ASTRONOMER

Ralph Copeland

1837 - 1905

Ralph Copeland

Ralph Copeland FRSE FRAS (3 September 1837 – 27 October 1905) was an English astronomer and the third Astronomer Royal for Scotland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ralph Copeland is the 440th most popular astronomer (down from 369th in 2019), the 3,456th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,010th in 2019) and the 55th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Ralph Copeland ranks 440 out of 644. Before him are Adrien Auzout, Horace W. Babcock, Erika Böhm-Vitense, Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, Otto August Rosenberger, and Robert Julius Trumpler. After him are Nicolas Fatio de Duillier, Ernest Leonard Johnson, Catherine Wolfe Bruce, Willem Jacob Luyten, Lipót Schulhof, and Schelte J. Bus.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Adrien Auzout
1622 - 1691
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 434
Horace W. Babcock
1912 - 2003
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 435
Erika Böhm-Vitense
1923 - 2017
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 436
Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt
1825 - 1884
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 437
Otto August Rosenberger
1800 - 1890
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 438
Robert Julius Trumpler
1886 - 1956
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 439
Ralph Copeland
1837 - 1905
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 440
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier
1664 - 1753
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 441
Ernest Leonard Johnson
1891 - 1977
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 442
Catherine Wolfe Bruce
1816 - 1900
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 443
Willem Jacob Luyten
1899 - 1994
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 444
Lipót Schulhof
1847 - 1921
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 445
Schelte J. Bus
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 446

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1837, Ralph Copeland ranks 89. Before him are Charles Yerkes, Mubarak Al-Sabah, Wilhelm Lexis, Francis Marrash, Elizabeth Jane Gardner, and Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar. After him are Artur Grottger, Thomas Moran, Paul Gordan, Princess Leopoldine of Baden, Petre P. Carp, and Juan Lindolfo Cuestas. Among people deceased in 1905, Ralph Copeland ranks 74. Before him are Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano, Rudolf von Alt, Charles Yerkes, Hranush Arshagyan, Francesco Tamagno, and Louis-Ernest Barrias. After him are Harold Mahony, William Thomas Blanford, Kārlis Baumanis, Étienne Desmarteau, Francisco Silvela, and Juan Lindolfo Cuestas.

Others Born in 1837

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Charles Yerkes
BUSINESSPERSON
1837 - 1905
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 83
Mubarak Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1915
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 84
Wilhelm Lexis
ECONOMIST
1837 - 1914
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 85
Francis Marrash
WRITER
1837 - 1873
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 86
Elizabeth Jane Gardner
PAINTER
1837 - 1922
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 87
Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar
NOBLEMAN
1837 - 1888
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 88
Ralph Copeland
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1905
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 89
Artur Grottger
PAINTER
1837 - 1867
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 90
Thomas Moran
PAINTER
1837 - 1926
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 91
Paul Gordan
MATHEMATICIAN
1837 - 1912
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 92
Princess Leopoldine of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1837 - 1903
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 93
Petre P. Carp
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1919
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 94
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1905
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 95

Others Deceased in 1905

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Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano
WRITER
1824 - 1905
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 68
Rudolf von Alt
PAINTER
1812 - 1905
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 69
Charles Yerkes
BUSINESSPERSON
1837 - 1905
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 70
Hranush Arshagyan
WRITER
1887 - 1905
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 71
Francesco Tamagno
SINGER
1850 - 1905
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 72
Louis-Ernest Barrias
SCULPTOR
1841 - 1905
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 73
Ralph Copeland
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1905
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 74
Harold Mahony
TENNIS PLAYER
1867 - 1905
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 75
William Thomas Blanford
BIOLOGIST
1832 - 1905
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 76
Kārlis Baumanis
COMPOSER
1835 - 1905
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 77
Étienne Desmarteau
ATHLETE
1873 - 1905
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 78
Francisco Silvela
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1905
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 79
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1905
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 80

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ralph Copeland ranks 3,457 out of 8,785. Before him are Mother Shipton (1488), Caroline Munro (1949), Bryan Johnson (1926), Tony Abbott (1957), Robert Greene (1558), and Minette Walters (1949). After him are Rosemary Sutcliff (1920), Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798), Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (1075), Charles Townshend (1725), Cyril Scott (1879), and Nicol Williamson (1936).

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Mother Shipton
POLITICIAN
1488 - 1561
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 3,451
Caroline Munro
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 3,452
Bryan Johnson
SINGER
1926 - 1995
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 3,453
Tony Abbott
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 3,454
Robert Greene
WRITER
1558 - 1592
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 3,455
Minette Walters
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 3,456
Ralph Copeland
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1905
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 3,457
Rosemary Sutcliff
WRITER
1920 - 1992
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 3,458
Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1857
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 3,459
Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney
POLITICIAN
1075 - 1117
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 3,460
Charles Townshend
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1767
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 3,461
Cyril Scott
COMPOSER
1879 - 1970
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 3,462
Nicol Williamson
ACTOR
1936 - 2011
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 3,463