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Joseph Johann von Littrow

1781 - 1840

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Joseph Johann von Littrow (13 March 1781, Horšovský Týn (German: Bischofteinitz) – 30 November 1840, Vienna) was an Austrian astronomer. In 1837, he was ennobled with the title Joseph Johann Edler von Littrow. He was the father of Karl Ludwig Edler von Littrow. He became director of the Vienna Observatory in 1819. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Johann von Littrow is the 380th most popular astronomer (up from 393rd in 2019), the 491st most popular biography from Czechia (up from 558th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Czech Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Joseph Johann von Littrow ranks 380 out of 644. Before him are Shi Shen, Robert Herman, Dirk Brouwer, Alenush Terian, Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, and Tadeáš Hájek. After him are Tsutomu Seki, Peter van de Kamp, Brian Schmidt, David H. Levy, Christian August Friedrich Peters, and Ercole Dembowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1781, Joseph Johann von Littrow ranks 35. Before him are Christian von Steven, George Dawe, Henri Cassini, Johann Friedrich Meckel, José de Madrazo y Agudo, and William John Burchell. After him are Friedrich von Berchtold, Joaquín Suárez, Andrés Narvarte, John Walker, Charles Joseph Minard, and George Ord. Among people deceased in 1840, Joseph Johann von Littrow ranks 36. Before him are Pierre Dupont de l'Étang, Franz Meyen, Karl Otfried Müller, Carl Blechen, Frances Burney, and John Cockerill. After him are José Antonio Pavón Jiménez, Anthony Carlisle, Johann Michael Vogl, Sidney Smith, John Adair, and John Abbot.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Joseph Johann von Littrow ranks 491 out of 1,200. Before him are František Vláčil (1924), Miroslav Ondříček (1934), August von Pelzeln (1825), Tadeáš Hájek (1525), Hana Mandlíková (1962), and Jiří Wolker (1900). After him are Vlastimil Bubník (1931), Vladimír Šmicer (1973), Petr Korda (1968), Johann Joseph Abert (1832), Jaroslav Vrchlický (1853), and Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Czechia

Among astronomers born in Czechia, Joseph Johann von Littrow ranks 6. Before him are Johann Palisa (1848), Theodor von Oppolzer (1841), Antonín Mrkos (1918), Luboš Kohoutek (1935), and Tadeáš Hájek (1525). After him are Jana Tichá (1965), Lenka Kotková (1973), Miloš Tichý (1966), and Zdeněk Moravec (1968).

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