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Rudolph Minkowski

1895 - 1976

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Rudolph Minkowski (born Rudolf Leo Bernhard Minkowski ; German: [mɪŋˈkɔfski]; May 28, 1895 – January 4, 1976) was a German-American astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolph Minkowski is the 344th most popular astronomer (down from 291st in 2019), the 3,521st most popular biography from France (down from 3,410th in 2019) and the 36th most popular French Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Rudolph Minkowski ranks 344 out of 644Before him are Andronicus of Cyrrhus, Heinrich Kreutz, James L. Elliot, Klim Churyumov, Lyudmila Zhuravleva, and Fang Lizhi. After him are Hugo von Seeliger, Walter Lewin, Carl A. Wirtanen, Gérard de Vaucouleurs, Carl Gustav Witt, and Bartholomaeus Pitiscus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Rudolph Minkowski ranks 159Before him are Roza Eskenazi, Hari Singh, Bill W., Paul Gorguloff, John J. McCloy, and Corrado Alvaro. After him are Jankel Adler, Fedor Ozep, Morris Kirksey, Walter Bedell Smith, Immanuel Velikovsky, and Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes. Among people deceased in 1976, Rudolph Minkowski ranks 134Before him are Nikolay Nosov, Pál Turán, Floyd Council, Paul Gallico, Yakov Zak, and Pierre Jean Jouve. After him are Maria Klenova, Imogen Cunningham, Julius Döpfner, Jean Martinon, Angelo Iachino, and Radasłaŭ Astroŭski.

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In France

Among people born in France, Rudolph Minkowski ranks 3,521 out of 6,770Before him are Anna Gavalda (1970), Johann Fischart (1546), Anne of Burgundy (1404), Renaud (1952), Antoine Berman (1942), and Martine Aubry (1950). After him are Audrey Azoulay (1972), Michel Ocelot (1943), Remigius of Auxerre (841), Adolphe Alphand (1817), Gérard de Villiers (1929), and Gustave Trouvé (1839).

Among ASTRONOMERS In France

Among astronomers born in France, Rudolph Minkowski ranks 36Before him are Jean Fernel (1497), Laurent Cassegrain (1629), Hervé Faye (1814), Guillaume Le Gentil (1725), Charles Wolf (1827), and Georges Rayet (1839). After him are Gérard de Vaucouleurs (1918), Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix (1718), André Patry (1902), Louis Boyer (1901), Stéphane Javelle (1864), and Odette Bancilhon (1908).