ASTRONOMER
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
1853 - 1916

Leo Anton Karl de Ball
Leo Anton Karl de Ball (November 23, 1853 – December 12, 1916) was a German-Austrian astronomer. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center as "K. de Ball" for his (sole) asteroid discovery, but seems to be best known as Leo de Ball. He was born at Lobberich in the Rhineland, in the Kingdom of Prussia. He studied in Bonn and Berlin, receiving his doctorate in 1877. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Anton Karl de Ball is the 421st most popular astronomer (up from 425th in 2019), the 4,208th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,544th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular German Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Leo Anton Karl de Ball ranks 421 out of 644. Before him are George Herbig, Zinaida Aksentyeva, Carlyle S. Beals, Stéphane Javelle, Odette Bancilhon, and Herbert Friedman. After him are Marcel Minnaert, Janet Akyüz Mattei, Jean Richer, Mary Adela Blagg, Christopher Hansteen, and Catherine Cesarsky.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Herbig
1920 - 2013
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 415
Zinaida Aksentyeva
1900 - 1969
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 416
Carlyle S. Beals
1899 - 1979
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 417
Stéphane Javelle
1864 - 1917
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 418
Odette Bancilhon
1908 - 1998
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 419
Herbert Friedman
1916 - 2000
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 420
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
1853 - 1916
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 421
Marcel Minnaert
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 422
Janet Akyüz Mattei
1943 - 2004
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 423
Jean Richer
1630 - 1696
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 424
Mary Adela Blagg
1858 - 1944
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 425
Christopher Hansteen
1784 - 1873
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 426
Catherine Cesarsky
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 427
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1853, Leo Anton Karl de Ball ranks 79. Before him are José Santos Zelaya, Ernest Fenollosa, Jules Lemaître, Isidor Kaufmann, Heinrich Lammasch, and Maria Wiik. After him are Julia Beck, Lillie Langtry, Pierre Marie, Heinrich Kayser, Julian Fałat, and Emilio Aceval. Among people deceased in 1916, Leo Anton Karl de Ball ranks 114. Before him are Albert Chmielowski, Walter Sutton, George Huntington, Chen Qimei, Henri Harpignies, and Rik Wouters. After him are Josiah Royce, Oskar Gripenberg, Karl Klindworth, Maksim Kovalevsky, Alaiza Pashkevich, and Germán Riesco.
Others Born in 1853
Go to all RankingsJosé Santos Zelaya
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1919
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 73
Ernest Fenollosa
HISTORIAN
1853 - 1908
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 74
Jules Lemaître
WRITER
1853 - 1914
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 75
Isidor Kaufmann
PAINTER
1853 - 1921
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 76
Heinrich Lammasch
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1920
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 77
Maria Wiik
PAINTER
1853 - 1928
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 78
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
ASTRONOMER
1853 - 1916
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 79
Julia Beck
PAINTER
1853 - 1935
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 80
Lillie Langtry
ACTOR
1853 - 1929
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 81
Pierre Marie
PHYSICIAN
1853 - 1940
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 82
Heinrich Kayser
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1940
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 83
Julian Fałat
PAINTER
1853 - 1929
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 84
Emilio Aceval
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1931
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 85
Others Deceased in 1916
Go to all RankingsAlbert Chmielowski
PAINTER
1846 - 1916
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 108
Walter Sutton
BIOLOGIST
1877 - 1916
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 109
George Huntington
PHYSICIAN
1850 - 1916
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 110
Chen Qimei
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1916
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 111
Henri Harpignies
PAINTER
1819 - 1916
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 112
Rik Wouters
PAINTER
1882 - 1916
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 113
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
ASTRONOMER
1853 - 1916
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 114
Josiah Royce
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 115
Oskar Gripenberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1838 - 1916
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 116
Karl Klindworth
COMPOSER
1830 - 1916
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 117
Maksim Kovalevsky
SOCIOLOGIST
1851 - 1916
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 118
Alaiza Pashkevich
WRITER
1876 - 1916
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 119
Germán Riesco
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1916
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 120
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Leo Anton Karl de Ball ranks 4,210 out of 7,253. Before him are Saskia Esken (1961), Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg (1864), Jan Boeckhorst (1604), Horst Frank (1929), Eduard Künneke (1885), and Amalie Dietrich (1821). After him are Helma Sanders-Brahms (1940), Ellen Braumüller (1910), Friedrich Dickel (1913), Gustav Mie (1868), Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897), and Paul Pietsch (1911).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsSaskia Esken
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 4,204
Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1918
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 4,205
Jan Boeckhorst
PAINTER
1604 - 1668
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4,206
Horst Frank
ACTOR
1929 - 1999
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4,207
Eduard Künneke
COMPOSER
1885 - 1953
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4,208
Amalie Dietrich
BIOLOGIST
1821 - 1891
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4,209
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
ASTRONOMER
1853 - 1916
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4,210
Helma Sanders-Brahms
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2014
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 4,211
Ellen Braumüller
ATHLETE
1910 - 1991
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 4,212
Friedrich Dickel
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 4,213
Gustav Mie
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1957
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 4,214
Albert Renger-Patzsch
PHOTOGRAPHER
1897 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4,215
Paul Pietsch
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 2012
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4,216
Among ASTRONOMERS In Germany
Among astronomers born in Germany, Leo Anton Karl de Ball ranks 63. Before him are Christian August Friedrich Peters (1806), Albrecht Unsöld (1905), Gustav Spörer (1822), Ludwig Biermann (1907), Friedrich Tietjen (1834), and Georg Marcgrave (1610). After him are Cuno Hoffmeister (1892), Erika Böhm-Vitense (1923), Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt (1825), Joseph Helffrich (1890), Hans-Emil Schuster (1934), and Ernst Hartwig (1851).
Christian August Friedrich Peters
1806 - 1880
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 57
Albrecht Unsöld
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 58
Gustav Spörer
1822 - 1895
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 59
Ludwig Biermann
1907 - 1986
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 60
Friedrich Tietjen
1834 - 1895
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 61
Georg Marcgrave
1610 - 1644
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 62
Leo Anton Karl de Ball
1853 - 1916
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 63
Cuno Hoffmeister
1892 - 1968
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 64
Erika Böhm-Vitense
1923 - 2017
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 65
Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt
1825 - 1884
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 66
Joseph Helffrich
1890 - 1971
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 67
Hans-Emil Schuster
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 68
Ernst Hartwig
1851 - 1923
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 69