ASTRONOMER

William Rutter Dawes

1799 - 1868

William Rutter Dawes

William Rutter Dawes (19 March 1799 – 15 February 1868) was an English astronomer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Rutter Dawes is the 516th most popular astronomer (down from 414th in 2019), the 4,151st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,406th in 2019) and the 64th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, William Rutter Dawes ranks 516 out of 644. Before him are Julie Vinter Hansen, Ľudmila Pajdušáková, William Christie, Warren De la Rue, Alfred Bohrmann, and Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist. After him are Okuro Oikawa, Hiroshi Kaneda, Agnes Mary Clerke, Charles Augustus Young, John Broughton, and Barnaba Oriani.

Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia

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Julie Vinter Hansen
1890 - 1960
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 510
Ľudmila Pajdušáková
1916 - 1979
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 511
William Christie
1845 - 1922
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 512
Warren De la Rue
1815 - 1889
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 513
Alfred Bohrmann
1904 - 2000
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 514
Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 515
William Rutter Dawes
1799 - 1868
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 516
Okuro Oikawa
1896 - 1970
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 517
Hiroshi Kaneda
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 518
Agnes Mary Clerke
1842 - 1907
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 519
Charles Augustus Young
1834 - 1908
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 520
John Broughton
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 521
Barnaba Oriani
1752 - 1832
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 522

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1799, William Rutter Dawes ranks 57. Before him are George Finlay, František Čelakovský, Frederick Catherwood, Amos Bronson Alcott, Edward Belcher, and Henry Monnier. After him are Avdotia Istomina, James Prinsep, Titian Peale, Samuel George Morton, Thomas Hood, and Simon Cameron. Among people deceased in 1868, William Rutter Dawes ranks 57. Before him are James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, Constantin Negruzzi, Halfdan Kjerulf, Júlia Szendrey, Gennaios Kolokotronis, and Christian Friedrich Ecklon. After him are Nestor Kukolnik, Thaddeus Stevens, Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Laura Secord, Carl Mayet, and Benizelos Roufos.

Others Born in 1799

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George Finlay
HISTORIAN
1799 - 1875
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 51
František Čelakovský
WRITER
1799 - 1852
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 52
Frederick Catherwood
ARCHITECT
1799 - 1854
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 53
Amos Bronson Alcott
PHILOSOPHER
1799 - 1888
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 54
Edward Belcher
EXPLORER
1799 - 1877
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 55
Henry Monnier
WRITER
1799 - 1877
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 56
William Rutter Dawes
ASTRONOMER
1799 - 1868
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 57
Avdotia Istomina
DANCER
1799 - 1848
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 58
James Prinsep
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1799 - 1840
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 59
Titian Peale
PHOTOGRAPHER
1799 - 1885
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 60
Samuel George Morton
PHYSICIAN
1799 - 1851
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 61
Thomas Hood
WRITER
1799 - 1845
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 62
Simon Cameron
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1889
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 63

Others Deceased in 1868

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James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1797 - 1868
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 51
Constantin Negruzzi
WRITER
1808 - 1868
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 52
Halfdan Kjerulf
COMPOSER
1815 - 1868
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 53
Júlia Szendrey
WRITER
1828 - 1868
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 54
Gennaios Kolokotronis
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1868
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 55
Christian Friedrich Ecklon
BIOLOGIST
1795 - 1868
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 56
William Rutter Dawes
ASTRONOMER
1799 - 1868
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 57
Nestor Kukolnik
WRITER
1809 - 1868
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 58
Thaddeus Stevens
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1868
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 59
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1868
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 60
Laura Secord
CELEBRITY
1775 - 1868
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 61
Carl Mayet
CHESS PLAYER
1810 - 1868
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 62
Benizelos Roufos
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1868
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 63