ASTRONOMER
Vera Gaze
1899 - 1954

Vera Gaze
Vera Fedorovna Gaze (Russian: Вера Фёдоровна Газе; 29 December 1899 – 3 October 1954) was a Russian astronomer who studied emission nebula and minor planets. She discovered around 150 new nebulae and was posthumously honored by the minor planet 2388 Gaze and the Gaze Crater on Venus, both of which are named after her. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vera Gaze is the 391st most popular astronomer (up from 547th in 2019), the 1,409th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,376th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Russian Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Vera Gaze ranks 391 out of 644. Before her are Christian August Friedrich Peters, Ercole Dembowski, James Edward Keeler, Albrecht Unsöld, Margaret Geller, and Harold D. Babcock. After her are Nathaniel Bliss, Louis Boyer, Chushiro Hayashi, James Gunn, Paris Pişmiş, and Gustav Spörer.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChristian August Friedrich Peters
1806 - 1880
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 385
Ercole Dembowski
1812 - 1881
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 386
James Edward Keeler
1857 - 1900
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 387
Albrecht Unsöld
1905 - 1995
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 388
Margaret Geller
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 389
Harold D. Babcock
1882 - 1968
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 390
Vera Gaze
1899 - 1954
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 391
Nathaniel Bliss
1700 - 1764
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 392
Louis Boyer
1901 - 1999
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 393
Chushiro Hayashi
1920 - 2010
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 394
James Gunn
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 395
Paris Pişmiş
1911 - 1999
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 396
Gustav Spörer
1822 - 1895
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 397
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Vera Gaze ranks 183. Before her are Harold Osborn, Ralf Törngren, Edward Chamberlin, Zhang Daqian, Arvīds Pelše, and Dora Gerson. After her are Jón Leifs, Max Petitpierre, Gerald Moore, Vince Gallagher, Richard Hartshorne, and Alfred Blalock. Among people deceased in 1954, Vera Gaze ranks 101. Before her are Mikimoto Kōkichi, Mikhail Prishvin, Leonard Eugene Dickson, Hella Wuolijoki, John Lennard-Jones, and Pyotr Leshchenko. After her are Jacques Mieses, Alberto Braglia, Zofia Nałkowska, B. C. Forbes, Agus Salim, and Theodor Loos.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsHarold Osborn
ATHLETE
1899 - 1975
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 177
Ralf Törngren
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1961
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 178
Edward Chamberlin
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1967
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 179
Zhang Daqian
PAINTER
1899 - 1983
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 180
Arvīds Pelše
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1983
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 181
Dora Gerson
ACTOR
1899 - 1943
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 182
Vera Gaze
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1954
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 183
Jón Leifs
COMPOSER
1899 - 1968
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 184
Max Petitpierre
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1994
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 185
Gerald Moore
MUSICIAN
1899 - 1987
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 186
Vince Gallagher
ATHLETE
1899 - 1983
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 187
Richard Hartshorne
GEOGRAPHER
1899 - 1992
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 188
Alfred Blalock
PHYSICIAN
1899 - 1964
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 189
Others Deceased in 1954
Go to all RankingsMikimoto Kōkichi
BUSINESSPERSON
1858 - 1954
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 95
Mikhail Prishvin
WRITER
1873 - 1954
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 96
Leonard Eugene Dickson
MATHEMATICIAN
1874 - 1954
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 97
Hella Wuolijoki
WRITER
1886 - 1954
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 98
John Lennard-Jones
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1954
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 99
Pyotr Leshchenko
SINGER
1898 - 1954
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 100
Vera Gaze
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1954
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 101
Jacques Mieses
CHESS PLAYER
1865 - 1954
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 102
Alberto Braglia
GYMNAST
1883 - 1954
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 103
Zofia Nałkowska
WRITER
1884 - 1954
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 104
B. C. Forbes
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1954
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 105
Agus Salim
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1954
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 106
Theodor Loos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1883 - 1954
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 107
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Vera Gaze ranks 1,409 out of 3,761. Before her are Alexander Petrov (1799), Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin (1859), Vitaly Sevastyanov (1935), Eugen Slutsky (1880), Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov (1933), and Igor Sechin (1960). After her are Julia Volkova (1985), Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov (1874), Viktor Yerofeyev (1947), Boris Grebenshchikov (1953), Nikolai Valuev (1973), and Hermann Goetz (1840).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Petrov
CHESS PLAYER
1799 - 1867
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 1,403
Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin
WRITER
1859 - 1936
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 1,404
Vitaly Sevastyanov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 2010
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 1,405
Eugen Slutsky
ECONOMIST
1880 - 1948
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 1,406
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 2003
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 1,407
Igor Sechin
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 1,408
Vera Gaze
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1954
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 1,409
Julia Volkova
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 1,410
Vladimir Grigoryevich Fyodorov
ENGINEER
1874 - 1966
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,411
Viktor Yerofeyev
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,412
Boris Grebenshchikov
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,413
Nikolai Valuev
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 1,414
Hermann Goetz
COMPOSER
1840 - 1876
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 1,415
Among ASTRONOMERS In Russia
Among astronomers born in Russia, Vera Gaze ranks 9. Before her are Sergey Belyavsky (1883), Hermann von Struve (1854), Lyudmila Zhuravleva (1946), Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev (1908), Benjamin Jekhowsky (1881), and Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov (1935). After her are Vladimir Kotelnikov (1908), Aristarkh Belopolsky (1854), Lyudmila Karachkina (1948), Pelageya Shajn (1894), Matvey Gusev (1826), and Karl Ludwig Littrow (1811).
Sergey Belyavsky
1883 - 1953
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 3
Hermann von Struve
1854 - 1920
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 4
Lyudmila Zhuravleva
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 5
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev
1908 - 1983
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 6
Benjamin Jekhowsky
1881 - 1975
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 7
Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 8
Vera Gaze
1899 - 1954
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 9
Vladimir Kotelnikov
1908 - 2005
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 10
Aristarkh Belopolsky
1854 - 1934
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 11
Lyudmila Karachkina
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 12
Pelageya Shajn
1894 - 1956
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 13
Matvey Gusev
1826 - 1866
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 14
Karl Ludwig Littrow
1811 - 1877
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 15