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William Henry Pickering

1858 - 1938

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William Henry Pickering (February 15, 1858 – January 16, 1938) was an American astronomer. Pickering constructed and established several observatories or astronomical observation stations, notably including Percival Lowell's Flagstaff Observatory. He spent much of the later part of his life at his private observatory in Jamaica. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Henry Pickering is the 142nd most popular astronomer (up from 184th in 2019), the 1,912th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,576th in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, William Henry Pickering ranks 142 out of 644. Before him are Liisi Oterma, Jean Chacornac, Eric Walter Elst, Mary Somerville, Auguste Charlois, and Carolyn S. Shoemaker. After him are George Darwin, Oskar Backlund, Williamina Fleming, Antonio Abetti, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, and Wilhelm Beer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, William Henry Pickering ranks 40. Before him are Michael Hainisch, André Antoine, Alessandro Moreschi, Carl Auer von Welsbach, Prince Valdemar of Denmark, and Oldfield Thomas. After him are Prince Henry of Battenberg, Saad Zaghloul, Albrecht Penck, Wolfgang Kapp, Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich, and Fernand Khnopff. Among people deceased in 1938, William Henry Pickering ranks 51. Before him are Ernst Barlach, Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Andrej Hlinka, Nikolay Krestinsky, Yakov Yurovsky, and Harvey S. Firestone. After him are Robert Wiene, Reginald Johnston, Yevhen Konovalets, Alfonsina Storni, Ernst vom Rath, and César Vallejo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Henry Pickering ranks 1,912 out of 20,380. Before him are Benjamin Bloom (1913), Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821), Samuel R. Delany (1942), Carroll Baker (1931), Harvey S. Firestone (1868), and Ryan Murphy (1965). After him are Richard Donner (1930), David McClelland (1917), Tobey Maguire (1975), Ronald DeFeo Jr. (1951), Jack Parsons (1914), and John La Farge (1835).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United States

Among astronomers born in United States, William Henry Pickering ranks 26. Before him are Lewis A. Swift (1820), Annie Jump Cannon (1863), James Van Allen (1914), Frank Drake (1930), Maria Mitchell (1818), and Carolyn S. Shoemaker (1929). After him are Eleanor F. Helin (1932), Harlow Shapley (1885), Carl Keenan Seyfert (1911), Robert Grant Aitken (1864), Henry Draper (1837), and George Phillips Bond (1825).

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