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Theodor von Oppolzer

1841 - 1886

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Theodor von Oppolzer (26 October 1841 – 26 December 1886) was an Austrian astronomer and mathematician of Bohemian origin. The son of the physician Johann Ritter von Oppolzer, Theodor was born in Prague. He completed his graduate studies in medicine at the University of Vienna, gaining a Ph.D. in 1865. He also owned a private observatory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theodor von Oppolzer is the 189th most popular astronomer (up from 270th in 2019), the 219th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 387th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Czech Astronomer.

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Among astronomers, Theodor von Oppolzer ranks 189 out of 644. Before him are Johann Heinrich von Mädler, Gan De, Norman Lockyer, George Phillips Bond, Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, and Tobias Mayer. After him are Otto Wilhelm von Struve, George William Hill, Johann Daniel Titius, Otto Struve, Francis Preserved Leavenworth, and Maria Cunitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1841, Theodor von Oppolzer ranks 32. Before him are Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev, Louis Le Prince, Philipp Mainländer, Ahmed ‘Urabi, Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta, and Eliza Orzeszkowa. After him are Julius von Payer, Carl Tausig, Annie Chapman, Eugenius Warming, Otto von Gierke, and Prudente de Morais. Among people deceased in 1886, Theodor von Oppolzer ranks 20. Before him are Lydia Koidula, Karl von Piloty, Pierre-Jules Hetzel, Charles Francis Adams Sr., Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, and Alexander Butlerov. After him are Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant, Adolphe Monticelli, Charles Lwanga, Jules Jamin, Marco Minghetti, and José Hernández.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Theodor von Oppolzer ranks 219 out of 1,200. Before him are Sigfried Held (1942), Jerzy Buzek (1940), Jan Kubelík (1880), Karl von Terzaghi (1883), David Popper (1843), and Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia (1031). After him are Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia (875), Vítězslav Novák (1870), Julius von Payer (1841), Ivan Klíma (1931), Hugo Meisl (1881), and Viliam Schrojf (1931).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Czechia

Among astronomers born in Czechia, Theodor von Oppolzer ranks 2. Before him are Johann Palisa (1848). After him are Antonín Mrkos (1918), Luboš Kohoutek (1935), Tadeáš Hájek (1525), Joseph Johann von Littrow (1781), Jana Tichá (1965), Lenka Kotková (1973), Miloš Tichý (1966), and Zdeněk Moravec (1968).

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