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María Teresa Ruiz

1946 - Today

María Teresa Ruiz

María Teresa Ruiz (born 24 September 1946) is a Chilean astronomer who was the first woman to receive Chile's National Prize for Exact Sciences, the first female recipient of a doctorate in astrophysics at Princeton University, and the first woman president of the Chilean Academy of Sciences. She is known, too, for the discovery of the brown dwarf Kelu-1. In 2018, she was listed as one of the top 10 most powerful and influential women in Chile owing to her scientific contributions. During her career she has written two books about astronomy: Desde Chile un cielo estrellado: lecturas para fascinarse con la astronomía (2013) and Hijos de las Estrellas (2017). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. María Teresa Ruiz is the 541st most popular astronomer (down from 520th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Chile (up from 160th in 2019) and the most popular Chilean Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, María Teresa Ruiz ranks 541 out of 644. Before her are Kenzo Suzuki, Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov, Benjamin Banneker, John Huchra, John Stanley Plaskett, and Ernest Esclangon. After her are Karl Ludwig Littrow, Lidiya Tseraskaya, Vincenzo Cerulli, Pavel Shternberg, John N. Bahcall, and Louise du Pierry.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Kenzo Suzuki
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 535
Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov
1875 - 1960
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 536
Benjamin Banneker
1731 - 1806
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 537
John Huchra
1948 - 2010
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 538
John Stanley Plaskett
1865 - 1941
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 539
Ernest Esclangon
1876 - 1954
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 540
María Teresa Ruiz
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 541
Karl Ludwig Littrow
1811 - 1877
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 542
Lidiya Tseraskaya
1855 - 1931
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 543
Vincenzo Cerulli
1859 - 1927
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 544
Pavel Shternberg
1865 - 1920
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 545
John N. Bahcall
1934 - 2005
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 546
Louise du Pierry
1746 - 1807
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 547

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, María Teresa Ruiz ranks 626. Before her are Valentin Gavrilov, Ivan Rybkin, Uladzimir Nyaklyayew, Priit Pärn, Dimitrij Rupel, and Sergio Gori. After her are Franco Malerba, John Urry, Valdomiro, Ram Vilas Paswan, Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, and Mordehai Milgrom.

Others Born in 1946

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Valentin Gavrilov
ATHLETE
1946 - 2003
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 620
Ivan Rybkin
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 621
Uladzimir Nyaklyayew
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 622
Priit Pärn
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 623
Dimitrij Rupel
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 624
Sergio Gori
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 625
María Teresa Ruiz
ASTRONOMER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 626
Franco Malerba
ASTRONAUT
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 627
John Urry
SOCIOLOGIST
1946 - 2016
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 628
Valdomiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 629
Ram Vilas Paswan
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2020
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 630
Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 631
Mordehai Milgrom
PHYSICIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 632