ASTRONOMER

William Wilson Morgan

1906 - 1994

William Wilson Morgan

William Wilson Morgan (January 3, 1906 – June 21, 1994) was an American astronomer and astrophysicist. The principal theme in Morgan's work was stellar and galaxy classification. He is also known for helping prove the existence of spiral arms in our galaxy. In addition to his scientific achievements he served as professor and astronomy director for the University of Chicago's Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin and was the managing editor for George Hale's Astrophysical Journal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Wilson Morgan is the 468th most popular astronomer (up from 493rd in 2019), the 7,105th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,163rd in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, William Wilson Morgan ranks 468 out of 644. Before him are Avi Loeb, Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin, Joel Stebbins, Milorad B. Protić, Bohdan Paczyński, and Audouin Dollfus. After him are Hugo Gyldén, Hiroki Kosai, Carolyn Porco, Elia Millosevich, Minoru Honda, and Pierre Puiseux.

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Avi Loeb
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 462
Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
1865 - 1939
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 463
Joel Stebbins
1878 - 1966
HPI: 56.41
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Milorad B. Protić
1911 - 2001
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 465
Bohdan Paczyński
1940 - 2007
HPI: 56.37
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Audouin Dollfus
1924 - 2010
HPI: 56.32
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William Wilson Morgan
1906 - 1994
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 468
Hugo Gyldén
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HPI: 56.30
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Hiroki Kosai
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 470
Carolyn Porco
1953 - Present
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Elia Millosevich
1848 - 1919
HPI: 56.21
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Minoru Honda
1913 - 1990
HPI: 56.20
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Pierre Puiseux
1855 - 1928
HPI: 56.19
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, William Wilson Morgan ranks 286. Before him are Lee Barnes, Bruno de Finetti, Zoltan Sarosy, Milutin Ivković, Édouard Artigas, and Eitel Cantoni. After him are Victor Carlund, Virginia Hall, Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Jan Diddens, Willibald Kreß, and Galo Plaza. Among people deceased in 1994, William Wilson Morgan ranks 236. Before him are Luis Vargas Peña, Abdullah al-Sallal, Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, Charlotte Auerbach, David Dunlap, and Enrico Maria Salerno. After him are Ladislav Fuks, Koto Matsudaira, Maureen Starkey Tigrett, Rosa Chacel, William Higinbotham, and Zoltán Beke.

Others Born in 1906

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Lee Barnes
ATHLETE
1906 - 1970
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 280
Bruno de Finetti
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1985
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 281
Zoltan Sarosy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1906 - 2017
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 282
Milutin Ivković
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1943
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 283
Édouard Artigas
ATHLETE
1906 - 2001
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 284
Eitel Cantoni
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 285
William Wilson Morgan
ASTRONOMER
1906 - 1994
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 286
Victor Carlund
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1985
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 287
Virginia Hall
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1982
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 288
Klavdiya Shulzhenko
SINGER
1906 - 1984
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 289
Jan Diddens
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1972
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 290
Willibald Kreß
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 291
Galo Plaza
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1987
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 292

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Luis Vargas Peña
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 230
Abdullah al-Sallal
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 231
Vicente Enrique y Tarancón
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 232
Charlotte Auerbach
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1994
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 233
David Dunlap
ATHLETE
1910 - 1994
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 234
Enrico Maria Salerno
ACTOR
1926 - 1994
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 235
William Wilson Morgan
ASTRONOMER
1906 - 1994
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 236
Ladislav Fuks
WRITER
1923 - 1994
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 237
Koto Matsudaira
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1994
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 238
Maureen Starkey Tigrett
COMPANION
1946 - 1994
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 239
Rosa Chacel
WRITER
1898 - 1994
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 240
William Higinbotham
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1994
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 241
Zoltán Beke
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1994
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 242