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Richard van der Riet Woolley

1906 - 1986

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Sir Richard van der Riet Woolley OBE FRS (24 April 1906 – 24 December 1986) was an English astronomer who became the eleventh Astronomer Royal. His mother's maiden name was Van der Riet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard van der Riet Woolley is the 604th most popular astronomer (down from 598th in 2019), the 6,029th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,984th in 2019) and the 70th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Richard van der Riet Woolley ranks 604 out of 644. Before him are David J. Tholen, Wendy Freedman, Fernand Rigaux, Merieme Chadid, Chad Trujillo, and William Kwong Yu Yeung. After him are Stefano Sposetti, Jan Kleyna, Françoise Combes, Geoffrey Marcy, Miloš Tichý, and Andrea Boattini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Richard van der Riet Woolley ranks 429. Before him are Stuart Milner-Barry, Mauri Rose, William Bendix, Oscar Levant, S. I. Hayakawa, and Hiram Fong. After him are Abraham Beame, Catherine Cookson, Elisabeth Lutyens, Einar Haugen, Barbara Bennett, and Esmond Knight. Among people deceased in 1986, Richard van der Riet Woolley ranks 294. Before him are Robert Helpmann, James Gentle, Smita Patil, Hank Greenberg, Dorothy Ashby, and Roberto Hodge. After him are Helen Mack, Dinny Pails, Adolph Caesar, Gian-Carlo Coppola, Martin Gabel, and Paul Frees.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard van der Riet Woolley ranks 6,031 out of 8,785. Before him are Sandrine Holt (1972), Rosemary Leach (1935), John Glascock (1951), Nick Leeson (1967), Pat Fry (1964), and Bradley James (1983). After him are Allan Wells (1952), Mike Gascoyne (1963), Brian Moore (1921), Simon Singh (1964), Paddy McNair (1995), and Mike Coughlan (1959).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Richard van der Riet Woolley ranks 70. Before him are William Rutter Dawes (1799), Thomas Brisbane (1773), Madge Adam (1912), Richard A. Proctor (1837), Andrew Ainslie Common (1841), and Arnold Wolfendale (1927). After him are James Gall (1808).

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