ASTRONOMER

Royal Harwood Frost

1879 - 1950

Royal Harwood Frost

Royal Harwood Frost (25 February 1879 – 11 May 1950) was an American astronomer, born in Salem, Massachusetts to Albinus Finney Frost and Emma Jane Richardson, the fourth son of a family of ten. He married Caroline Eliza Mayhew with whom he had three daughters (Caroline Frost, Martha Richardson Frost and Barbara Frost) and two sons (Royal Harwood Frost Jr. and William Mayhew Frost). Frost was an astronomical assistant at the Harvard College Observatory from 1896 to 1908, under the directorship of Edward Charles Pickering. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Royal Harwood Frost is the 524th most popular astronomer (down from 471st in 2024), the 8,276th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,677th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Royal Harwood Frost ranks 524 out of 644. Before him are Hiroshi Kaneda, Agnes Mary Clerke, Charles Augustus Young, John Broughton, Barnaba Oriani, and Yuji Hyakutake. After him are Grove Karl Gilbert, Helen Sawyer Hogg, Matvey Gusev, Marc Aaronson, Kiichirō Furukawa, and Anne Sewell Young.

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Hiroshi Kaneda
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 518
Agnes Mary Clerke
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 519
Charles Augustus Young
1834 - 1908
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 520
John Broughton
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 521
Barnaba Oriani
1752 - 1832
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 522
Yuji Hyakutake
1950 - 2002
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 523
Royal Harwood Frost
1879 - 1950
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 524
Grove Karl Gilbert
1843 - 1918
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 525
Helen Sawyer Hogg
1905 - 1993
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 526
Matvey Gusev
1826 - 1866
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 527
Marc Aaronson
1950 - 1987
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 528
Kiichirō Furukawa
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HPI: 54.62
Rank: 529
Anne Sewell Young
1871 - 1961
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 530

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Royal Harwood Frost ranks 217. Before him are Alexandros Othonaios, Alfrēds Kalniņš, Isidro Ayora, Otto Fickeisen, Rupert Julian, and Axel Nordlander. After him are Perikles Kakousis, Herman Teirlinck, Frank Kugler, Bagha Jatin, Gustav Goßler, and Waldemar Tietgens. Among people deceased in 1950, Royal Harwood Frost ranks 168. Before him are László Cseh, Semyon Frank, Alberto Ohaco, Peter Kemp, Oscar Osthoff, and Miguel Mariano Gómez. After him are Dirk Coster, Horace Rice, Luise Fleck, Rex Ingram, Boris Verlinsky, and Arthur L. Newton.

Others Born in 1879

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Alexandros Othonaios
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1970
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 211
Alfrēds Kalniņš
COMPOSER
1879 - 1951
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 212
Isidro Ayora
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1978
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 213
Otto Fickeisen
ATHLETE
1879 - 1963
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 214
Rupert Julian
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1943
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 215
Axel Nordlander
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 216
Royal Harwood Frost
ASTRONOMER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 217
Perikles Kakousis
ATHLETE
1879 - 1939
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 218
Herman Teirlinck
WRITER
1879 - 1967
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 219
Frank Kugler
ATHLETE
1879 - 1952
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 220
Bagha Jatin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1915
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 221
Gustav Goßler
ATHLETE
1879 - 1940
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 222
Waldemar Tietgens
ATHLETE
1879 - 1917
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 223

Others Deceased in 1950

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László Cseh
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1950
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 162
Semyon Frank
PHILOSOPHER
1877 - 1950
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 163
Alberto Ohaco
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1950
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 164
Peter Kemp
ATHLETE
1878 - 1950
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 165
Oscar Osthoff
ATHLETE
1883 - 1950
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 166
Miguel Mariano Gómez
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1950
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 167
Royal Harwood Frost
ASTRONOMER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 168
Dirk Coster
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1950
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 169
Horace Rice
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 170
Luise Fleck
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1950
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 171
Rex Ingram
FILM DIRECTOR
1892 - 1950
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 172
Boris Verlinsky
CHESS PLAYER
1888 - 1950
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 173
Arthur L. Newton
ATHLETE
1883 - 1950
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 174

In United States

Among people born in United States, Royal Harwood Frost ranks 8,277 out of 20,380. Before him are Dominic Sena (1949), Bill Maher (1956), Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831), Phil Zimmermann (1954), and Mary Barra (1961). After him are Greg Germann (1958), Kelly Curtis (1956), Peter Facinelli (1973), Joe Alaskey (1952), Titus O'Neil (1977), Alexandra Paul (1963), and Julia Morgan (1872).

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Dominic Sena
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8,272
Bill Maher
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8,273
Ignatius L. Donnelly
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1901
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8,274
Phil Zimmermann
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8,275
Mary Barra
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8,276
Royal Harwood Frost
ASTRONOMER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8,277
Greg Germann
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8,278
Kelly Curtis
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8,279
Peter Facinelli
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8,280
Joe Alaskey
ACTOR
1952 - 2016
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8,281
Titus O'Neil
WRESTLER
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 8,282
Alexandra Paul
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 8,283
Julia Morgan
ARCHITECT
1872 - 1957
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 8,284