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William Huggins

1824 - 1910

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Sir William Huggins (7 February 1824 – 12 May 1910) was a British astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy together with his wife, Margaret. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Huggins is the 107th most popular astronomer (up from 111th in 2019), the 913th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 980th in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, William Huggins ranks 107 out of 644. Before him are Arthur Auwers, Tom Gehrels, Walter Sydney Adams, Edward Charles Pickering, David Fabricius, and Johann Elert Bode. After him are Lewis A. Swift, August Kopff, Stephen Gray, Robert Luther, John Louis Emil Dreyer, and Annie Jump Cannon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1824, William Huggins ranks 17. Before him are Paul Broca, Dayananda Saraswati, Pierre Janssen, Carl Reinecke, Wilkie Collins, and Marie Duplessis. After him are Karl-Maria Kertbeny, Nana Sahib, Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, Ludwig Büchner, Princess Francisca of Brazil, and Peter Cornelius. Among people deceased in 1910, William Huggins ranks 27. Before him are Pauline Viardot, Huo Yuanjia, Carl Reinecke, Richard Abegg, Jules Renard, and Stanislao Cannizzaro. After him are William Holman Hunt, Alexander Agassiz, Jean Moréas, Albert Anker, Mikhail Vrubel, and Arkhip Kuindzhi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Huggins ranks 913 out of 8,785. Before him are John Pople (1925), Margaret Rutherford (1892), Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1511), Graham Taylor (1944), Peter Mansfield (1933), and Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth (1876). After him are Louise of Great Britain (1724), Christian Bale (1974), Bruce Chatwin (1940), Philip Pullman (1946), Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517), and David A. Stewart (1952).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, William Huggins ranks 13. Before him are John Michell (1724), James Bradley (1693), John Flamsteed (1646), Fred Hoyle (1915), Antony Hewish (1924), and John Russell Hind (1823). After him are Stephen Gray (1666), George Biddell Airy (1801), N. R. Pogson (1829), Mary Somerville (1780), George Darwin (1845), and Williamina Fleming (1857).

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