ASTRONOMER
Richard Schorr
1867 - 1951

Richard Schorr
Richard Reinhard Emil Schorr (20 August 1867, Kassel – 21 September 1951, Badgastein, Salzburg), was a German astronomer, who served as the director of the Hamburger Stemwarte at the end of the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Schorr is the 479th most popular astronomer (down from 401st in 2019), the 4,628th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,375th in 2019) and the 71st most popular German Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Richard Schorr ranks 479 out of 644. Before him are Minoru Honda, Pierre Puiseux, Edward Pigott, Lyudmila Karachkina, Dilhan Eryurt, and David L. Rabinowitz. After him are William Frederick Denning, Otto Heckmann, Adam Riess, Patrick Moore, Lutz D. Schmadel, and William de Wiveleslie Abney.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMinoru Honda
1913 - 1990
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 473
Pierre Puiseux
1855 - 1928
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 474
Edward Pigott
1753 - 1825
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 475
Lyudmila Karachkina
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 476
Dilhan Eryurt
1926 - 2012
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 477
David L. Rabinowitz
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 478
Richard Schorr
1867 - 1951
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 479
William Frederick Denning
1848 - 1931
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 480
Otto Heckmann
1901 - 1983
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 481
Adam Riess
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 482
Patrick Moore
1923 - 2012
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 483
Lutz D. Schmadel
1942 - 2016
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 484
William de Wiveleslie Abney
1843 - 1920
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 485
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1867, Richard Schorr ranks 122. Before him are Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid, Hedwig Courths-Mahler, Harold Mahony, Antonio Conte, Charles Winckler, and John Exley. After him are Miguel Abadía Méndez, Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason, Vintilă Brătianu, Gisela Januszewska, Arvid Knöppel, and René Boylesve. Among people deceased in 1951, Richard Schorr ranks 139. Before him are Enrique Santos Discépolo, Levon Shant, Dorothea Bate, Nikola Mushanov, Anna Tumarkin, and Mayo Methot. After him are Nils Rosén, Ernie Collett, Urho Peltonen, Sigmund Romberg, Gunnar Lindström, and María Grever.
Others Born in 1867
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Ali Bey al-Abid
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1939
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 116
Hedwig Courths-Mahler
WRITER
1867 - 1950
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 117
Harold Mahony
TENNIS PLAYER
1867 - 1905
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 118
Antonio Conte
ATHLETE
1867 - 1953
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 119
Charles Winckler
ATHLETE
1867 - 1932
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 120
John Exley
ATHLETE
1867 - 1938
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 121
Richard Schorr
ASTRONOMER
1867 - 1951
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 122
Miguel Abadía Méndez
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1947
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 123
Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1941
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 124
Vintilă Brătianu
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1930
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 125
Gisela Januszewska
PHYSICIAN
1867 - 1943
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 126
Arvid Knöppel
ATHLETE
1867 - 1925
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 127
René Boylesve
WRITER
1867 - 1926
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 128
Others Deceased in 1951
Go to all RankingsEnrique Santos Discépolo
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1951
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 133
Levon Shant
WRITER
1869 - 1951
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 134
Dorothea Bate
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1878 - 1951
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 135
Nikola Mushanov
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1951
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 136
Anna Tumarkin
PHILOSOPHER
1875 - 1951
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 137
Mayo Methot
ACTOR
1904 - 1951
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 138
Richard Schorr
ASTRONOMER
1867 - 1951
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 139
Nils Rosén
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1951
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 140
Ernie Collett
HOCKEY PLAYER
1895 - 1951
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 141
Urho Peltonen
ATHLETE
1893 - 1951
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 142
Sigmund Romberg
COMPOSER
1887 - 1951
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 143
Gunnar Lindström
ATHLETE
1896 - 1951
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 144
María Grever
SINGER
1885 - 1951
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 145
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Richard Schorr ranks 4,631 out of 7,253. Before him are Edda Moser (1938), Dagmar Käsling (1947), Bernd Cullmann (1939), Gerhard Ritter (1888), Albrecht Becker (1906), and Oskar von Miller (1855). After him are Ellen von Unwerth (1954), Rudolf Scharping (1947), Otto Heckmann (1901), Melchior Vulpius (1570), Manfred Krug (1937), and Burghart Klaußner (1949).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsEdda Moser
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 4,625
Dagmar Käsling
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,626
Bernd Cullmann
ATHLETE
1939 - 2025
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,627
Gerhard Ritter
HISTORIAN
1888 - 1967
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,628
Albrecht Becker
ACTOR
1906 - 2002
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,629
Oskar von Miller
ENGINEER
1855 - 1934
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 4,630
Richard Schorr
ASTRONOMER
1867 - 1951
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4,631
Ellen von Unwerth
PHOTOGRAPHER
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4,632
Rudolf Scharping
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 4,633
Otto Heckmann
ASTRONOMER
1901 - 1983
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 4,634
Melchior Vulpius
COMPOSER
1570 - 1615
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 4,635
Manfred Krug
ACTOR
1937 - 2016
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 4,636
Burghart Klaußner
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 4,637
Among ASTRONOMERS In Germany
Among astronomers born in Germany, Richard Schorr ranks 71. Before him are Erika Böhm-Vitense (1923), Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt (1825), Joseph Helffrich (1890), Hans-Emil Schuster (1934), Ernst Hartwig (1851), and Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker (1788). After him are Otto Heckmann (1901), Lutz D. Schmadel (1942), Arno Arthur Wachmann (1902), Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs (1912), Alfred Bohrmann (1904), and Eva Grebel (1966).
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
Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker
1788 - 1862
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 70
Richard Schorr
1867 - 1951
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 71
Otto Heckmann
1901 - 1983
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 72
Lutz D. Schmadel
1942 - 2016
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 73
Arno Arthur Wachmann
1902 - 1990
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 74
Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs
1912 - 1954
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 75
Alfred Bohrmann
1904 - 2000
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 76
Eva Grebel
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 77