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William Frederick Denning

1848 - 1931

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William Frederick Denning (25 November 1848 – 9 June 1931) was a British amateur astronomer who achieved considerable success without formal scientific training. He is known for his catalogues of meteor radiants, observations of Jupiter's red spot, and for the discovery of five comets. Outside astronomy, as a young man, Denning showed prowess at cricket to the extent W G Grace invited him to play for Gloucestershire. However Denning's retiring nature made him decline the offer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Frederick Denning is the 480th most popular astronomer (down from 436th in 2019), the 3,789th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,522nd in 2019) and the 58th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among astronomers, William Frederick Denning ranks 480 out of 644. Before him are Pierre Puiseux, Edward Pigott, Lyudmila Karachkina, Dilhan Eryurt, David L. Rabinowitz, and Richard Schorr. After him are Otto Heckmann, Adam Riess, Patrick Moore, Lutz D. Schmadel, William de Wiveleslie Abney, and Edward S. Holden.

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Among people born in 1848, William Frederick Denning ranks 96. Before him are Ioan Slavici, Jørgen Løvland, Adolf Lang, Nazım Pasha, Elia Millosevich, and Oskar Lenz. After him are Grant Allen, Josef Václav Myslbek, Jean Aicard, Helene Lange, Otto Bütschli, and Waldemar Rosenberger. Among people deceased in 1931, William Frederick Denning ranks 123. Before him are Eugen Schmidt, Emilio Aceval, David Belasco, Elsa Laula Renberg, Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, and Curt von François. After him are Victor Bérard, Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, Kinue Hitomi, Cesare Burali-Forti, Jetze Doorman, and Alfred Maudslay.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Frederick Denning ranks 3,790 out of 8,785. Before him are Algernon Sidney (1623), Jack Straw (1946), Richard Madden (1986), Jack Goody (1919), John Hartley (1849), and Seán Lester (1888). After him are Ashley Williams (1984), Willie Waddell (1921), Taylor Caldwell (1900), Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), Andrew Davis (1944), and Marie Spartali Stillman (1844).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, William Frederick Denning ranks 58. Before him are Harry Edwin Wood (1881), Mary Adela Blagg (1858), Herbert Hall Turner (1861), Ralph Copeland (1837), William Robert Brooks (1844), and Edward Pigott (1753). After him are Patrick Moore (1923), William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843), Robert H. McNaught (1956), William Henry Smyth (1788), William Christie (1845), and William Rutter Dawes (1799).

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