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Patrick Moore

1923 - 2012

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Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore (; 4 March 1923 – 9 December 2012) was an English amateur astronomer who attained prominence in that field as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter. Moore's early interest in astronomy led him to join the British Astronomical Association at the age of 11. He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II and briefly taught before publishing his first book on lunar observation in 1953. Renowned for his expertise in Moon observation and the creation of the Caldwell catalogue, Moore authored more than seventy astronomy books. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick Moore is the 483rd most popular astronomer (up from 490th in 2019), the 3,824th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,162nd in 2019) and the 59th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among astronomers, Patrick Moore ranks 483 out of 644. Before him are Dilhan Eryurt, David L. Rabinowitz, Richard Schorr, William Frederick Denning, Otto Heckmann, and Adam Riess. After him are Lutz D. Schmadel, William de Wiveleslie Abney, Edward S. Holden, Walter Frederick Gale, Mary Watson Whitney, and Pelageya Shajn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Patrick Moore ranks 312. Before him are Vittorio De Seta, Helen Murray Free, V. N. Janaki, Fats Navarro, Paula Fox, and Shlomo Hillel. After him are Jean-Paul Riopelle, Bülent Eken, Hanna Maron, Geoff Duke, Mrinal Sen, and Imre Varga. Among people deceased in 2012, Patrick Moore ranks 292. Before him are Bernard Lovell, Dilhan Eryurt, Juan Pereda, Murray Rose, Victor Mees, and Paul Shan Kuo-hsi. After him are Eugene Polley, Vadim Glowna, Mark Midler, Barbara Ann Scott, Emmanuel Scheffer, and Roland Moreno.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Patrick Moore ranks 3,825 out of 8,785. Before him are John Evans (1823), Kenneth Cranham (1944), Rhona Mitra (1976), Dorothy Holman (1883), Gordon Haskell (1946), and Ronald Knox (1888). After him are Hanif Kureishi (1954), Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer (1850), William Kirby (1759), Andy Bell (1970), John Hutton Balfour (1808), and Phil Neal (1951).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Patrick Moore ranks 59. Before him are Mary Adela Blagg (1858), Herbert Hall Turner (1861), Ralph Copeland (1837), William Robert Brooks (1844), Edward Pigott (1753), and William Frederick Denning (1848). After him are William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843), Robert H. McNaught (1956), William Henry Smyth (1788), William Christie (1845), William Rutter Dawes (1799), and Thomas Brisbane (1773).

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