young (1871), David Todd Wilkinson (1935), Benjamin Banneker (1731), and John Huchra (1948). After her are Adelaide Ames (1900), Roy A. Tucker (1951), Charles W. Juels (1944), Irwin I. Shapiro (1929), Scott S. Sheppard (1977), and Lawrence H. Aller (1913).

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