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William Henry Smyth

1788 - 1865

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Admiral William Henry Smyth (21 January 1788 – 8 September 1865) was an English Royal Navy officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist. He is noted for his involvement in the early history of a number of learned societies, for his hydrographic charts, for his astronomical work, and for a wide range of publications and translations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Henry Smyth is the 505th most popular astronomer (down from 483rd in 2019), the 4,051st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,087th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, William Henry Smyth ranks 505 out of 644. Before him are Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, Charles Piazzi Smyth, Charlotte Moore Sitterly, Robert H. McNaught, Edwin Foster Coddington, and Frederik Kaiser. After him are Ruby Payne-Scott, DeLisle Stewart, Giuseppe Asclepi, Miguel Itzigsohn, Julie Vinter Hansen, and Ľudmila Pajdušáková.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1788, William Henry Smyth ranks 56. Before him are Mikhail Shchepkin, Tomás de Zumalacárregui, Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet, Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker, Adoniram Judson, and Károly Kisfaludy. After him are Charles Robert Cockerell, Sarah Goodridge, Prideaux John Selby, and Sarah Josepha Hale. Among people deceased in 1865, William Henry Smyth ranks 71. Before him are Philippe Buchez, Samuel Cunard, Lewis Powell, Nicholas Wiseman, Manuel Isidoro Belzu, and Hugh Falconer. After him are José María Pérez de Urdininea, Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul, A. P. Hill, Andrei Stackenschneider, Miklós Jósika, and Henry Wirz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Henry Smyth ranks 4,052 out of 8,785. Before him are Arthur Smith Woodward (1864), Ron Tauranac (1925), Chris Blackwell (1937), Brian Murphy (1932), Ben Nicholson (1894), and Patrick Malahide (1945). After him are Claire Williams (1976), George Galloway (1954), Dean Smith (1971), Hugh Edwin Strickland (1811), Robert Douglas (1909), and Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (1681).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, William Henry Smyth ranks 62. Before him are William Robert Brooks (1844), Edward Pigott (1753), William Frederick Denning (1848), Patrick Moore (1923), William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843), and Robert H. McNaught (1956). After him are William Christie (1845), William Rutter Dawes (1799), Thomas Brisbane (1773), Madge Adam (1912), Richard A. Proctor (1837), and Andrew Ainslie Common (1841).

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