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Stéphane Javelle

1864 - 1917

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Stéphane Javelle (Lyon, 16 November 1864 – 3 August 1917) was a French astronomer. Since 1888 he worked assisting Henri Perrotin at the Nice Observatory, and observed 1431 objects published in the Index Catalogue. He initially worked as an accountant before his employer's friend, Louis Thollon recommended him to Perrotin. He was awarded the Valz Prize in 1910 by the French Academy of Sciences. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stéphane Javelle is the 418th most popular astronomer (up from 423rd in 2019), the 4,056th most popular biography from France (up from 4,353rd in 2019) and the 41st most popular French Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Stéphane Javelle ranks 418 out of 644. Before him are Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Johann III Bernoulli, Harry Edwin Wood, George Herbig, Zinaida Aksentyeva, and Carlyle S. Beals. After him are Odette Bancilhon, Herbert Friedman, Leo Anton Karl de Ball, Marcel Minnaert, Janet Akyüz Mattei, and Jean Richer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Stéphane Javelle ranks 128. Before him are George Hillyard, Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Eugenio Tosi, Herman Heijermans, José Pardo y Barreda, and James Allen. After him are Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg, Berta Zuckerkandl, Maud Watson, Juhan Liiv, Anna Haava, and Ransom E. Olds. Among people deceased in 1917, Stéphane Javelle ranks 89. Before him are Werner Voss, Yevgeni Bauer, Stanley Maude, Gaston Alibert, Judith Gautier, and Ivan Aguéli. After him are Frans Schollaert, Eduardo Pondal, Aurel Popovici, Carlo Oriani, Émil Goeldi, and Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz.

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In France

Among people born in France, Stéphane Javelle ranks 4,056 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Grémillon (1902), Daniel-Rops (1901), Zaz (1980), Daniel Boulanger (1922), Maxime Maufra (1861), and Léon Serpollet (1858). After him are Hippolyte Aucouturier (1876), Wladimir Aïtoff (1879), François Cavanna (1923), Odette Bancilhon (1908), Eugénie Cotton (1881), and Simonne Mathieu (1908).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In France

Among astronomers born in France, Stéphane Javelle ranks 41. Before him are Georges Rayet (1839), Rudolph Minkowski (1895), Gérard de Vaucouleurs (1918), Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix (1718), André Patry (1902), and Louis Boyer (1901). After him are Odette Bancilhon (1908), Catherine Cesarsky (1943), Adrien Auzout (1622), Fernand Courty (1862), Audouin Dollfus (1924), and Pierre Puiseux (1855).

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