ASTRONOMER

Margherita Hack

1922 - 2013

Photo of Margherita Hack

Icon of person Margherita Hack

Margherita Hack (Italian: [marɡeˈriːta ˈ(h)ak]; 12 June 1922 – 29 June 2013) was an Italian astrophysicist and science communicator. The asteroid 8558 Hack, discovered in 1995, was named in her honour. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margherita Hack is the 248th most popular astronomer (down from 203rd in 2019), the 2,306th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,163rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Italian Astronomer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Margherita Hack by language

Loading...

Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Margherita Hack ranks 248 out of 644. Before her are Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann, Josep Comas i Solà, Alfred Fowler, Benjamin Baillaud, Charles T. Kowal, and Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji. After her are Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke, James Ferguson, William Cranch Bond, Bertil Lindblad, Halton Arp, and Wang Zhenyi.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Margherita Hack ranks 159. Before her are Vasko Popa, Guy Thys, Kevin Roche, Michel Henry, Vasili Mitrokhin, and Esther Brand. After her are Luis Somoza Debayle, Anatoli Papanov, Michael Ansara, Bea Arthur, Hussein Onn, and Susanna Agnelli. Among people deceased in 2013, Margherita Hack ranks 142. Before her are Bernadette Lafont, Jim Kelly, Hjalmar Andersen, Pál Csernai, Mariangela Melato, and Barbara Lawrence. After her are Michael Ansara, Bruno Metsu, Halton Arp, Esther Williams, Tony Sheridan, and Henrique Rosa.

Others Born in 1922

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2013

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Margherita Hack ranks 2,306 out of 5,161. Before her are Benedetto da Maiano (1442), Nigidius Figulus (-98), Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme (1872), Bartolomeo Montagna (1450), Folco Lulli (1912), and Gaspar del Bufalo (1786). After her are Cristoforo Buondelmonti (1385), Achille Silvestrini (1923), Ernesto Cesàro (1859), Antonio Di Natale (1977), Stefano Casiraghi (1960), and John, Duke of Durazzo (1294).

Others born in Italy

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ASTRONOMERS In Italy

Among astronomers born in Italy, Margherita Hack ranks 15. Before her are Angelo Secchi (1818), Giovanni Battista Riccioli (1598), Girolamo Fracastoro (1476), Luigi Ferdinando Marsili (1658), Giovanni Battista Donati (1826), and Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio (1330). After her are Giovanni Domenico Maraldi (1709), Geminiano Montanari (1633), Giorgio Abetti (1882), Luigi Carnera (1875), Guido Bonatti (1210), and Niccolò Zucchi (1586).

Italian born Astronomers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous